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Tokyo 2020 organisers fight false rumours Olympics cancelled over coronavirus crisis
Organisers says they are not considering cancelling the Games after incorrect assertion spreads online Tokyo O…
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Radiation hotspots ‘found near Fukushima Olympic site’
Greenpeace calls for fresh monitoring of region where nuclear disaster occurredGreenpeace has said it detected…
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Japan’s rising sun flag has a history of horror. it must be banned at the Tokyo Olympics | Alexis Dudden
Beloved of the far right, the former imperial standard dishonours the memory of the second world war deadImagi…
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2020 Olympic marathon could start at 5am to keep it in Tokyo
City officials hit back at plan to move event 800km north to Sapporo, saying they were not consulted about the…
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Tokyo 2020: a sneak peek at some of the Olympic venues – gallery
With 282 days to go, the Tokyo 2020 organisers have held a World Press Briefing at some of the venues to show …
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Tokyo Olympics construction worker dies from suspected heatstroke
Japan’s capital has had temperatures above 31C for two weeks, prompting fears for 2020 Games’ athletesHeatstro…
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Tokyo 2020 medals unveiled with one year until Olympic Games – video
The medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unveiled today with exactly one year to go until next ye…
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Thousands of Tokyo commuters told to work from home to avoid Olympic crush
Employees will stay home for two weeks as part of mass trial to take pressure off crowded public transport sys…