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Olympic Games organisers hoped delaying Tokyo 2020 by a year would give Japan – and the world – a chance to get over the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the sporting spectacle will be drastically scaled back, with COVID-19 cases in the Olympic bubble emerging just days before it begins.

19 Jul 2021

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Japan has a rapidly ageing population, but a group of elderly cheerleaders and their fearless leader Fumie, are an example to the rest of the country of how to keep life fun as you grow old.

06 Sep 2017

4 min read

Watanabe’s detective might be in the background early on, but trust us – he won’t be there for long.

02 Dec 2024

4 min read

The 2020 UCI Track World Championships did not live up to expectations for team Australia. But with five months remaining before the Olympics, the Australians are quietly confident that they can shine in Tokyo. Kieran Pender reports for SBS Cycling Central from trackside in Berlin.

02 Mar 2020

4 min read

Learn about the religious make-up of society and how religion influences daily life and culture

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has rattled Tokyo, with reports 17 people were slightly injured, but there was no danger of a tsunami.

05 May 2014

2 min read

Two Afghan Paralympians, who have landed in Tokyo to compete after being evacuated from Kabul, are set to be resettled in Australia.

29 Aug 2021

4 min read

TOKYO (Reuters) - Famous landmarks across Japan were illuminated simultaneously on Tuesday to mark two years to go until the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

24 Jul 2018

2 min read

A magnitude 4.6 quake has briefly interrupted bullet train service between Tokyo and Odawara in Japan.

05 Feb 2016

1 min read

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organisers unveiled a new Olympic logo featuring traditional Japanese designs on Monday, seven months after they were forced to scrap the original motif over accusations of plagiarism.

25 Apr 2016

2 min read