They have become Xi Jinping’s showcase for thumbing his nose at Western critics, from athlete rights and human rights to international doping rules and the truth...
New vending machines offer fresh vegetables and frozen meals, and plenty in between, with contactless sales and 24-hour convenience for the pandemic lifestyle.
Japan has managed the COVID-19 pandemic without compulsory lockdowns, penalizing the unvaccinated, and other illiberal measures. So why change it now?
Global perspectives vary a great deal on last year's successful staging of the Summer Olympics and China's upcoming Winter Games.
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are about to begin and the stage is set for all the stars to shine, but global warming is casting its...
Days before the start of the Beijing Winter Games, COVID-19 cases are rising inside the sealed-off Olympic bubble.
The process for reentering Japan works like clockwork, and the quarantine hotel stay is completely free. But can this be sustained with the rise of Omicron?
Although the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games faced 450 million cyberattacks and so on against their networks and systems, they were all blocked and no...
Limiting people’s movement? Limiting the number who gather? Honesty and a scientific explanation of the basis for Dr. Omi's statements are necessary if Japan is to...
We look at Japan’s rules and how these compare with how other countries are managing border control and arriving travelers while fighting the pandemic.
The 2021 American League MVP is one of three athletes selected as cover stories for the first-ever GQ Sports Issue.
Studies have shown that China’s homemade COVID-19 vaccines offer little to no protection against Omicron. With infections raging, the Games are turning into a logistical nightmare.