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New Tokyo 2020 chief acknowledges ‘great public concern’ over Games
Seiko Hashimoto says she is taking on ‘grave responsibility’ as she succeeds Yoshiro Mori after sexism rowSeik…
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Tokyo 2020: Japan’s Olympics minister in line to lead committee
Officials hope selection of Seiko Hashimoto will draw line under row over predecessor’s sexist remarksJapan’s …
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Tokyo Olympics president Yoshiro Mori quits after sexist comments uproar – video report
The head of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organising committee has resigned, a week after his derogatory comments abo…
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Tokyo Olympics chief resigns over sexist comments
Yoshiro Mori issues apology, saying his ‘inappropriate remarks have caused chaos’The head of the Tokyo 2020 Ol…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics president expected to resign over sexist comments
Yoshiro Mori had insisted for days he would not quit but Japanese media say he will step down amid a growing t…
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IOC condemns remarks about women by Tokyo chief as volunteers quit
Head of organising committee in Japan, Yoshiro Mori, under pressure to step down as anger grows The Internatio…
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Conservative world of sumo slow to take action on concussion
While football and rugby make adjustments, clashes of heads continue in Japan’s national sport The crack of tw…
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Olympic organisers to ban singing in silent Tokyo Games
Competitors must take Covid test 72 hours before departureTold not to use public transport on arrival in Tokyo…
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Tokyo Olympics: definitely going ahead unless cancelled again?
Billed as a celebration of humankind’s victory over coronavirus, Games could fall foul of pandemic for a secon…
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‘Tokyo Games are on’: Japan’s PM says Olympics will go ahead – video
Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga promised a 'safe and secure' Olympics on Friday after a media…
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Japan dismisses ‘categorically untrue’ stories that Tokyo Olympics are doomed
Sources at IOC adamant Games will go ahead in JulyCountry has surge in Covid cases centred on capitalThe Japan…
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Tokyo’s 10-year-old sumo champion in training – in pictures
Kyuta Kumagai, crowned last year as the under-10 sumo world champion, is twice the size of other children his …
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Kazuyoshi Miura signs contract to play past 54th birthday in Japan
Upcoming season will be Miura’s 36th as a professionalHe played four times for Yokohama FC in 2020 seasonKazuy…
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Olympics official says he is not certain Tokyo Games will go ahead
IOC’s Dick Pound voices concern after host city declared state of emergency due to third wave of coronavirusCo…
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Fresh fears for Tokyo Olympics as host city sees surge in Covid-19 infections
Tokyo reported 1,300 new coronavirus infections on ThursdayHealth experts concerned over stretched medical inf…
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Tokyo Olympics: IOC chief ‘very confident’ spectators can attend delayed Games
Thomas Bach says he and Japanese prime minister are ‘totally aligned’ in determination to make Tokyo 2021 a su…
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Russia planned cyber-attack on Tokyo Olympics, says UK
Foreign secretary condemns ‘cynical and reckless’ bid to disrupt Games, before they were postponedRussian mili…
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Tokyo Olympics must be held at ‘any cost’, says Japanese minister
Seiko Hashimoto says country is planning for event next year even though a widely available vaccine is unlikel…
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Olympic torch goes on display in Japan before rescheduled Games – video
The Olympic flame has gone on display in Tokyo, having arrived from Greece in March and been mostly hidden awa…
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Naomi Osaka reflects on challenges of being black and Japanese
‘It’s a bit ignorant. ... It’s not really a hate thing’Grand slam winner also pays tribute to mentor Kobe Brya…