Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous prefecture of Japan. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan's main island, Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as the seat of the Emperor and the national government. The Greater Tokyo Area is the largest urban economy and the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37.4 million residents as of 2018.
Soccer players will be able to tackle in close-contact training, and boxers spar with partners, as Britain's elite athletes take next step in returning to live sport
Japan has slipped into recession for the first time in four and a half years, putting the nation on course for its deepest postwar slump as the global health crisis continues taking a heavy toll on..
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah says the postponement of the Tokyo Games to 2021 could work to his advantage. The Briton has switched from the road back to the track and is fully focused on..
While Mickey Mouse joined familiar Disney characters welcoming the crowds, the Shanghai experience will not be as it was: Instead of parades and fireworks, there are mandatory masks, temperature..
Store sales of alcohol have boomed during lockdowns, but with bars and restaurants shut the drinks industry isn't celebrating. Julian Satterthwaite reports.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government opened a hotel with robots for coronavirus patients with lighter symptoms that do not need hospital treatment on Friday (May 1).
IOC Coordination Commission chief John Coates says Olympics organisers must reduce costs related to the postponed Tokyo Games by focusing on the "must-haves".
Tokyo Olympic organisers are focusing on a July 23 2021 start for the Games, but realise that it is possible the coronavirus may not be under control in time.
Reuters says that Tokyo reported 144 coronavirus infections on Wednesday. According to the City's Governor, Yuriko Koike, it is the city's biggest daily jump since the start of the pandemic. 98 people..
Dr Tom Paulson, head of performance for the British Paralympic Association and the English Institute of Sport, says that health must be the priority, despite the postponement of the 2020 Paralympic..
Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:58Published
Japan's fairytale run to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals was a highlight of last year's tournament but with the afterglow all but gone and a coronavirus pandemic forcing the world of sports to a..
Japan will ban entry to foreigners from 73 countries and ask everyone arriving from abroad to quarantine themselves for two weeks as it struggles to contain the coronavirus. Edward Baran reports.
Public broadcaster NHK said Tokyo may keep city-operated schools closed through early May. According to Reuters, the news comes after Japan’s capital hit a daily record of 78 coronavirus cases. The..
A day after Japan ended its state of emergency, Tokyo residents took to the streets with a mixture of relief and trepidation as they prepared for a "new normal" of living with the coronavirus. Reuters - Published
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Japan will lift a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas later in the day but that it could be reimposed if the pace of infections.. Reuters - Published
On a recent Saturday in Tokyo's Shinjuku district more than 100 people, many of them elderly men, stood close together in a long queue waiting for food hand-outs. Reuters - Published
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said that it was possible that a state of emergency in Tokyo and its surrounding regions could end as early as next week if the number of coronavirus.. Reuters - Published
Tokyo's top prosecutor was set to resign after a report that he gambled illegally during Japan's coronavirus state of emergency, media said on Thursday, in another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.. Reuters - Published
Tokyo's top prosecutor was set to resign after a report that he gambled illegally during Japan's coronavirus state of emergency, media said on Thursday, in a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose.. Reuters - Published
Large parts of Japan marked the first day out of a state of emergency on Friday while Tokyo's governor asked residents to prepare for the "new normal" as restrictions stay in place in the capital and.. Reuters - Published
Japan is expected to lift a state of emergency across a large part of the country on Thursday but the capital Tokyo will likely remain under restrictions until there is a convincing containment of the.. Reuters - Published
Japan was expected to lift a state of emergency across a large part of the country on Thursday, but the capital Tokyo will remain under restrictions until there is a convincing containment of the.. Reuters - Published
Tokyo reported 36 new cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday, TV Asahi said, three less than a day earlier and the seventh consecutive day that new infections have remained below 100. Reuters - Published
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike will ask businesses in Japan's biggest city to refrain from operating until the end of this month, following the central government's extension of the state of emergency, a.. Reuters - Published
