(CNN)The governor of Japan's western region of Osaka has canceled the upcoming public torch event amid a surge in Covid-19 cases. torchbearers will no longer be able to run through public streets as had been planned. Instead, the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee confirmed the relay will now take place behind closed doors at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in the city of Suita on April 13 and 14. In a statement on Wednesday, organizers said they would work to "ensure a safe environment for all torchbearers who wish to run there, with no spectators being admitted on either day." Governor...…(CNN)The governor of Japan's western region of Osaka has canceled the upcoming public torch event amid a surge in Covid-19 cases. torchbearers will no longer be able to run through public streets as had been planned. Instead, the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee confirmed the relay will now take place behind closed doors at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in the city of Suita on April 13 and 14. In a statement on Wednesday, organizers said they would work to "ensure a safe environment for all torchbearers who wish to run there, with no spectators being admitted on either day." Governor...WW…

AdvertisementAt 118 years old, the world's oldest living person is preparing to carry the Olympic torch this May in Japan.Kane Tanaka, who has twice survived cancer, lived through two global pandemics and loves fizzy drinks, will take the flame as it passes through Shime, in her home prefecture of Fukuoka.While Tanaka's family will push her in a wheelchair for most of her 100-meter (about 328 feet) or so leg, the supercentenarian -- a person aged over 110 years old -- is determined to walk the final few steps, as she passes the torch to the next runner.CNN spoke exclusively with Tanaka, who...…AdvertisementAt 118 years old, the world's oldest living person is preparing to carry the Olympic torch this May in Japan.Kane Tanaka, who has twice survived cancer, lived through two global pandemics and loves fizzy drinks, will take the flame as it passes through Shime, in her home prefecture of Fukuoka.While Tanaka's family will push her in a wheelchair for most of her 100-meter (about 328 feet) or so leg, the supercentenarian -- a person aged over 110 years old -- is determined to walk the final few steps, as she passes the torch to the next runner.CNN spoke exclusively with Tanaka, who...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A powerful earthquake that hit Japan on Saturday was an aftershock of the devastating 9.0 magnitude quake that struck the same area almost 10 years ago, according to the national Meteorological Agency.The 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the country’s east coast at 11:07 p.m. Saturday. At least 48 injuries were reported in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, according to state broadcaster NHK, but there were no major casualties.The epicenter hit about 46 miles (74 kilometers) northeast of Namie, a coastal town 60 miles from Fukushima, according to...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A powerful earthquake that hit Japan on Saturday was an aftershock of the devastating 9.0 magnitude quake that struck the same area almost 10 years ago, according to the national Meteorological Agency.The 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the country’s east coast at 11:07 p.m. Saturday. At least 48 injuries were reported in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, according to state broadcaster NHK, but there were no major casualties.The epicenter hit about 46 miles (74 kilometers) northeast of Namie, a coastal town 60 miles from Fukushima, according to...WW…

ByLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A Japanese submarine collided with a commercial ship as it attempted to surface off the country’s Pacific coast on Monday, government officials said.Three crew members from the Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Soryu suffered minor injuries, and pictures from the Japanese Coast Guard showed it sustained damage to its fairwater planes, the winglike structures on its conning tower.The accident occurred off the main island of Shikoku in southern Japan.The Soryu, commissioned in 2009, is the first in its class of Japanese diesel electric-powered...…ByLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A Japanese submarine collided with a commercial ship as it attempted to surface off the country’s Pacific coast on Monday, government officials said.Three crew members from the Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Soryu suffered minor injuries, and pictures from the Japanese Coast Guard showed it sustained damage to its fairwater planes, the winglike structures on its conning tower.The accident occurred off the main island of Shikoku in southern Japan.The Soryu, commissioned in 2009, is the first in its class of Japanese diesel electric-powered...WW…

Tokyo (CNN)A Japanese submarine collided with a commercial ship as it attempted to surface off the country's Pacific coast on Monday, government officials said.Three crew members from the Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Soryu suffered minor injuries, and pictures from the Japanese Coast Guard showed it sustained damage to its fairwater planes, the winglike structures on its conning tower.The accident occurred off the main island of Shikoku in southern Japan.The Soryu, commissioned in 2009, is the first in its class of Japanese diesel electric-powered submarines. It displaces about...…Tokyo (CNN)A Japanese submarine collided with a commercial ship as it attempted to surface off the country's Pacific coast on Monday, government officials said.Three crew members from the Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Soryu suffered minor injuries, and pictures from the Japanese Coast Guard showed it sustained damage to its fairwater planes, the winglike structures on its conning tower.The accident occurred off the main island of Shikoku in southern Japan.The Soryu, commissioned in 2009, is the first in its class of Japanese diesel electric-powered submarines. It displaces about...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Reports of this summer’s being canceled due to Covid-19 are “categorically untrue”, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement to CNN on Friday.The Japanese government also said on Friday that it is determined the Games will go ahead following an unconfirmed report that a cancellation might be imminent.On Friday, the Times of London, citing an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition, reported that Japanese authorities had privately concluded that the Olympics could not proceed due to . CNN has not independently verified this...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Reports of this summer’s being canceled due to Covid-19 are “categorically untrue”, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement to CNN on Friday.The Japanese government also said on Friday that it is determined the Games will go ahead following an unconfirmed report that a cancellation might be imminent.On Friday, the Times of London, citing an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition, reported that Japanese authorities had privately concluded that the Olympics could not proceed due to . CNN has not independently verified this...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Reports of this summer’s being canceled due to Covid-19 are “categorically untrue”, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement to CNN on Friday.The Japanese government also said on Friday that it is determined the Games will go ahead following an unconfirmed report that a cancellation might be imminent.On Friday, the Times of London, citing an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition, reported that Japanese authorities had privately concluded that the Olympics could not proceed due to . CNN has not independently verified this...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Reports of this summer’s being canceled due to Covid-19 are “categorically untrue”, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement to CNN on Friday.The Japanese government also said on Friday that it is determined the Games will go ahead following an unconfirmed report that a cancellation might be imminent.On Friday, the Times of London, citing an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition, reported that Japanese authorities had privately concluded that the Olympics could not proceed due to . CNN has not independently verified this...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Japan will ban foreign nationals from entering the country from Monday through the end of January after several cases of the new Covid-19 variant were recorded in the country, the Japanese foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.Japanese citizens and foreign residents can still enter, but they’re required to self-quarantine for 14 days, according to Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK.The move came after the Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday confirmed two new cases of Covid-19 variant involving people who recently returned from the...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Japan will ban foreign nationals from entering the country from Monday through the end of January after several cases of the new Covid-19 variant were recorded in the country, the Japanese foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.Japanese citizens and foreign residents can still enter, but they’re required to self-quarantine for 14 days, according to Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK.The move came after the Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday confirmed two new cases of Covid-19 variant involving people who recently returned from the...WW…