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Tokyo reports 543 coronavirus cases; 1,220 in Osaka Today 06:38 pm JST Today | 07:03 pm JST TOKYO The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 543 new cases of the coronavirus, down 216 from Saturday. Meanwhile, Osaka Prefecture once again reported the highest number of infections in Japan, with a record-high 1,220, the sixth consecutive day that the number has surpassed 1,000. The number (306 men and 237 women) is the result of 9,092 tests conducted on April 15. By a...

TOKYO: The statues of Miraitowa (L) and Someity, official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, are unveiled to mark 100 days before the start of the Olympic Games at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Wednesday.—AP TOKYO: A second section of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay was pulled from public roads over spiking coronavirus cases on Wednesday, fueling fears about whether the postponed Games should go ahead with just 100 days until the opening ceremony.Even as Tokyo...

Covid-19: Japanese city cancels torch relay 100 days before Olympics Issued on: 14/04/2021 - 11:23 A woman wearing a face mask walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo, Japan March 13, 2020. © Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo, Reuters 3 min A western Japanese city cancelled the Tokyo Olympics torch relay over spiking coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the second area to scrap the event as the clock t...

Olympic torch relay cancelled in Japanese city over virus surge Published April 14, 2021 3:34pm A western Japanese city canceled the Tokyo Olympics torch relay over spiking coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the second area to scrap the event as the clock ticks down to the postponed Games. The decision comes 100 days before the 2020 Olympics begin and accompanies fresh concerns about the viability of the event, with virus cases surging in Japan and abroad. "We will cancel the torch relay in...

A total of 27 torchbearers were initially scheduled to run on Matsuyama's roads.

Apr 14, 2021 The B. League will increase the number of first-division teams to 24 in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, the men’s professional circuit announced after its board meeting on Tuesday. A total of 20 clubs are competing in the top-tier B1 this year after two were promoted from the B2. The league had announced last year that it would expand the number to 22 for the 2021-22 campaign. Two more B2 sides will join in the following year and the circuit has decided to maintain thos...

REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Maintenance accelerates in China A number of refineries in China are starting or planning to carry out works in the second quarter. China independent refiners’ appetite for crude and bitumen blend saw modest monthly growth in March following the easing of congestion at Shandong port, and inflows are expected to maintain similar momentum in the coming months as more refineries go offline for maintenance. In April, a combined 10.5 million mt/year of refining capacity will...

Introduction On 12 April 2021 a new regulation entered into force to combat the risk of Asian and Japanese gypsy moths being transported into Argentina. The new regulation addresses the requirements for vessels which have been to certain regions of concern in the past 24 months. According to the regulation, vessels will have to submit a certificate issued by a competent authority if the last port they visited was a region of concern according to the regulation. The certificate must be in Englis...

Tears and cheers as Matsuyama victory thrills Japan

DEREK LAWRENSON IN AUGUSTA: Hell be lighting the Olympic flame after this, said Sir Nick Faldo on television, and a starring role at the Tokyo Games this summer will surely prove the least of it.