Mari Yamaguchi, Author at Greenfield Recorder

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach looks outside from the vehicle as he arrives at accommodation Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Tokyo. Bach arrived on Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Tokyo as Japan Prime Minister Yoshihde Suga was set to declare a state of emergency that is likely to result in a ban on fans from the Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus infections spread across the capital. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Fans banned at Olympics; Tokyo under state of emergency

by Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press, and Stephen Wade Associated PressJuly 8, 2021July 8, 2021

TOKYO — Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after meeting with IOC and Japanese organizers on Thursday.The ban came hours after a state of emergency in the capital…

A bird rests with a backdrop of the Olympic rings floating in the water in the Odaiba section Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Tokyo. Two top officials of Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday, April 15, 2021, said radical changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One went as far to suggest they still could be canceled, and the other that even if they proceed, it might be without any fans. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Officials say Olympic cancellation, no fans still an option

by Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press, and Yuri Kageyama Associated PressApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021

The Olympic Rings are displayed at the entrance of the International Olympic Committee headquarters during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday.

On hold: Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, Stephen Wade Associated Press, and Mari Yamaguchi Associated PressMarch 24, 2020March 24, 2020

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a parliamentary session in Tokyo Monday, March 23, 2020. Abe said a postponement of Tokyo Olympics would be unavoidable if the games cannot be held in a complete way because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP)

Tokyo Olympics seem sure to happen – but in 2021, not 2020

by Stephen Wade Associated Press, and Mari Yamaguchi Associated PressMarch 23, 2020March 23, 2020

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, then newly appointed Minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Hashimoto's response to a question in the upper house of Parliament on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, implies the Olympics could be held later in the year and would not have to start on July 24, 2020. Tokyo's Olympics are being threatened by a fast-spreading virus...

Japan Olympic Minister: Games could be held any time in 2020

by Yuri Kageyama Associated Press, and Mari Yamaguchi Associated PressMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

FILE - In this July 12, 2019, photo, Placido Domingo speaks during a news conference about his upcoming show "Giovanna d'Arco" in Madrid, Spain. The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee says opera legend Domingo has said he won’t perform at pre-Olympics cultural events in Japan. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

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Domingo won’t perform at Tokyo Olympics

by Mari Yamaguchi Associated PressNovember 8, 2019

Two volunteers look at the Kyoto Animation building destroyed in an arson attack Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Kyoto, Japan. The fire broke out in the three-story building in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, after a suspect sprayed an unidentified liquid to accelerate the blaze, Kyoto prefectural police and fire department officials said. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Man shouting ‘You die’ kills 33 at Japan anime studio

by Mari Yamaguchi Associated PressJuly 18, 2019

A man pays respects at a makeshift memorial for the victims of a knife attack Tuesday, May 28, 2019, in Kawasaki, just outside Tokyo. A man carrying a knife in each hand has attacked a group of schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Knife-wielding man attacks schoolgirls in Japan, killing 2

by Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press, and Jae Hong Associated PressMay 28, 2019

Members of The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, seen on screen, celebrate, as Hayabusa2 spacecraft safely evacuated and remained intact after the blast, in Sagamihara, near Tokyo, Friday, April 5, 2019. Japan's space agency says its spacecraft has released an explosive onto an asteroid to make a crater on its surface and collect underground samples to find possible clues to the origin of the solar system. (Daisuke Suzuki/Kyodo News via AP)

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Japan Hayabusa2 spacecraft drops explosive on asteroid to make crater

by Mari Yamaguchi Associated PressApril 5, 2019

This aerial view shows a damaged bridge to Kansai International Airport in Osaka, western Japan, Wednesday, a day after a tanker was slammed into its side by a powerful typhoon.

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Typhoon leaves destruction, major airport closed in Japan

by Mari Yamaguchi Associated PressSeptember 7, 2018