Quitting alcohol leads to rise in 'bad' cholesterol, finds a decade-long studyA study in Japan tracked individuals for 10 years and found that quitting alcohol increased 'bad' cholesterol and decreased 'good' choleste...
13 Mar, 2025, 04.32 PM IST
Paralympics follow lead of Olympics: No fans during pandemicThe Paralympics open on Aug. 24 with about 4,400 athletes, a far smaller event than the Olympics with 11,000 athletes. But the Paralympics ...
16 Aug, 2021, 10.22 PM IST
27 new Games-related COVID-19 cases reported, highest so farThe 27 cases, bringing the cumulative Games-related total to 220, comprise 18 residents of Japan and nine from overseas. Of the daily total...
30 Jul, 2021, 11.20 AM IST
Tokyo cases at 6-month high ahead of OlympicsJapan Medical Association President Toshio Nakagawa says the surge has been expected regardless of the Olympics. Experts say cases among yo...
21 Jul, 2021, 07.51 PM IST
Olympics: 'We cannot postpone again,' says Tokyo 2020 chief amid pandemic fearsThe president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee ruled out cancellation or further postponement of the Olympics as doubts grew among of...
03 Jun, 2021, 01.59 PM IST
''Like hell'': As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoilHospitals in Osaka, Japan's third-biggest city and only 2 1/2 hours by bullet train from Summer Olympics host Tokyo, are overflowing with c...
21 May, 2021, 02.35 PM IST
IOC, Tokyo Olympics to unveil rule book for beating pandemicOrganizers and the International Olympic Committee are finally going public with their planning, hoping to push back against reports the Ol...
27 Jan, 2021, 10.31 AM IST
Tokyo seeks 10,000 medical staff for Olympics despite virus surgeOpposition politicians grilled the government over the plans in parliament, as medical associations raised the alarm about dwindling capaci...
26 Jan, 2021, 12.01 PM IST
Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo area as COVID-19 cases surgeThe government said the emergency would run from Jan. 8 to Feb. 7 in Tokyo and Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures, covering about 30% ...
07 Jan, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
Masks too dangerous for children under 2, Japan medical group saysChildren under the age of two shouldn't wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking, a Japan medi...
26 May, 2020, 09.18 AM IST
Next year's Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over: Games chiefThe postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn't brought under control by next year, the organising co...
28 Apr, 2020, 11.44 AM IST
Tokyo Olympics unrealistic without a vaccine?Japan and the International Olympic Committee agreed to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games until July next year due to the coronavirus pa...
28 Apr, 2020, 10.08 AM IST
New wave of infections threatens to collapse Japan hospitalsHospitals in Japan are increasingly turning away sick people as the country struggles with surging coronavirus infections and its emergency...
18 Apr, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
Japan PM Shinzo Abe proposes state of emergency over virus, $1-trillion stimulusThe official declaration of the state of emergency would likely come as soon as Tuesday, Shinzo Abe told reporters, as the country grapples...
06 Apr, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
COVID-19 impact: Kiren Rijiju and IOA delegation's visit to Tokyo cancelledBesides Kiren Rijiju, the other members of the delegation included Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra, secretary-general R...
15 Mar, 2020, 06.06 PM IST
Exporters body keen on value added exports to JapanFIEO said that Indian exporters should look into value added segment of exports which account for major imports into Japan. In many of the ...
18 Oct, 2019, 10.40 PM IST
India to have first-ever Olympic Hospitality House during Tokyo GamesThe Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and JSW Group on Thursday announced a partnership to build the facility.
10 Oct, 2019, 05.50 PM IST