Sports
Olympics & Paralympics
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Games organizers, govt officials to meet on March 3
The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the central and Tokyo metropolit...
February 27, 2021
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Tokyo Games Committee Announces COVID-19 Measures for Olympic Torch Relay
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee announced on Thursday its measures again...
February 25, 2021
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Sports Get into High Gear in Race Against Time for Olympic Qualifying
Having passed the 150-days-to-go mark until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, t...
February 24, 2021
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Hashimoto appointment a delicate balancing act behind the scenes
Seiko Hashimoto’s appointment as president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee Thursday has fi...
February 19, 2021
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How Kawabuchi stepped back from Tokyo Games post
Saburo Kawabuchi, who recently appeared set to take the helm of the Tokyo Games organizing committee...
February 13, 2021
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Sports World Braces Amid Reports of Mori’s Resignation
Sports officials preparing for the Tokyo Games were rattled as reports circulated of Yoshiro Mori’s ...
February 12, 2021
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JOC Wants all National Sports Teams to be Called ‘Team Japan’
The Japanese Olympic Committee will launch the “Team Japan” initiative this year to strengthen the s...
January 19, 2021
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Govt Plans to Require Foreign Spectators for the Games to Use Smartphone Health App
Takuya Hirai, minister for digital transformation, said on Sunday that the government plans to requi...
December 28, 2020
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Tokyo Games’ Organizer, Sponsors Agree to Contract Extension
The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced Thursday that it had re...
December 25, 2020
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Tokyo Games’ Opening and Closing Ceremonies to Be radically Simplified
The team of directors for the opening and closing ceremonies of the postponed Tokyo Olympic and Para...
December 23, 2020
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Japan to Assist Towns Hosting Foreign Olympic Athletes Take Virus Measures
The government will pay all costs for measures to combat the novel coronavirus for municipalities th...
December 14, 2020
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