JAPAN TODAY
 
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics opened the 44-hectare athletes' village to the media on Sunday, showing off rooms and a timber-laced shopping plaza where 18,000 athletes and officials will stay during the sporting extravaganza.
The once-delayed Games are due to start on July 23 ami...

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NHK
 
The Japanese government is ending the coronavirus state of emergency on Sunday for Tokyo and eight other prefectures. Only Okinawa Prefecture will remain under the measure through July 11.
Seven of the nine prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka, will have the state of emergency replaced wi...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Over 60 percent of companies across Japan are reluctant to have the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics held this year due to concerns about the country's low COVID-19 vaccination rate, a survey by a credit research company showed earlier this week.
The online survey conducted by Tokyo Sh...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
All 12 players on the roster scored at least a point to help Japan post its first victory in the third and final window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers on Friday.
Two days after the team fell to China in their third-stage opener, Japan cruised past Taiwan 98-61 at Angeles University...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Animal ‘exterminated’ after it bounded through the city, injuring four people
Hunters have shot and killed a brown bear in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo after it rampaged through the city, injuring four people, including a soldier.
Authorities in Sapporo tweeted on Friday t...

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SORA NEWS
 
You can wear the latest virtual pet on your wrist!
What popular children’s franchise kicked off in 1996 and involves a cute cast of critters that you have to nurture until they evolve into a different form? No, not Pokémon. We’re talking about Tamagotchi, the craze that swept across t...

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AL JAZEERA
 
Tokyo to ease virus emergency measures just over a month before the delayed games.
Japan’s government on Thursday approved lifting Tokyo’s virus emergency measures a month before the Olympics, but set new restrictions that could sharply limit fans at the sporting events.
The state of...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan plans to issue so-called vaccine passports from around mid- to late July as more activities around the world open up to people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, the nation's top government spokesman said Thursday.
The government is asking other countries to exem...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Health experts approve plans to increase cap from 5,000, with final decision expected later this month
Up to 10,000 people could be allowed to watch Olympic events in Tokyo this summer, after Japanese health experts approved plans to raise the number of spectators at sports venues....

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KYODO NEWS
 
  The Japanese government adopted a policy Tuesday to strengthen support for foreign residents who may face hurdles in getting coronavirus vaccinations, together with local municipalities.
Under the policy, the government will boost assistance to foreigners who have difficulty in und...

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