Japan

Officials on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa say dozens of U.S. Marines have been infected with the coronavirus at two bases on the island in what is feared to be a massive outbreak

Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left at least 34 people confirmed or presumed dead are hampering search and rescue operations in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities where more than a dozen died and scores are still stranded

Heavy rain in southern Japan has triggered flooding and mudslides, leaving more than a dozen people presumed dead, about 10 missing and dozens stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued

The postponed Tokyo Olympics face lots of questions

Japanese police have arrested a suspect in the deadly arson at a Kyoto anime studio last year after he regained enough strength from his own severe burns to respond to the police investigation.

Tokyo Olympic organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto has spoken about the need to take “countermeasures” to combat the coronavirus at next year’s postponed games.

The CEO of next year’s Tokyo Olympics says the postponed games might not look like what fans are accustomed to

Tokyo’s government has deployed robots at a hotel housing coronavirus patients in an attempt to minimize risk for health care workers at the facility.

The head of the IOC’s coordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics says he disagrees with suggestions by some scientists and doctors that a vaccine for COVID-19 is needed to hold the games

The medical community in Japan is moving toward a consensus that holding next year’s Tokyo Olympics may hinge on finding a coronavirus vaccine.

When the Japanese government declared an emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus and asked people to work from home, crowds rushed to electronics stores

A staff member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has tested positive for COVID-19.

Tokyo organizers say they have no “PlanB ” for the Olympics if they need to be postponed again

The chief executive of the Tokyo Games says he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year because the coronavirus continues to spread in Japan

The steep rise in coronavirus deaths appears to be leveling off in New York, echoing a trend underway in Italy and Spain

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters that the country plans to move forward with hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics as the coronavirus in Japan “has not progressed to an explosive rise of infection spread.”

Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony rescheduled for July 23, 2021; closing ceremony on Aug. 8

Before the Olympics were postponed, Japan appears to have the coronavirus infection contained.

Take a little break from coronavirus coverage to look at the beauty of cherry blossom trees which line the National Mall in Washington, D.C., but were brought to the United States from Japan.

Japan’s NHK public television says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with IOC President Thomas Bach.