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World's oldest beauty adviser sitting pretty
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» FUKUSHIMA (JAPAN) - Tomoko Horino's neighbours gossiped when she first went out to work in patriarchal 1960s Japan, but now, at age 100, the world's oldest beauty adviser is having the last laugh.
'It hurts my heart': Japan's Kanto massacre, 100 years on
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» TOKYO - This week Japan marks 100 years since the Great Kanto Earthquake that killed 105,000 people. Less well known is the subsequent massacre of thousands of ethnic Koreans that haunts the community to this day.
Renewed interest in Japanese sumo proves big pull for tourists
AFP, Published on 13/08/2023
» TOKYO: Their interest piqued during Covid lockdowns and by a new Netflix drama, a fresh rush of foreign tourists are flocking to Japan for a look inside the insular world of sumo.
Little fanfare as Tokyo enters Olympic countdown
AFP, Published on 16/07/2021
» TOKYO - Tokyo entered the final Olympic countdown on Friday, but there was little fanfare with just one week until the opening ceremony, as virus infections surge in the Japanese capital.
Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo for no-spectator relay
AFP, Published on 09/07/2021
» TOKYO - The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday but the public was kept away from a low-key welcoming ceremony over coronavirus fears, after a "heartbreaking" announcement that spectators would be banned from most Games events.
'Heartbreaking' Olympic fan ban in Tokyo as virus emergency imposed
AFP, Published on 09/07/2021
» TOKYO: Fans will be banned from most Olympic events and Tokyo will be under a virus state of emergency throughout the pandemic-postponed Games, Japanese officials announced Thursday, just two weeks before the opening ceremony.
No booze, no autographs: Tokyo 2020 unveils spectator rules
AFP, Published on 23/06/2021
» TOKYO: No alcohol, no hugs, no cheers and no autographs: Tokyo Olympic organisers unveiled tough new rules for spectators at the pandemic Games on Wednesday, as they marked one month until the opening ceremony.
Up to 10,000 fans allowed at Tokyo Olympics events: organisers
AFP, Published on 21/06/2021
» TOKYO: Up to 10,000 fans will be allowed at Tokyo Olympic events, organisers said Monday, warning competition could move behind closed doors if infections surge.
Moscow records pandemic high for Covid cases for second day running
AFP, Published on 20/06/2021
» MOSCOW - Russia's capital Moscow on Saturday reported a pandemic high for new coronavirus cases for the second straight day, while Saint Petersburg introduced fresh restrictions ahead of its Euro 2020 matches.
Japan to expand virus emergency as 350,000 sign 'Cancel Olympics' petition
AFP, Published on 14/05/2021
» TOKYO: Japan's government was expected to widen a virus state of emergency on Friday, just 10 weeks before the Tokyo Olympics, as campaigners submitted a petition with more than 350,000 signatures urging the Games be scrapped.