Banning Spectators Is ‘Least Risky’ Option for Tokyo 2020 Games: Medical Experts June 18, 2021 By Sakura Murakami, Rocky Swift and Linda Sieg TOKYO – Japanese medical experts said on Friday that banning spectators at the Olympics was the least risky option for...
‘We Cannot Postpone Again,’ Says Tokyo Olympics Games Boss June 3, 2021 By Rocky Swift TOKYO – The head of Japan’s Olympics organizing committee ruled out on Thursday another suspension of the Games, despite deep...
Nurse Shortage Is Latest Obstacle for Tokyo Olympic Games May 4, 2021 By Stephen Wade and Yuri Kageyama TOKYO – Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them...
Olympic Officials Unveil Rules on Masks, Singing, Transport for COVID-19 Games February 3, 2021 By Jack Tarrant and Sakura Murakami Olympic officials on Wednesday unveiled the first of many COVID-19 rules for the Tokyo Games this summer, banning singing and...
Cost of Postponing Tokyo Olympics Could Reach $2.8 Billion December 7, 2020 By Stephen Wade TOKYO – The cost of the postponement for the Tokyo Olympics could reach about $2.8 billion, according to figures released...
Japan to Take Countermeasures to Prevent Cyber Attacks from Derailing Tokyo Games October 20, 2020 By Ami Miyazaki and Jack Tarrant Japan said on Tuesday it would take countermeasures to ensure next year’s Tokyo Olympics are not derailed by cyber attacks...
Global Insurers Pulled into Epicenter of COVID-19 Crisis, Firmly in Uncharted Territory June 10, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli, Katherine Chiglinsky and Benjamin Robertson Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal locked in spell-binding battle. Paul McCartney sharing a stage with Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift....
CEO of Tokyo Games Can’t Guarantee Postponed Olympics Will Be Held Even in 2021 April 13, 2020 By Stephen Wade As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday [April 10] he can’t guarantee...
China’s Factories Hit with 2nd Blow from Coronavirus as External Demand Drops March 27, 2020 By Jinshan Hong and Lin Zhu Since last week, emails from foreign clients have been flooding into export manager Grace Gao’s in-box, asking to delay orders...
AM Best Warns Losses Could Be Big for P/C Insurers Writing Event Cancellation Business March 25, 2020 Although event cancellation insurance represents a very small percentage of overall property/casualty premium, the losses for carriers that write this...