As Tokyo battles a sharp rise in new wave of coronavirus infections, Olympic organizers are set to declare a state of emergency in the capital and ban all spectators from the Games.

After a year-long delay and despite opposition to the Olympic Games, a group of Athletes from different countries have arrived in Japan, as the countdown to the opening ceremony hit the 3-week mark.

Seoul angers Tokyo by launching annual war games around a set of islands also claimed by Japan in the East Sea.

Here is the latest top stories from Press TV on May 13, 2021.

The Japanese prime minister announces a new virus state of emergency in Tokyo and three other regions just three months before the Olympic opening ceremony.

It comes at a time when the US is grappling with unprecedented social injustice, racial prejudices, hate crimes and white supremacist violence

North Korea has fired two projectiles into the Sea of Japan, which Tokyo says were ballistic missiles.

Japan has reportedly decided to hold this year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus.

‘I’m determined to realize the Games that will bring hope and courage to the world.’

Doubts over holding next year’s re-scheduled Olympic Games have grown, as the split over the safety issues cracked open between the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese Organizers.