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Olympic torch relay through Osaka to be canceled

Torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics on public streets through Osaka City to be canceled.

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DPRK won't participate in Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19: Yonhap

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said it won't participate in Tokyo Olympics to protect athletes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.

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Japan to tighten anti-COVID measures ahead of Olympic Games

Japanese government is planning to allow Osaka, Hyogo and Miyagi prefectures to tighten their anti-COVID restrictions with just four months before the Tokyo Olympics, reported Kyodo News Agency on Th

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Tokyo 2020 to prioritize safety and security at Olympic Torch Relay

Japan's women footballers, champions of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, carry the Olympic Torch as the first torchbearers at the J-Village in Fukushima, Japan, March 25, 2021. /CFP "Today, we

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay starts in Fukushima

The celebration cauldron is lit on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 25, 2021. /AP The torch relay of the Tokyo 202

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay starts in Fukushima

The celebration cauldron is lit on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 25, 2021. /AP The torch relay of the Tokyo 202

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Niantic announces partnership with Nintendo on new augmented reality ‘Pikmin’ title

Nearly five years after the launch of Pokémon Go, Niantic announced Monday that they are partnering with Nintendo to co-develop a new title based on the company’s Pikmin franchise. Niantic says

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Tokyo Olympics to be held without overseas spectators: report

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics said on Saturday that the games will be staged without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic, NHK reported.

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Tajik Olympic hammer throw champion Nazarov gets two-year doping ban

Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Men's Hammer Throw at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 20, 2016. /CFP Olympic hammer thro

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Tajik Olympic hammer throw champion Nazarov gets two-year doping ban

Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Men's Hammer Throw at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 20, 2016. /CFP Olympic hammer thro

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Japan to lift COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo on Sunday

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on Thursday that the COVID-19 state of emergency for the Tokyo area will end as scheduled on Sunday.

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Tokyo 2020 confirms Olympic torch relay to begin as scheduled

The torch relay of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will begin as scheduled on March 25 in Fukushima, the organizers confirmed on Monday.

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Tokyo 2020: No decision yet on foreign spectators

A decision has not been reached on whether to allow foreign spectators to watch the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said on Thursday, denying media

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More than 30 torchbearers drop out of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay

00:45 More than 30 torchbearers, including several celebrities, dropped out of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay, which is set to begin on March 25.

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Japan to lift COVID-19 state of emergency in 6 prefectures

Japan will lift the state of emergency in six prefectures, namely Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, and Fukuoka, at the end of this month, ahead of its scheduled end date on March 7, the government a

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Pressure drops in vessel at Fukushima plant, no radioactive leakage

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Monday said the pressure inside one of the reactor containment vessels at the nuclear plant has dropped.Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPC

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Tamayo Marukawa to succeed Hashimoto as Japan's Olympic minister: NHK

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has decided to appoint Tamayo Marukawa as the next Olympic minister following Seiko Hashimoto's resignation, NHK reported Thursday.Hashimoto on Thursday resigned