NEWS YORK TIMES
 
The ceremony kicked off in Fukushima Prefecture, a heavily symbolic choice a decade after the tsunami and nuclear disaster there.
When Bruna Noguchi signed up to be a torchbearer for the Tokyo Olympics a year and a half ago — before the coronavirus pandemic, before the resignati...

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AL JAZEERA
 
Japan’s PM hopes ‘momentum rises in all regions’ as torch relay begins amid strong public opposition to Tokyo Olympics.
The Olympic torch relay has kicked off in Japan amid continued public opposition, a year after authorities delayed the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games due to the coronaviru...

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TOKYO REVIEW
 
 
 
 
 
In our increasingly networked world, the international activities of states, cities, and other subnational actors are expanding rapidly. 
Their rising importance has spurred Congress to consider legislation establishing an Office of Subnational Diplomacy within the U.S. Sta...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
What is believed to be Japan’s first case of mother-to-baby transmission of the coronavirus has been confirmed, according to the Japan Pediatric Society.
The baby has no health problems, the organization has said.
The COVID-19 infection was confirmed in a baby whose mother tested po...

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AA.COM
 
Official says surging number of attacks were primitive, failing to access confidential research on COVID-19
Cyber-attacks on Japan's COVID-19 control system increased by 400% last year amid a battle against the pandemic, officials have claimed.
The country's National Center for Global He...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
The government has agreed to allow professional athletes and coaches, including those with pro baseball and soccer teams, to enter Japan provided they undergo strict anti-virus measures, a source with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, around 1...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Spectators will be barred from the start of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay, organizers said Monday, announcing a pared-back launch as the countdown to the postponed Games begins in earnest.
Fans were told to stay away from next week's "simplified" starting ceremony and first leg of ...

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NIKKEI ASIA
 
Delegation of 90 for US visit to take Pfizer shots as Tokyo pushes vaccinations
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga received his first shot of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, as he prepares for an April visit to the U.S. to meet President Joe Biden.
Suga and about 90 d...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Mio Sugita earns notoriety for accusations that women lie about sexual violence and LGBT community are ‘unproductive’
Of all the candidates for Japan’s most sexist comment of the year, there seemed to be only one possible winner – Yoshiro Mori, the former head of the Tokyo 2020 Oly...

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SKY NEWS
 
Only participants and invited guests will be allowed to attend the events amid fears crowds could worsen the pandemic in Japan.
Overseas spectators will not be allowed at this summer's Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games, it has been reported.
The games have already been postponed for a...

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