Tokyo Marathon postponed, 2022 edition cancelled due to Covid-19
The Tokyo Marathon has been postponed until March and the 2022 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 state of emergency in the capital, event organisers said. The...
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Pelendritou comes in third in repeat race in Tokyo
Cypriot Paralympic medallist Carolina Pelendritou took third place for the second time in a repeat of the final of the 50m freestyle in Tokyo on...
Cancelled Paralympics 50m swimming final rescheduled for Sunday
The 50m freestyle swimming final at the Tokio Paralympics will be held on Sunday after Friday’s race, in which Cypriot Karolina Pelendritou won bronze, was...
Paralympics set to open in Tokyo amid worsening COVID-19 crisis
The 2020 Paralympic Games will kick off in Tokyo with the opening ceremony on Tuesday as Japan struggles with its worst COVID-19 outbreak so far,...
Japan to extend Tokyo area state of emergency to March 21
The Japanese government plans to extend a state of emergency to combat COVID-19 for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures until March 21, two weeks longer than originally...
Japan priestess stabbed to death at shrine in ‘family feud’
A Shinto priestess was killed on the grounds of a famous Tokyo shrine by a man wielding a traditional Japanese sword who then killed another...
Tokyo hit by first November snow in 54 years
The Japanese capital of Tokyo on Thursday was hit by its first November snow in 54 years, slowing rush hour trains as residents slogged to...
Typhoon Malakas hits southern Japan, heading toward Tokyo
A strong typhoon made landfall on south-western Japan on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain that caused floods, forcing flight cancellations and prompting local authorities to issue...
Attacker in Japan stabs, kills 19 in their sleep at disabled centre (Updated)
A knife-wielding man broke into a facility for the disabled in a small town near Tokyo early on Tuesday and killed 19 patients as they...
Thousands of anti-Abe protesters rally in Tokyo as election nears
Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Tokyo on Sunday to call for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to resign and for a law allowing the military...
