Moderna withholds 1.63m vaccine doses in Japan due to contamination
Japanese companies to cancel worker vaccinations planned for Thursday
Japan begins ‘name and shame’ for quarantine rule-breakers as Covid cases surge
Country limits hospitalisation to seriously-ill as worries over health system grow
Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony composer steps down after bullying reports
Keigo Oyamada told a Japanese magazine published in 1995 how he bullied classmates
Japan considers ban on spectators for all Olympic events
The government is preparing to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo
Up to 80 missing after landslide destroys houses in Japan
Rescuers searching desperately for survivors in seaside city of Atami
Tokyo may extend coronavirus curbs into Olympics period
There’s less than a month to go until the Tokyo Summer Olympics are set to open
Rise in daily Covid-19 cases in Tokyo less than a month from Olympics
Tokyo subject to relaxed “quasi” emergency measures ahead of possible fifth wave
Japan’s grand Olympics vision continues to falter amid political failures
Government’s handling of coronavirus pandemic means Games remain in doubt
South Korean court dismisses ‘comfort women’ case against Japan
Case sought compensation for women forced to work in brothels in second World War
Japan dismisses reports of early vaccinations for Olympic athletes
There was outrage on social media at a report that participants would be prioritised
Covid-19: Spain now third country with more infections than China
Over 800 deaths in Spain and same number in Italy, but with record number cured there
Coronavirus: Two passengers die after leaving Japanese cruise ship
First deaths from virus-striken boat were Japanese and in their 80s
WHO says coronavirus emergency is ‘public enemy number one’
Virus named Covid-19 at two-day meeting of World Health Organisation in Geneva
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