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TOKYO, April 2 (Xinhua) — Tokyo Olympic organizers have not yet canceled the torch relay in Osaka in two weeks' time, despite a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, told a news conference that …

The governor of Osaka prefecture and the mayor of the city of Osaka asked that the Olympic torch relay legs through the city be canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.

Osaka governor Hirofumi Yoshimura has called for the Tokyo Olympic torch relay through the city to be canceled, as the COVID-19 situation worsens in his prefecture. "I think the torch relay through the middle of Osaka should be canceled,

The Olympic torch relay leg in the city of Osaka city should be cancelled over rising coronavirus infections, the region's governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Thursday.

TOKYO — The governor of Osaka prefecture said on Thursday that he wants to cancel the torch relay legs going through Osaka later this month, less than four months before the the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said the …

Japan's government will impose emergency measures, such as shorter business hours and asking people to work from home and refrain from activities like karaoke, in the western region of Osaka to halt a rebound in COVID-19 cases. Osaka Governor Hirofumi …

The Olympic torch relay should skip Osaka city where coronavirus cases are spiking, the region's governor and the city's mayor said Thursday, local media reported. Officials in Osaka would not …