Here are some recent Japan-related news items from the BBC News website.
Tokyo Olympics ‘unlikely to go ahead in 2021’
Former London 2012 Olympics boss says Tokyo event likely to be disrupted by Covid-19 pandemic.
9 hours ago
Japan: One dead as snowstorm causes 130-car pile-up
One person is killed and at least 10 are injured after cars collide on the Tohoku Expressway.
13 hours ago
Tokyo Olympics ‘will take place this summer’, even without vaccinations, organisers say
Tokyo Olympics organisers tell BBC Scotland they are not willing to see the event held behind closed doors — and that the Games “will take place this summer”.
8 hours ago
Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on motherhood, sexism and postponed Olympic Games
Olympic champions Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce discuss balancing motherhood and training, gender disparities in athletics and the postponement of the Tokyo Games.
2 days ago
Super Nintendo World opening delayed by Japan’s virus outbreak
Nintendo’s first theme park, modelled on levels of its Mario games, was due to open on 4 February.
5 days ago
Origami Yodas and animals have ‘got me through lockdown’
Alex Ray says that since the March lockdown his paper passion has “gone a bit crazy”.
6 days ago
Shooting from the bathroom, aiming for the shed? How GB Para-shooter trains at home
Para-shooter Ryan Cockbill, who has been selected for the Tokyo ParalympicsGB squad, explains how he is able to train from home.
6 days ago
Snow storms bring deadly chaos to Japan
Japan is hit by severe snow storms, killing at least eight and bringing some regions to a standstill.
About a week ago
Tokyo 2020: No guarantee Olympics will go ahead, says IOC’s Pound
Dick Pound, the longest serving member of the International Olympic Committee, remains uncertain whether Tokyo 2020 will go ahead.
2 weeks ago
Sue Campbell: Phil Neville will be Team GB coach at Tokyo Olympics if he stays
England manager Phil Neville will lead Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics if he does not take the managerial vacancy at Major League Soccer side Inter Miami.
2 weeks ago
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