TOKYO, June 21 Kyodo - Tokyo Olympic organizers said Monday venues can fill to 50 percent of capacity, up to a maximum of 10,000 spectators, despite calls from the public and medical experts to eit

TOKYO, June 15 Kyodo - Japan's ruling coalition voted down a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, deflecting cr

TOKYO, June 15 Kyodo - Japan plans to move forward on a proposal that will allow up to 10,000 spectators or 50 percent of a venue's capacity, whichever is smaller, at events in July and August

TOKYO, June 15 Kyodo - Japan plans to move forward on a proposal that will allow up to 10,000 spectators or 50 percent of a venue's capacity, whichever is smaller, at events in July and August

TOKYO, June 14 Kyodo - The Japanese government is considering placing Tokyo under a quasi-state of emergency during the Olympics, given that a number of health experts have expressed concern over a

TOKYO, June 14 Kyodo - The Japanese government is considering placing Tokyo under a quasi-state of emergency during the Olympics, given that a number of health experts have expressed concern over a

TOKYO, June 9 Kyodo - Japan is considering vaccinating about 70,000 volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, while thousands of media members will be tracked by a global positioning syste

TOKYO, June 3 Kyodo - Japan's parliament enacted a law Thursday enabling fathers to take paternity leave more flexibly soon after childbirth as the country aims to raise its chronically low ra

TOKYO, May 27 Kyodo - The Japanese government plans to extend the COVID-19 state of emergency set to expire at the end of May in Tokyo and eight prefectures to June 20, a senior official said Thurs

TOKYO, May 26 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov.