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IOC official issues warning to Tokyo 2020 organizers

Organizersofthe2020TokyoOlympicshavebeentoldthatconfidenceinthemmaybelostiftheydonotanswerquestionsaboutpreparations.ThemessagewasdeliveredintheJapanesecapitalo

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Pyeongchang 'raised the bar' for Tokyo 2020: IOC

TOKYO:AsuccessfulWinterOlympicsinPyeongchanghas"raisedthebar"forTokyo2020,theInternationalOlympicCommitteesaidonMonday(Apr23),warningorganiserstobracefordifficu

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Japan condom makers hope for 2020 Olympic lift

JapanesecondommakersarerampinguppreparationsaheadoftheTokyo2020OlympicGames,seeingagoldenopportunitytoshowcasetheirworld-recordultra-thinproducts.Foryears,hundr

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Winning mascots revealed for Tokyo 2020 Games after kids voted

ThewinningcharactersthatwillserveasmascotsfortheTokyo2020OlympicandParalympicGameswererevealedonWednesday,afteravoteamongaround16,000Japaneseschools.Thepairofma

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Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall Street's positive lead

TokyostocksopenedhigherMondayasWallStreet'scontinuedrallyattheendoflastweekbrightenedthemarketmood.Asof9:15am.,the225-issueNikkeiStockAveragegained260.28points,

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Chinese driver arrested for illegal car-renting in Japan

Recently,withmanyChinesetouristsbookingprivatecarsthroughsomeChinesecar-rentingappsfortheirvisitinJapan,localpoliceraisedsomeconcernabouttheillegalprivatecarren

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Japan targets its single population in latest Olympic promo video

SinglemenandwomeninJapanrecentlyreceivedamessagefromgovernmentinTokyoencouragingthemtogetmarried.WithTokyobeingthehostofthenextSummerOlympicsasthebackdrop,thevi

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Cuddly and cute, but will Japan's Olympic mascots be cash cows?

They'rewide-eyed,brightlycoloured,andcompletelyadorable.ButcanJapan'sOlympicmascotsbringinthecash,inacountrywherecuddlyiconspromoteeverythingfromregionaltourism

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Tokyo 2020 unveils budget cuts

Tokyo2020organisersFridayunveileda"significant"cutintheirbudgetforhostingthegames,asthecitycomesunderpressuretokeepalidonspirallingcosts.Theoverallgamesbudgetno

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Baby panda makes press debut at Japan zoo

AbabypandabornsixmonthsagomadeitsdebutbeforethecamerasinJapanMonday,adaybeforeadotingpublicgetsaneagerly-awaitedglimpseofthecuddlyanimal.ThepandanamedXiangXiang

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Chongqing Bombing survivors lose lawsuit against Japanese gov’t

TheTokyoHighCourtonThursdaymorningruledagainstagroupofChongqingBombingsurvivorswhosuedtheJapanesegovernmentandaskedforanapologyandcompensation.Thecourtacknowled

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IOC 'confident' Tokyo 2020 venues will be ready on time

Tokyoorganisersarebackontrackandwillcompletetheir2020Olympicvenuesonschedule,theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)saidMondayatthestartofathree-dayvisit.Tokyoapp

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Mascot shortlist unveiled for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

OrganizersoftheTokyoOlympicshaveunveiledtheshortlistofthreedesigns,withonetobeselectedastheofficialmascotofthe2020Games.TheOlympicandParalympicdesigns,whichcele

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First permanent venue for Tokyo 2020 Olympics opens

TokyoGovernorYurikoKoikeofficiallyopenedthecity'sfirstpermanentOlympicvenueonSaturdayaheadofthe2020summergamesduringaceremonyattendedbyhundreds.TheMusashinoFore

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Dollar drops to mid-112 yen zone on Trump's alleged links with Russia

TheU.S.dollarfelltothemid-112yenzoneFridayinTokyoamidmediareportsaboutasubpoenaissuedlastmonthrequestingdocumentsrelatedtoRussiafromTrump'scampaignofficials.At5

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Power outage wreaks havoc on Tokyo train lines, 41,000 affected

Anoperationalerrorwhichoccurredatasubstationcausedapoweroutageaffectingaround41,000passengerstravelingonmajortrainnetworksinTokyoonTuesdaymorning,EastJapanRailw

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Japan deploys Patriot missile defense system

AfterDPRKlaunchofamissileoveritsterritory,JapanhasdeployedaPatriotAdvancedCapability-3(PAC-3)missiledefensesystemataUSmilitarybaseinTokyoaspartofapreviouslysche