Toyota restarts production after cyberattack halt
Motor giant had shut down 14 Japanese plants after attack on key supplier
Foreign participant at Paralympics admitted to hospital with Covid
Latest test results report two more cases amongst athletes in the village, bringing the total to five in the past three days
Roads and buildings submerged as torrential rain lashes Japan
Three people feared dead after landslide as record levels of rain fall
Olympics: Tokyo’s Covid-19 protocols a marathon like no other
Three PCR tests, endless forms and delays make arriving in Japan a true endurance test
Organisers set to decide on domestic spectators for Tokyo 2020
Seiko Hashimoto has said she was eyeing a cap of 10,000 people per venue
Toshiba chairman pushes back against invsetor calls to resign
Crisis renews concern about governance in world’s third-largest economy and its openness to foreign investors
British scientists develop ceiling-mounted ‘Covid alarm’ that detects infections
Covid-19 world wrap: US deaths near 600,000, China deploys drones to keep people indoors
IOC to lose billions if Tokyo 2020 falls victim to Covid-19 again
Organisers would have to reimburse sponsors which have invested a record $3.3bn
President of Olympics organising committee insists ‘we cannot postpone again’
Japan’s most senior medical adviser warns of potential risks of holding the Games
Give Me A Crash Course in... doubts over the Tokyo Olympics in July
Bringing in 11,000 athletes from 206 countries could pose a risk to public health
Kei Nishikori voices doubts over Tokyo hosting Olympics
Japan is ‘not doing good’ with Covid-19 situation while vaccination levels are low
South Korean court dismisses ‘comfort women’ case against Japan
Case sought compensation for women forced to work in brothels in second World War
Johnny Watterson: Can we really justify an unequal Olympics going ahead?
There is an ethical question athletes from Europe and the USA must ask
Jack Woolley: ‘there’s absolutely no reason I can’t win the gold medal’
Skinny Irish kid no longer just a taekwondo novelty but a real threat for Olympic medals
Japan to ban overseas fans from Tokyo Olympics - reports
Foreign spectators will also be kept away from Paralympics according to reports in Japan
Israel Covid rate down 96% among those who received both Pfizer shots
World round-up: Argentinian minister told to resign after organising vaccine for journalist
Memories fade as Hiroshima marks 75th anniversary of atomic bombing
‘What frightened me the most was how we got used to the piles of dead bodies’ – survivor
Tokyo 2020 must be simple and safe, says IOC official
Japanese and Tokyo government and organising committee all remain committed
Simplified Olympics on cards as organisers rule out ‘grand splendour’
Tokyo Olympics organisers look to streamline Games and reduce costs
IOC to bear costs of up to $800m for staging postponed Olympic Games
Olympics authority gives costs arising from delaying Tokyo 2020 due to Covid-19
Waiting on Olympics, Japanese fencer turns to Uber Eats for fitness and money
Ryo Miyake feels he can’t accept sponsorship money in good conscience during crisis
Coronavirus: The good news and the good news to be wary of
Here amid the gloom are some positive developments. However, there are caveats
Iseq slides in late trading as rally runs out of steam
Coronavirus: Analysts caution that markets will remain volatile for the foreseeable future
Japan executes first foreigner in decade after ‘careful examination’
Chinese man on death row for more than 16 years convicted over murder of family of four
When it comes to Japan’s defence policy, the US calls the shots
Okinawa Letter: Growing resistance to a new military base is rooted in war-time trauma
Who are the arrested Hong Kong activists?
Three of the most high-profile pro-democracy campaigners are among those held
Painful path to curing Japan of its cash addiction
Japan developed technologies that other countries have deployed to leap ahead of it
Japan’s nuclear export business shaken to the core
The shadow of the 2011 Fukushima meltdown hangs ominously over a series of setbacks
Post-festive Boris must sink his teeth into a Brexit new year
Blustering Johnson would appear to be hiding any plan he may have rather well
Japan considers returning to whaling by leaving IWC
Country maintains most whale species are no longer endangered
Japan’s top three telcos to exclude Huawei and ZTE network equipment
Japan will also ban government purchases of equipment from both Chinese tech firms
China urges Japan to work with it to improve strained relations
Japan’s foreign minister Taro Kono makes his first official visit to Beijing
Europe’s innovative tech sector is held back only by policymakers
Brussels must look to China’s example to foster growth of global-scale computer firms
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