As unpredictable Games looms, Japan’s sponsors struggle to adapt

With less than two months left until the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan’s Asahi Breweries still doesn’t know whether fans will be allowed into stadiums to buy its beer.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

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EXCLUSIVE G7 to back minimum global corporate tax and support economy – draft

Finance ministers from the group of seven rich nations (G7) will vow this week to support their economies as they emerge from the pandemic and reach an “ambitious” deal on a minimum global corporate tax in July, a draft communique showed.
As Japan loses training camps, Olympics buzz fades

Ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Japanese city of Kamo spent 70 million yen ($640,000) on horizontal bars, gymnastic mats and other upgrades to training facilities for 42 Russian gymnasts and coaches who now won’t be coming. The team scrapped plans for pre-Olympics training in Japan because of the resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, local officials […]
Japan considers asking Olympic fans for negative COVID tests, vaccinations

Japan is considering requiring fans attending the Tokyo Olympics to show negative COVID-19 test results or vaccination records, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Monday, as a new poll showed public opposition to the Games remained strong.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.
Asian shares step back from 2-wk highs, dollar firm

Asian shares retreated from two-week highs on Thursday and China started on the backfoot on fears central banks were closer to considering winding back their emergency stimulus while the dollar held at a one-week top.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.
Japan’s losses from COVID-19 curbs to dwarf Olympics no-go fallout, says economist

Japan stands to lose 1.8 trillion yen ($16 billion) if the Olympics were cancelled, but that would pale in comparison to the economic hit from emergency curbs if the Summer Games turned into a super-spreader event, a top economist estimated.