Emergency management
FILE - Chinese artist Ai Weiwei poses for the media during an "I am a Hong Konger! Discussing Human Rights and Democracy" panel discussion hosted by the faction of the German Liberals at the Reichstag building, home of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany on Sept. 29, 2020. Ai Weiwei, the dissident Chinese architect behind the Beijing stadium hosting the Friday Feb. 4, 2022 opening ceremony of the Winter Games has scoffed at the head of the U.N. health agency, saying China should award him “a gold medal” for not asking hard questions about its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Chinese dissident Ai voices criticism as Winter Games open

By Jamey Keaten Feb. 04, 2022 01:15 PM EST

A woman wearing a face mask to curb the spread of the coronavirus walks with a parasol on a street in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Japan is playing host to the Tokyo Olympics. But the capital, as well as other populous areas, are in the middle of a government-declared “state of emergency” to curb surging COVID-19 infections. (AP Photo/Kantaro Komiya)
EXPLAINER: What Olympic host Japan’s COVID ‘emergency’ means

By Yuri Kageyama Aug. 05, 2021 12:18 AM EDT

People wearing face masks walk past the Olympics Rings statue in Tokyo, Thursday, July 8, 2021. Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency starting next week and lasting through the Olympics, with COVID-19 cases surging and feared to multiply during the Games. (Shinji Kita/Kyodo News via AP)
Japan to declare virus emergency lasting through Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 07, 2021 10:42 PM EDT

People walk by posters to promote the Olympic Games planned to start in the summer of 2021, in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Japan announces easing of virus emergency ahead of Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi Jun. 17, 2021 12:38 AM EDT

People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk along a pedestrian crossing Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 500 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Japan looks to ease virus emergency ahead of Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi Jun. 16, 2021 09:23 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 24, 2021, file photo, former sumo stable master Chiganoura, left, receives his first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sporting arena. The arena, mainly used for sumo wrestling tournaments, is being used as a temporary inoculation venue for residents over 65 years old in Tokyo. Japan, seriously behind in coronavirus vaccination efforts, is scrambling to boost daily shots as the start of the Olympics in July closes in. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Japan's vaccine push ahead of Olympics looks to be too late

By Mari Yamaguchi Jun. 01, 2021 08:31 AM EDT

People wear face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in front of Okayama railway station in Okayama, western Japan, Friday, May 14, 2021. Japan is set to further expand a coronavirus state of emergency, currently in Tokyo and five other prefectures, to nine areas, including Okayama, as the government is determined to hold the Olympics in just over two months. (Kyodo News via AP)
Japan expands virus emergency ahead of Tokyo Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi May. 14, 2021 05:24 AM EDT

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga responds to a reporter's question after he spoke at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, May 7, 2021. Suga announced an extension of a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas through May 31. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps

By Mari Yamaguchi May. 06, 2021 10:53 PM EDT

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in Osaka, western Japan, Monday, April 5, 2021. Osaka prefecture issued a special warning Wednesday, April 7, 2021 over the rapid upsurge of the coronavirus cases that has put the area's medical systems on the brink of collapse, requesting the cancellation of the Olympic torch relay on public roads. (Juntaro Yokoyama/Kyodo News via AP)
Osaka issues virus spike warning, wants torch relay rerouted

By Mari Yamaguchi Apr. 07, 2021 05:55 AM EDT

Workers gesture near the Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre under construction for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou in northwestern China's Hebei province on on Dec. 16, 2020. Calls for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on human rights grounds are “doomed to failure,” a Chinese government spokesperson said Wednesday, March 3, 2021, as lawmakers and political advisers began converging on China's capital for the biggest annual gathering of the political calendar. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China: Calls for 2022 Winter Olympics boycott doomed to fail

Mar. 03, 2021 04:43 AM EST

German Klaus Schwab, left, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, WEF, listens Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga displayed in screens during a video conference at the Davos Agenda, in Cologny near Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, January 29, 2021. The Davos Agenda, from 25 to 29 January 2021, is a online edition due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak gather global leaders to shape the principles, policies and partnerships needed in this challenging new context. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
Japan prime minister says he's determined to hold Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi Jan. 29, 2021 08:10 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, the Olympic Symbol is reinstalled after it was taken down for maintenance ahead of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Odaiba section in Tokyo. More than 80% of people in Japan who were surveyed in two polls in the last few days say the Tokyo Olympics should be canceled or postponed, or say they believe the Olympics will not take place. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
80% say Tokyo Olympics should be called off or won't happen

By Stephen Wade Jan. 11, 2021 02:57 AM EST

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press at her office of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo Wednesday, June 17, 2020, ahead of a two-week campaigning for the election. A political go-getter, Koike even had the coronavirus crisis turn in her favor. And she repeatedly upstaged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by taking more proactive steps ahead of him, gaining public support. Timing is also on her side now, she is cruising to a certain victory in the July 5 election for her second term as head of the Japanese capital. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Call to cancel Tokyo Olympics enters race for Tokyo governor

By Mari Yamaguchi And Stephen Wade Jun. 18, 2020 01:16 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, Tulane running back Amare Jones is tackled for a loss by Auburn defensive end Marlon Davidson (3) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala. Davidson was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the NFL football draft Friday, April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
The Latest: Wiz coach Brooks’ buzz cut nets $50K for charity

By The Associated Press May. 14, 2020 12:50 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 6, 2020, file photo, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) knocks down Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis as he drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. One of Antetokounmpo’s brothers says the Bucks star’s social media was hacked, causing a series of bizarre and offensive tweets to come from that account. The Bucks and Octagon, the agency that represents the reigning MVP, confirmed the hacking. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
The Latest: Division II league in Calif suspends fall sports

By The Associated Press May. 12, 2020 01:34 PM EDT

NHL profile photo on Chicago Blackhawks player Patrick Kane at a game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alta. on Sat, Feb. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Larry MacDougal
The Latest: 3 players on Brazilian soccer team test positive

By The Associated Press May. 06, 2020 05:26 PM EDT

A locked gate is seen by the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City was due to play Burnley in an English Premier League soccer match Saturday March 14, 2020, after all English soccer games were cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. For most people, the new COVID-19 coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
The Latest: European track championships in Paris canceled

By The Associated Press Apr. 23, 2020 07:33 AM EDT

In this Thursday, April 16, 2020 photo, a coronavirus related message with the Spanish words "todo va a salir bien" which means "everything will be ok" is written on a protective suit of a healthcare worker of the Clinica CEMTRO in Madrid, Spain. The clinic still attends to patients who require emergency treatment for orthopedic traumas, but the staff is mostly dedicated to the COVID-19 patients who are sent by the public hospitals that have been hugely overwhelmed in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Spanish sports clinic becomes center for virus patients

By Bernat Armangue And Tales Azzoni Apr. 17, 2020 07:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2019, file photo, the United States Tennis Association Men's U.S. Open Trophy, one of the world's most recognized sports trophies, is displayed at the Tiffany Men's Pop-Up store in New York. The USTA says it is overseeing a commitment of more than $50 million to help the sport deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
The Latest: Mikaela Shiffrin performing for Goggles for Docs

By The Associated Press Apr. 16, 2020 05:17 PM EDT

Members of cleaning crew wearing protective masks and suits disinfect a bus as a preventive measure against the spread of the new coronavirus, in Mexico City, Thursday, April 2, 2020. Mexico has started taking tougher measures against the new coronavirus, but some experts warn the country is acting too late and testing too little to prevent the type of crisis unfolding across the border in the United States. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
26 infected with coronavirus at Mexico hospital; doctor dead

By Christopher Sherman Apr. 02, 2020 08:34 PM EDT