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Tokyo Diary: South Korea And Japan Turn Back The Clock

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THE GUARDIAN
 
The two countries revived Olympic tradition and former colonial tensions with politically charged gestures
With early coverage of the Games inevitably focused on coronavirus, geopolitical tensions have barely had a look-in. But South Korea and its former colonial ruler Japan are do...

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Olympic-Related COVID Cases Now 127

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Seventeen more people linked to the Tokyo Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19, including one athlete, bringing the total since the beginning of this month to 127, Games organizers said Saturday.
The latest cases include 14 contractors and two Games officials, one of whom had ...

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Softball-Japan, U.S. Off To 2-0 Start As Action Wraps In Fukushima

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REUTERS
 
FUKUSHIMA, Japan, July 22 (Reuters) - Hosts Japan earned an extra-innings victory against Mexico on their ace's 39th birthday and the second day of softball at the Tokyo Games, joining United States at 2-0 in the standings.
Australia later on Thursday defeated Italy, who dropped to 0-2 ...

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Celtic Sign Japan Forward Furuhashi

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FRANCE 24
 
Celtic announced on Friday the signing of Japan forward and J1-League top scorer Kyogo Furuhashi from Vissel Kobe on a four-year contract.
Furuhashi, who played alongside Kobe captain Andres Iniesta in Japan, is the Hoops' fourth summer signing following the arrivals of Liam Shaw and ...

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Airlines To Put On Special Flights Home For Japanese From Virus-Hit Indonesia

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japanese airlines plan to put on special flights to allow Japanese residents in Indonesia to return home amid a surge of infections of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta said Wednesday night.
The embassy has started contacting re...

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Foreign Olympic Athlete Tests Positive In Japan

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NHK
 
The Tokyo Games organizing committee said on Thursday that a foreign athlete who is in Japan for the Olympics has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The committee says the athlete in question tested positive on Wednesday. The athlete was observing a 14-day period of self-isolation and has...

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NBA Star Hachimura To Carry Japan Flag At Tokyo Olympics

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FRANCE 24
 
NBA star Rui Hachimura will carry Japan's flag at the Tokyo Games, Japanese Olympic chiefs said Monday -- although fans might not be allowed into the stadium to watch the opening ceremony.
The Washington Wizards forward will carry the flag along with twice-world-champion wrestler Yui ...

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Japan Landslide: 20 People Missing In Atami City

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BBC
 
A huge rescue operation is under way in central Japan after a landslide hit the popular resort of Atami, killing two people and leaving 20 others missing.
Hundreds of rescuers began sweeping the hillside for survivors early on Sunday after a torrent of black mud crashed through the city a d...

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Japan PM Warns Of Closed-Door Olympics As Virus Cases Rise

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JAKARTA POST
 
 
Japan's prime minister warned that the Tokyo Olympics could be held behind closed doors, as virus cases rise in the city just three weeks before the Games begin. Organizers decided last month to set a limit of 10,000 fans or half of each venue's capacity for events at the pandemi...

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Sprinter Yamagata Named Japan's Tokyo Olympic Captain

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KYODO NEWS
 
Male sprinter Ryota Yamagata was chosen to captain Japan's Tokyo Olympic delegation, the Japanese Olympic Committee said Thursday, with female table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa named vice captain.
Yamagata and Ishikawa, both Olympic medalists who will be competing in their third st...

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