Tokyo will cancel all public Olympics viewing events in an effort to reduce the risk of coronavirus infections, the city governor said Saturday. Having postponed the Games for a year because of the pandemic, Japan has already banned overseas spectators — in an Olympics first — while reducing the number of participants, volunteers and guests. […]
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Drug testing up as Tokyo Games approach: WADA
Anti-doping organizations (ADO) worldwide are ramping up testing as the Tokyo Olympics approach despite complications posed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday. “As announced in May, the overall number of samples collected by ADOs around the world is quickly going up despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,” the global doping watchdog […]
Tokyo to vaccinate 18,000 Olympics workers, volunteers
Around 18,000 Tokyo Olympics workers including referees and volunteers will be vaccinated from next week, organisers said Friday, as they try to build confidence that the Games will be safe. With just six weeks until the pandemic-postponed Games open, officials are still battling domestic opposition and fear that the event could spread the coronavirus. Japan’s […]
Olympic swim champ Chalmers admits Covid-hit Tokyo a ‘bit scary’
Defending Olympic 100m freestyle champion Kyle Chalmers has admitted the prospect of being in Japan is a “little bit scary”, with the Australian expecting Covid-19 to impact the Tokyo Games. The 22-year-old, one of Australia‘s top swimming gold medal prospects, is ramping up preparations as he readies for an expected Olympic showdown with American Caeleb […]
Japan’s museum honors centuries old Kulli culture of Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: By designing a themed tote-bag, the Ancient Orient Museum of Tokyo commemorates Kulli culture that flourished 2200BC to 2000BC in Balochistan. Featuring a cheetah-like feline, a continuous pattern of goats, and linden tree leaves, an image of the bag has been shared by the museum on its social media page. “This is a tote-bag […]
Japan newspaper sponsoring Olympics joins cancellation chorus
Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper, an official Tokyo Olympics sponsor, called for the Games to be cancelled on Wednesday, in the latest sign of opposition less than two months before the opening ceremony. The call comes with public opinion in Japan firmly against holding the Games this summer, and after prominent business leaders voiced their concern […]
Suzuki Motor of Japan expects to halt activities due to a global chip shortage
TOKYO: Suzuki Motor has declared that some of its factories in Japan will be partially shut down in June due to a global shortage of semiconductors that are affecting both Japanese and international automakers, according to local reports. Three of the automaker’s plants in the prefecture on central Honshu’s Pacific coast will be shut down […]
Crews put out fire at Pakistani embassy in Tokyo
ISLAMABAD: A fire broke out at the Pakistani embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, according to Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri. No injuries were reported as all staff had safely evacuated, the spokesperson stated. No injuries were reported as all staff had safely evacuated, local Tokyo authorities said. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene after […]
COVID outbreaks in Asia fuel concern; Britain eases virus lockdown
Britain took a big step towards normal life on Monday with more easing of coronavirus restrictions, but there was even more misery in India where a powerful cyclone disrupted efforts to fight a devastating Covid-19 wave. Rapid vaccinations have allowed the United States and Britain to start moving away from harsh restrictions, but tighter curbs […]
Japan’s Osaka ‘not sure’ Olympics should happen as doubts grow
Tokyo: Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka admitted she was “not really sure” the coronavirus-hit Tokyo Olympics should go ahead as doubts grew about the Games just weeks before the opening ceremony. The four-time tennis Grand Slam winner joined fellow Japanese player Kei Nishikori in raising concerns, with Tokyo and other parts of Japan under a […]