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Seiko Hashimoto accepts offer to become Tokyo 2020 president

Seiko Hashimoto, the current Olympic minister and a former Olympian, has accepted an offer to become the new president of Tokyo 2020 organizing committee after Yoshiro Mori resigned, NHK reported.

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Seiko Hashimoto accepts offer to become Tokyo 2020 president

Seiko Hashimoto, the current Olympic minister and a former Olympian, has accepted an offer to become the new president of Tokyo 2020 organizing committee after Yoshiro Mori resigned, NHK reported.

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Seiko Hashimoto shows readiness to be Tokyo 2020 chief: Kyodo

Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto has shown readiness to be the new president of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Kyodo News reported on Thursday.

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Seiko Hashimoto likely to succeed Mori as Tokyo 2020 president: Report

The Candidate Review Committee of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has narrowed down to Seiko Hashimoto, the current Olympic minister and a former Olympian, as a ca

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M7.1 earthquake strikes off Fukushima, Japan

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture at 11:08 p.m. local time (1408 GMT) on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The epicenter of the earthquake

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Tokyo 2020 president Mori resigns over sexist remarks

Tokyo 2020 organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori said on Friday he is stepping down from the post after controversial remarks he made about women sparked an uproar.

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Tokyo Olympics athletes to be tested every four days for COVID-19

Athletes participating in the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be tested every four days and be barred from competing if they return a confirmed positive result, according to a rulebook released Tuesday

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Tokyo 2020 chief mulls resignation over alleged sexist remarks

The president of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee said he may need to resign over comments he made about women if called to do so, the Mainichi newspaper quoted him as saying on Thursday.Yoshir

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IOC official hails prospects for 2022 Winter Olympic Games

00:41 International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach hailed the prospects for safe and successful Beijing Winter Olympics as Beijing 2022 began the one-year countdown on T

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Japan extends COVID-19 state of emergency for a month

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday announced a monthlong extension of its COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other prefectures, which was set to expire on February 7.Among t

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Protests against a military power grab in Myanmar spread

Protests against a military power grab in Myanmar have spread as far as Tokyo, Japan. Many demonstrations are taking place around the world as the military and former vice president who is now the ac

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M7.0 quake hits South Shetland Islands, Chile issues tsunami warning

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted South Shetland Islands at 23:36:55 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.Chile's interior ministry issued a tsunami warning following the quake

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Greater Bay Airlines applies for new routes with 104 destinations

Greater Bay Airlines Company Ltd. has formally applied to the Air Transport Licensing Authority of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to operate new ro

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Japan weighs fan-free Tokyo Olympics in July

The Japanese government has started considering the possibility of holding the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics without spectators this year over concern that the pandemic might not be successfully brough

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In what ways has the pandemic reshaped sporting events?

28:50 The Tokyo Olympic Games, postponed for a year due to COVID-19, are scheduled to begin this July. Organizers insist no matter what happens with the virus between now and then, the

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Tokyo 2020 Games: Organizing committee chief dismisses postponement

Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Yoshiro Mori dismissed speculations of a possible postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games on Friday, adding that a final decision could be expected before th

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Tokyo Olympics to be held as scheduled: IOC

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the Tokyo Olympics will be held as scheduled, adding that there is "no plan B" for Tokyo Olympics, according to Kyodo News.