Tokio The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that a cancellation of the Games might be imminent.
Age 118, the world’s oldest living person will carry the Olympic flame in Japan
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Tokyo At 118 jaar oud, the world's oldest living person is preparing to carry the Olympic torch this May in Japan. Kane Tanaka, who has twice survived cancer, lived through two global pandemics and loves fizzy drink...
Iran se enigste vroulike Olimpiese medaljewenner wat onder wit vlag in Tokio meegeding het
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Die Iraanse vrouewenner van die Olimpiese medalje, Kimia Alizadeh, het vlugtelingstatus in Duitsland gekry en beoog om hierdie somer in Tokio onder 'n wit vlag in Tokio deel te neem. Alizadeh, wat taekwondo bron gewen het ...
How Sandi Morris and Tyrone Smith navigated the ‘purgatory’ of a postponed Olympics
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When your career highs come around only once every four years, the prospect of putting your aspirations on hold can be difficult to stomach. It's a reality that all athletes hopeful of competing at the Olympics w...
Why Japan took so long to start Covid-19 vaccinations, even with the Olympics looming
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Tokyo With the Olympic games due to start in Tokyo in July, Japan had every reason to move quickly to approve a Covid-19 vaccine and begin inoculations. But the country only started inoculating its population of 126...
Japan increases protection for US military amid ‘severe security environment’
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Hong Kong Japan's military performed 25 missions in 2020 in defense of US ships or planes, a sign of the growing integration of two of Asia's most powerful armed forces. The number of what Japan calls "asset protect...
Don’t be silent: How a 22-year-old woman helped bring down the Tokyo Olympics chief
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When a 22-year-old Japanese college student launched an online campaign against the powerful Tokyo Olympics chief and the sexist remarks he made, she was not sure it would go very far. But in less than two weeks, Mom...
Powerful earthquake hits Japan near Fukushima
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Tokio, Japan A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Japan, close to Fukushima, late Saturday evening but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The epicenter of the quake, watter ...
Winter Olympics: A year before the Beijing Games, meer as 180 campaign groups are calling for a diplomatic boycott
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A letter signed by more than 180 campaign groups calling for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing warns the Games could "embolden" human rights abuses in China. The letter was put forward by "...
Top Tokyo Olympics organizing official apologizes for sexist remarks that women talk too much in meetings
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Tokyo Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, apologized Thursday after comments he made suggesting women talk too much during meetings were leaked to the Japanese media. Mori, n vorm ...
Japan se Suga verklaar noodtoestand vir Tokio, aangesien Covid-19-gevalle die hoogste vlakke bereik
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Die Japanse premier, Yoshihide Suga, het 'n noodtoestand vir die land se hoofstad en omliggende gebiede verklaar, aangesien Covid-19-gevalle sedert die begin van die pandemie tot die hoogste vlakke styg.. Die opkoms ...
Japan is gereed vir noodtoestand terwyl Covid-19-sake styg
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Tokio Japan kan hierdie week 'n noodtoestand betree, aangesien die land met stygende gevalle van koronavirus worstel, waarvan 'n aantal aan 'n nuwe gekoppel is, potensieel meer aansteeklike variant. Praat met 'n nuwe jaar ...
Japan will ban entry to foreign nationals after Covid-19 variant detected in country
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Japan will ban foreign nationals from entering the country starting Monday through the end of January after several cases of the new Covid-19 variant were recorded in the country, according to Japan's public broadca...