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U.S.-Produced Netflix Pokémon Live-Action Series Reportedly On The Way

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SORA NEWS
 
Producer might be going from a show about the devil to a show about Pocket Monsters.
Netflix has been announcing live-action versions of popular anime series at a frantic pace over the last two years, with plans to make their own non-animated versions of some of Japan’s most beloved f...

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Tropical Storm Nears Japan, Disrupting Tokyo Olympics

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CNA
 
A tropical storm churned towards Japan and the Olympic Games on Tuesday (Jul 27), whipping up welcome waves for surfing medal hopefuls but disrupting other events with rain and strong winds.
Olympic organisers have rescheduled rowing and archery over concerns about high winds from Tropical ...

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Nagase Wins Elusive Judo Gold

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Takanori Nagase gave Japan its fifth gold medal in judo at the Tokyo Olympics, winning the men’s 81-kilogram division on Tuesday at Nippon Budokan.
The 27-year-old Nagase, a bronze medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, reached the top of the medal podium by defeating Saeid Mollaei o...

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Mizutani-Ito Pair Wins Historic Gold In Mixed Doubles

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito earned a double place in sports history on Monday night by winning the first-ever Olympic title in the newly added mixed doubles event of table tennis and giving Japan its first-ever Olympic gold medal in the sport.
Mizutani and Ito combined to defeat th...

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Teenagers Win All 3 Medals In Women's Street Skateboarding Event

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NPR
 
Thirteen-year-old Momiji Nishiya dazzled during the Olympic women's skateboarding street competition. She skated through a park of rails, ramps and stairs meant to mimic city street parks at the Ariake Urban Sports Park.
When she finished, she became Japan's youngest-ever gold medal winner ...

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Japan Wins Skateboarding's Maiden Gold, Tunisian Swimmer Stuns Superpowers

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REUTERS
 
Japan bagged skateboarding's first gold medal and notched a surprise win in the pool on Sunday, in a day of high drama as 18-year-old Tunisian Ahmed Hafnaoui stunned the swimming superpowers with victory in the men's 400m freestyle.
Skateboarder Yuto Horigome, who grew up in the Tokyo w...

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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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Emperor Wishes Olympians Best In Meeting With Jill Biden, Macron

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Emperor Naruhito told U.S. first lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders Friday that he has the "deepest respect" for all of the athletes who have gathered in Japan for the Olympics despite the challenge posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
"It is my ...

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Tokyo Reports 1,359 Coronavirus Cases; Nationwide Tally 4,225

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 1,359 new coronavirus cases, down 620 from Thursday.
The average for Tokyo over the past seven days stands at 1386.
People in their 20s (492 cases), their 30s (276) and their 40s (204) accounted for the highest numbers, while 183 ...

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