10,000 Olympic volunteers quit ahead of Games: organisers

Around 10,000 of 80,000 planned Tokyo 2020 Olympic volunteers have quit, organisers…

Olympic anxiety leaves Japanese sponsors counting the cost

Tokyo 2020 was supposed to be a marketing bonanza, but public opposition…

Japan to extend virus emergency until month before Olympics

Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other…

Tennis star Naomi Osaka wants ‘discussion’ on Olympics amid virus surge in Japan

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka said Sunday she favoured a “discussion” taking…

‘Impossible now’ – Japan’s Olympic host towns pull out over pandemic

by Hiroshi Hiyama Hundreds of Japanese towns and cities have been forced…

Japan faces new virus emergencies, three months before Olympics

Japan’s government is to declare virus states of emergencies in Tokyo and…

Olympics ‘difficult’ after virus spikes, Japan medical group warns

Holding the postponed Tokyo Olympics this summer will be “really difficult” given…