Almost a month after Tokyo declared a state of emergency, dozens of call centre employees for telecom KDDI Corp still commute into their crowded office, where the fear of coronavirus infection has.. Reuters - Published
For someone like Sumako Furihata, who owns two small restaurants in Tokyo's Akasaka nightlife district, the coronavirus health crisis has been a nightmare that crushed sales and put her in a difficult.. Reuters - Published
For someone like Sumako Furihata, who owns two small restaurants in Tokyo's Akasaka nightlife district, the coronavirus pandemic has been a nightmare that crushed sales and put her in a difficult.. Reuters - Published
With blunt warnings, flip-charts and daily online briefings, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has been delivering a tough message to the Japanese capital's residents and shops: stay home and shut down to.. Reuters - Published
Metropolitan Tokyo asked some businesses to close and the ancient capital of Kyoto warned tourists to stay away as Japan battles a fast-spreading outbreak of the new coronavirus, amid fears the.. Reuters - Published
Tokyo will ask a range of businesses to close during a month-long emergency to fight the new coronavirus, the governor of the Japanese capital said on Friday, as the ancient capital Kyoto warned of.. Reuters - Published
Tokyo and Japan's central government have resolved a high-profile feud over what businesses should shut down during a month-long emergency to fight the new coronavirus, the city's governor said,.. Reuters - Published
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to announce a state of emergency on Tuesday for the capital Tokyo and six other prefectures to stem a worrying rise in coronavirus infections in major.. Reuters - Published
As Japan faces a fresh wave of coronavirus infections and the government prepares for a state of emergency, medical staff say a shortage of beds and a rise in cases linked to hospitals are pushing.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. government on Friday sounded alarm about the surge in coronavirus cases in Japan, adding to a chorus of prominent domestic voices - including the governor of Tokyo - who have called for.. Reuters - Published
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday that Japan declaring a national state of coronavirus emergency would send a "strong message" that could help dodge an explosive outbreak, her most explicit.. Reuters - Published
Patrons of Tokyo restaurants and bars will be able to light up indoors for the last time on Tuesday as one of the world's most cigarette-friendly cities starts enforcing anti-smoking laws from April 1. Reuters - Published
A survey of Line Corp's chat app users in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures in partnership with Japan's health ministry found 7.1% of respondents in the capital reporting at least one of the symptoms.. Reuters - Published
Tokyo recorded more than 70 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday for its highest tally in a single day, as pressure built on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to order a lockdown with a minister saying.. Reuters - Published
Tokyo's governor on Monday called on residents to avoid outings in the evenings and at weekends as the coronavirus crisis deepened, but said it was up to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of.. Reuters - Published
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Monday asked residents to stay away from bars and music venues, stepping up her call for people to cut back on unnecessary travel as Japan's capital braces for a rise in.. Reuters - Published
Japan has no plan to declare a state of emergency from April, its top government spokesman said on Monday, seeking to dispel mounting fears a recent spike in coronavirus cases could lead to a.. Reuters - Published
Japan will step up its efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus by banning the entry of foreign citizens traveling from the United States, China, South Korea and most of Europe, the Asahi newspaper.. Reuters - Published
Residents of the Japanese capital formed long queues at supermarkets and stores on Friday, in preparation for a weekend at home, after Tokyo's governor urged them to stay indoors in a bid to keep a.. Reuters - Published
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday a lockdown of Tokyo would have a severe impact on the economy given its huge population and the key role it plays as the center of the country. Reuters - Published
Japan banned entry from Europe on Thursday and warned of a high risk the coronavirus would become rampant after a surge in Tokyo, setting up a task force - a step toward a possible state of emergency -.. Reuters - Published
Japanese and foreign tourists flock in their hundreds of thousands every spring to this old district of Tokyo to see the cherry trees in full bloom and the bright red gate to the Sensō-ji temple, and.. Reuters - Published
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday warned of an "overshoot" of coronavirus infections at the weekend and urged residents to stay indoors as much as possible. Reuters - Published
The name of the delayed Olympics will still be Tokyo 2020, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday, adding that the Games would be held by Summer 2021. Reuters - Published
