With two weeks until the delayed Tokyo Olympics, BBC Sport takes a look at the 31 athletes from Northern Ireland who will compete at the Games.
Olympic flame is lit as Japan faces up to huge financial loss
The symbolic Olympic flame was lit in Tokyo yesterday as Japan faced up to massive financial losses after the announcement that spectators will be almost completely banned from attending the Games.The …
Missing teacher Alice Hodgkinson found dead in Japan
Family of Nottingham woman say they have received ‘the worst news imaginable’ from police …
Holding Tokyo Olympics in pandemic shreds consensus in Japan
Japan is famous for running on consensus. But the decision to proceed with the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics has shredded it. On one side, the Japanese public face concerns about the coronavirus …
Japan Has a Plan to Protect the Olympics From COVID-19. But Can It Protect Itself From the Olympics?
After Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo health experts worry that the Olympics could be the catalyst for a major outbreak across the country.
Japan and China are hosting Olympic Games six months apart, creating more tension between two governments
The perception of holding a successful, smoothly-run Olympics, even during a pandemic, is something Japan will be sensitive to as Beijing 2022 looms.
India’s Ola says Temasek, Warburg Pincus to pump in $500 mln ahead of IPO
Indian ride-hailing firm Ola, backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T), said on Friday private equity firms Temasek and Warburg Pincus are investing $500 million in the startup ahead of its …
Bangladesh may soon have its own smart city with Japan’s help
Smart City development has long been a priority for many nations – and Bangladesh may soon join their ranks. In a bilateral meeting with Bangladeshi State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Japanese …
The Latest: Taiwan gets 1.1M AstraZeneca doses from Japan
Taiwan has received 1.13 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan in the second such donation this year.
Reversing course, Japan will ban all spectators from Olympic venues in and around Tokyo
Japan had said it would allow limited numbers of domestic fans to attend but changed its mind after coronavirus infections rose.