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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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Tokyo Infections Continue Upward Trend With 317 New Cases

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Tokyo confirmed 317 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Monday, up 81 from the same day a week earlier.
The daily tally in the capital was higher than the figure logged on the same day of the previous week for the ninth consecutive day.
According to the Tokyo met...

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Japan’s Olympic-Sized COVID-19 Gamble

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EAST ASIA FORUM
 
After a one-year postponement, the Tokyo Olympic Games are set to begin on 23 July. The Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have emphasised that they will hold a ‘safe and secure’ Games. But the Japanese medical community and public question the wis...

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Japan Emperor Appears Concerned Olympics Could Spread COVID

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Emperor Naruhito is believed to be "concerned" that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics could cause a further increase in coronavirus cases, the head of the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday.
"His majesty is very worried about the current infection situation of the COVI...

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Japan's Olympics Superfans Who Want Tokyo 2020 To Go Ahead Despite Covid-19

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CNN
 
Nagano/Tokyo (CNN)Kyoko Ishikawa is not your average Olympics enthusiast.
Sporting a bandana, fans, whistle and traditional Japanese costume, the IT company president is a superfan who has attended every Summer Games since Barcelona 1992.
She even performs a Japanese cheer routine at each o...

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Japan Lifting State Of Emergency In Nine Prefs.

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NHK
 
The Japanese government is ending the coronavirus state of emergency on Sunday for Tokyo and eight other prefectures. Only Okinawa Prefecture will remain under the measure through July 11.
Seven of the nine prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka, will have the state of emergency replaced wi...

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