Foreign spectators will also be kept away from Paralympics according to reports in Japan

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Japanese and Tokyo government and organising committee all remain committed

Tokyo Olympics organisers look to streamline Games and reduce costs

Olympics authority gives costs arising from delaying Tokyo 2020 due to Covid-19

Ryo Miyake feels he can’t accept sponsorship money in good conscience during crisis

The IOC deserves a gold medal for dithering

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Okinawa Letter: Growing resistance to a new military base is rooted in war-time trauma

Three of the most high-profile pro-democracy campaigners are among those held

Japan developed technologies that other countries have deployed to leap ahead of it

The shadow of the 2011 Fukushima meltdown hangs ominously over a series of setbacks

Blustering Johnson would appear to be hiding any plan he may have rather well

Country maintains most whale species are no longer endangered

Japan will also ban government purchases of equipment from both Chinese tech firms

Japan’s foreign minister Taro Kono makes his first official visit to Beijing

Brussels must look to China’s example to foster growth of global-scale computer firms