The governor of Tokyo will join Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Tuesday, a Tokyo government official told Reuters. Reuters - Published
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee said on Monday the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo should be postponed, in the latest setback to the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters - Published
Japan plans to tell the International Olympic Committee that the nation is ready to accept a delay to the Tokyo Olympics if decided, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday. Reuters - Published
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Monday that she agreed with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's latest comments that postponement of Olympics won't be ruled out as an option due to the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published
![Japan seeks to end Tokyo's state of emergency, eyes $930 bln stimulus [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200525/2005250550-Japan-seeks-to-end-Tokyo-state-of.jpg)
![Tackling, sparring allowed in next stage for Britain's elite athletes [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200525/2005250232-Tackling-sparring-allowed-in-next-stage-for-Britain.jpg)
![Japan sinks into recession, worst yet to come [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200518/2005180425-Japan-sinks-into-recession-worst-yet-to-come.jpg)
!["We don't know how Olympics money will be spent" - Tokyo 2020 CEO [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200515/2005151813-We-don-know-how-Olympics-money-will.jpg)
![Farah feels Tokyo delay could help 10,000m title defense [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200513/2005131455-Farah-feels-Tokyo-delay-could-help-10-000m.jpg)
![Shanghai Disneyland reopens after three months closure due to conoravirus [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200511/2005110924-Shanghai-Disneyland-reopens-after-three-months-closure-due.jpg)
![Tokyo Games could be 'greatest ever', says IOC's Coates [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200510/2005100809-Tokyo-Games-could-be-greatest-ever-says.jpg)
![Booze bonanza for shops masks drinking downturn [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200506/2005061059-Booze-bonanza-for-shops-masks-drinking-downturn.jpg)
![Beaumont re-elected as World Rugby chairman [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200502/2005021503-Beaumont-re-elected-as-World-Rugby-chairman.jpg)
![Tokyo opens robot hotels for COVID-19 patients [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200501/2005011528-Tokyo-opens-robot-hotels-for-COVID-19-patients.jpg)
![Japan's Abe says impossible to hold Olympics unless pandemic contained [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200429/2004291119-Japan-Abe-says-impossible-to-hold-Olympics.jpg)
![IOC's Coates says Tokyo Games not contingent on COVID-19 vaccine [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200429/2004291115-IOC-Coates-says-Tokyo-Games-not-contingent.jpg)
![Children in lockdown draw what they miss most [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200424/2004241047-Children-in-lockdown-draw-what-they-miss-most.jpg)
![Japan hasn't agreed on additional costs for Olympics delay-Suga [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200421/2004211641-Japan-hasn-agreed-on-additional-costs-for.jpg)
![Carter announces he is leaving Japan's Kobe Steelers [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200417/2004171315-Carter-announces-he-is-leaving-Japan-Kobe.jpg)
![Tokyo Games must focus on 'must haves' to cut costs - Coates [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200416/2004161154-Tokyo-Games-must-focus-on-must-haves-to.jpg)
![Argentine Pichot announces bid for top job in World Rugby [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200412/2004121426-Argentine-Pichot-announces-bid-for-top-job-in.jpg)
![Olympic organisers aiming for July 23 2021 start, but aware it is dependent on controlling the coronavirus first [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200410/2004101614-Olympic-organisers-aiming-for-July-23-2021-start.jpg)
![Coronavirus Rates Jump In Tokyo [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200408/2004081405-Coronavirus-Rates-Jump-In-Tokyo.jpg)
![Stocks slide as hopes for virus crisis exit fade [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200408/2004081059-Stocks-slide-as-hopes-for-virus-crisis-exit.jpg)
![Priority is health - British Paralympic Association on postponed Games [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200406/2004061839-Priority-is-health-British-Paralympic-Association-on.jpg)
![Leitch fears Japan failing to build on World Cup heroics [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200406/2004061507-Leitch-fears-Japan-failing-to-build-on-World.jpg)
![Japan "on the brink" of emergency as it tries to contain virus [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200401/2004011547-Japan-on-the-brink-of-emergency-as-it.jpg)
![Tokyo May Keep Schools Closed Through May [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20200401/2004010316-Tokyo-May-Keep-Schools-Closed-Through-May.jpg)
