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Tokyo 2020: Anti-Olympics campaign gains traction online in Japan CNN 7 hrs ago Story by Reuters © Hiro Komae/AP A "No Olympics" banner is placed by protesters in Tokyo during a demonstration against the going ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled has garnered almost 200,000 signatures in the past few days, as public concerns mount over holding the Games in a pandemic. With less than three mont...

Hiro Komae/AP toggle caption Hiro Komae/AP The last Olympic torch relay runner for the Osaka leg concludes the event in Suita, north of Osaka, western Japan, last month. Hiro Komae/AP Pfizer and its partner, Germanys BioNTech, announced Thursday that they have agreed to donate vaccines to competitors and staff at the Tokyo Games, set to be held this summer despite ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the pharmaceutical companies s...

By Press Association 2021 A woman wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks at a park in Tokyo Japan has declared a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western prefectures amid scepticism it will be enough to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence ahead of the Olympics in July. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the emergency for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo from April 25 through until May 11. T...

China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-16 09:45 Share CLOSE The last Olympic torch relay runner for the Osaka leg concludes the event in the city of Suita on Wednesday. HIRO KOMAE/AP TOKYO－A senior Japanese politician said on Thursday that canceling the Tokyo Olympics remains a possibility, as a surge in coronavirus cases renews concerns about the Games with less than 100 days to go. Toshiro Nikai, the ruling Liberal Democratic Partys No 2 official, said ...

“What is the point of the Olympics if it’s responsible for spreading infections? We will have to make a decision at that point.” A decision was taken last month to bar entry to overseas spectators and place limits on the number of delegates coming into Japan, but Nikai’s comments are at odds with the largely united front presented by the national government, the Tokyo metropolitan authorities, the local Games organising committee, the International Olympic Committee and the Internationa...

As a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic worsens in Japan, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga faces a formidable challenge to successfully host the increasingly beleaguered Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, with less than 100 days left to go. More contagious variants of COVID-19 are spreading from Japan’s second-largest city Osaka. Cases are already rising again in Tokyo, requiring a so-called “quasi state of emergency” to be reimposed in Japan’s major cities. Anxieties are also risi...

Help Save Peoples World The economic crisis has hit Peoples World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. As COVID drags on, Japanese Communists demand relief to save jobs February 12, 2021 9:57 AM CDT By Shimbun Akahata Waitresses wearing face masks stand outside their fast food restaurant in the hopes of selling takeout meals during lunch time in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. As ...

Top of The World: Rescuers in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand are racing to find more than 100 people missing after a glacier collapsed on Sunday. And, health officials in South Africa announced a halt to the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Also, President Joe Biden on Sunday suggested that the US would not lift sanctions on Iran until it complies with the terms of the nuclear deal.

Dr. Atul Gawande: Pandemic led to a ‘rethink on what matters’ Producer Joyce Hackel © Hiro Komae/AP A man wearing a face mask walks through the Sensoji temple in the snow in Tokyo, Jan. 28, 2021. Its a strange, confusing and difficult time for society during the coronavirus pandemic. For nearly a year, we’ve watched the death toll from COVID-19 exceed 2.25 million worldwide. At the same time, new vaccines seem nothing short of miraculous. It’s tantalizing to think of ...

Japan's central and local governments are preparing to roll out coronavirus vaccines in February. It's a coordinated effort on an unprecedented scale, and it poses serious challenges for those calling the shots.