Japan
COVID-19 pandemic pushing Tokyo Olympics to 2021, not 2020
March 23, 2020The Tokyo Olympic Games have been pretty tight-lipped about canceling the games amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read moreImpact would be global if coronavirus cancels Tokyo Olympics
March 10, 2020There are $billions at stake, but athletes are the most vulnerable. The Olympics feature 33 sports, and many of the smaller ones have a limited following until games time.
Read moreTokyo Games 2020 organizers try to ease fear of Olympic-Paralympic cancellation
February 11, 2020Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers again tried on Thursday to allay fears that the 2020 Games could be postponed or canceled by the fast-spreading virus from China.
Read moreDeath by overwork: Building trades union demands safety inspections at Tokyo Olympics
October 7, 2019A typical management response found in all workplaces and sectors: “Our internal investigation, which we performed, found we did nothing wrong.”
Read more57 dead, 18,000 hospitalized in Japan heat wave
August 7, 2019Deadly heat waves like this are becoming an annual occurrence in Japan.
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