Kentarō Kobayashi was removed from his seat on the Olympics creative team after his 23-year-old Holocaust joke resurfaced.

With no fans, foreign or local, permitted in Japan, the Tokyo Olympics have the distinction of being the first Games without spectators.

Navigating the Tokyo Games may prove to be anything but a piece of cake thanks to Japan's strict COVID-19 guidelines.

After Japan declared a COVID-19 'state of emergency' on July 8, most of the Olympic events will be held in near-empty venues.

In a speech last week, Japanese Defense Minister Yasuhide Nakayama cautioned about the power of a China-Russia alliance.

China turns belligerent after a Japanese official said Japan could not sit by idly if China invades Taiwan.

Japan's Olympic Committee President Seiko Hashimoto told reporters that a 'very heavy judgement was made' to bar spectators.

A defector who escaped slavery slammed Gwen Berry, noting things would have gone much differently had she performed her stunt in North Korea.

'I think the U.S. military was adamant about not letting the remains return to Japanese territory,' the researcher said.

Jill Biden, and not her husband, will represent the United States at the Tokyo Olympics. The news caused a social media buzz.