of a pitching duel with veteran Masanori Ishikawa( 3-3) who tossed six innings allowing a run

organizing committee, Masanori Takaya, said after it reported 29 more COVID-19 cases associated with the

.... " We want to make a commitment to keep hosting a safe and secure games until the end," Masanori Takaya,

Masanori Aoki, 62, who owns a small coffee shop in a working class district of northeast Tokyo." With

18, with eight beds prepared for patients needing oxygen and other temporary treatment.... The facility, set up at Shimadzu Arena Kyoto in the city's Kita Ward, will ultimately be equipped with up to 30 beds to function as a" hospitalization waiting station" for patients with nowhere to go.... The prefectural inpatient control center, which has helped find places for patients at hospitals and treatment facilities, will coordinate operations, and accommodate patients who cannot be immediately h

The Tokyo Tower is seen through a bus window ahead of the delayed Summer Olympics on July 15, 2021, in Tokyo.... The two are silver medalists Vazha Margvelashvili and Lasha Shavdatuashvili, according to the spokesperson.... Margvelashvili lost to Japan's Hifumi Abe in the 66-kilogram final last Sunday, while Shavdatuashvili fell to Shohei Ono in the 73-kg final on Monday....

A woman shields herself from the sun and heat as she walks past large topiary of Miraitowa, the official mascot of Tokyo 2020 Olympics, left, and Someity, the official mascot of Paralympics, at a Symbol Promenade Park Flower Plaza on Aug.... Also, International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence said that Belgian wheelchair tennis player Joachim Gerard has been hospitalized after fainting in the athlete village, possibly due to a cardiac issue.... Gerard competed at the Tokyo Paralymp

TOKYO( AP)--Yoshihiko Takeuchi, who ran a small restaurant on the island of Okinawa, told only a few friends he had the coronavirus.... Japan has seen caseloads fall dramatically in the past two months and the government has drawn up a road map to improve its pandemic response.... That compares with more than 231, 000 coronavirus patients needing hospitalization in late August, according to government data....

This photo taken July 11, 2021, in Tokyo shows an online conference by governors across Japan on measures against the novel coronavirus.... In a policy proposal, the National Governors' Association also called for thorough antivirus measures during the Tokyo Olympics set to open July 23, including restricting activities of foreign athletes.... The central government must distribute COVID-19 vaccine supplies necessary for municipalities and unveil delivery schedules for the future, it said....

A crowd gathers on Ariake-kita Bridge in Tokyo's Koto Ward to see the cycling BMX competition, on Aug.... The crowd--occupying half of the approximately 6-meter-wide sidewalk--was packed so close together that people's shoulders almost touched.... Police officers were seen controlling traffic, with one saying," A bike is coming....