Due to the fluidity of government-issued policies and guidelines during the global pandemic, attendance policies may change. But for now, a local audience will be allowed.
While Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said that he hopes to see people sitting in the stands during competition, Shigeru Omi, the government's coronavirus adviser, has...
“It’s not because of pride, or because of the economy that we are holding them [the Olympic Games],” said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. “It’s because of...
For the first time, Prime Minister Suga expressed optimism for beating the progress of COVID-19, and achieving the concrete aim of “vaccinating 1 million people per...
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said the Tokyo Olympics will be “a light at the end of the tunnel.” Will that light ever come...
“With the long-standing effects of pandemic, the determining factor in recovery will become the vaccine…I plan to stand at the fore, and make sure that the...
In the complex environment of external security challenges and domestic emergencies alike, Article 9 of the Constitution impedes Japan’s self-defense and needs to change.
Entering Japan during COVID-19 means the frustration of extra hoops and hurdles, but despite the extra precautions, the hospitality of the country shines through in surprising...
The Sunrockers played their B. League series opener with fans in the stands, then faced the Levanga behind closed doors in the rematch due to the...
"There is great apprehension that if we don’t [act now], the increase in infections happening in the large cities could increase around the whole country", said...
As Golden Week holiday approaches and three months before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japan is on alert due to a worrisome increase in the number of...
"There is the fear that the increase in infections will cause pressure on the medical system, and that is why we took this decision", explained Prime...