YURI KAGEYAMA

EXPLAINER: What Olympic host Japan’s COVID ‘emergency’ means
By Yuri Kageyama Aug. 05, 2021 12:18 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is playing host to the Tokyo Olympics. But the capital, as

EXPLAINER: Detailing Japan's new COVID state of emergency
By Yuri Kageyama Jul. 30, 2021 03:25 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Coronavirus infection cases have reached daily records in Tokyo,

In effort to curb COVID, Tokyo Olympics collect lots of spit
By Yuri Kageyama Jul. 30, 2021 01:55 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — They spit. They wait. They hope.
About 30,000

Disbelief, support in Japan after Naomi Osaka's elimination
By Yuri Kageyama Jul. 27, 2021 04:06 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — “Masaka" — or, in English, “No way.” That's how an incredulous

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls Games-related TV ads in Japan
By Yuri Kageyama Jul. 19, 2021 04:02 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota won’t be airing any Olympic-themed advertisements on
Japanese composer for Tokyo Olympics apologizes for abuse
By Yuri Kageyama Jul. 17, 2021 09:07 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Keigo Oyamada, a Japanese composer whose music is part of the

Tokyo assembly split after vote amid pandemic Olympics fears
By Yuri Kageyama Jul. 03, 2021 10:55 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — An election in Japan’s capital has left the Tokyo city assembly

Uganda Olympic team member tests positive for coronavirus
By Yuri Kageyama Jun. 19, 2021 09:07 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — A member of Uganda’s Olympic team has tested positive for the

Ex-Tokyo Olympics chief again criticized for sexist comment
By Yuri Kageyama Mar. 26, 2021 11:21 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who resigned last

Japan spends millions on technology for absent Olympic fans
By Yuri Kageyama Mar. 23, 2021 02:49 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top telecommunications company is getting 7.3 billion yen

Judo in Japan: Getting unwanted scrutiny for abuse, violence
By Yuri Kageyama Oct. 09, 2020 01:28 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is the home of judo, and the 19th-century martial art is

Tokyo's homeless seek Olympic Athletes Village as shelter
By Yuri Kageyama Apr. 17, 2020 11:11 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — A group representing the homeless is asking to use the Athletes