Powerful sports federations, political leaders and major newspapers are calling on Japan to postpone the Olympics in Tokyo due to the deadly coronavirus sweeping the globe, which would force the first cancellation of an Olympic games since World War II ... The International Olympic Committee and host nation Japan have yet to back down from the line that the games will begin as planned on July 24

Japan has so far avoided a surge in coronavirus cases ... But it may not be able to dodge a bullet forever

Canada and Australia have already pulled out of the Summer Games

The traditional cherry blossom viewing, or hanami, season is hugely economically and culturally important

Taro Aso highlights 40-year cycle to make pointTokyo officials and IOC insist Games will go aheadJapan’s deputy prime minister has said the Tokyo Olympics are “cursed”, as speculation mounts that the Games will have to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic ... Taro Aso, who has a history of making gaffes, told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that the Olympics appeared to be blighted by world events every 40 years

At popular tourist stops in Thailand and Japan, some creatures are going hungry because visitors haven’t been turning up to feed them

How does the coronavirus pandemic end ... Governments around the world are trying to figure that out, along with what role they can play

The Bank of Japan is hesitant to join the Fed and other central banks in cutting interest rates because its target is already below zero, and it wants to focus on supporting companies affected by the novel coronavirus, people familiar with its thinking say

There’s growing concern that the deadly coronavirus sweeping the globe might force the first cancellation of an Olympic Games since World War Two ... The International Olympic Committee and host nation Japan are holding the line that the Tokyo Games will begin as planned on July 24

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