Tokyo daily Covid-19 infections hit record high of over 4000
July 31, 2021 Newly reported Covid-19 cases in Olympic host city Tokyo surged to a record high of 4,058 on Saturday, the metropolitan government said, exceeding 4,000 for the first…
Tokyo Games: Opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke on Games eve
July 22, 2021Â On the eve of the Tokyo Games, organisers fired the director of the opening ceremony over a joke he made about the Holocaust, while media reported former…
Uganda team coach arriving in Tokyo had Delta coronavirus variant
June 25, 2021 A member of the Ugandan Olympic team who tested positive for the coronavirus upon arrival in Japan had the Delta variant, Japan’s Olympics minister said on Friday…
Japan to quarantine vessel on which coronavirus patient sailed
Japan’s government said on Monday it would quarantine a Yokohama-bound cruise ship, after a Hong Kong man who sailed on it last month tested positive for coronavirus. The 80-year-old man…