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Tokyo Olympics head Yoshiro Mori to resign over sexist remarks — reports
World
February 11, 2021
Tokyo Olympics head Yoshiro Mori to resign over sexist remarks — reports
Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, is set to resign after facing backlash for sexist comments, Japanese…
Japan vaccination uncertainty casts doubts over Olympics
World
January 22, 2021
Japan vaccination uncertainty casts doubts over Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is publicly adamant that it will stage its postponed Olympics this summer. But to pull it…
The Latest: Thailand adds 745 virus cases, new restrictions
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January 4, 2021
The Latest: Thailand adds 745 virus cases, new restrictions
BANGKOK — Thailand registered 745 new coronavirus cases in two days on Monday with a new death reported in Bangkok,…
Ginza shoppers clean hands, phones with high-tech wash stations
World
December 21, 2020
Ginza shoppers clean hands, phones with high-tech wash stations
TOKYO (Reuters) – Shoppers washed their hands and sterilised their smartphones in the streets of Tokyo’s posh Ginza district on…
Japan PM Suga trips up with messy reversal on tourism campaign
World
November 25, 2020
Japan PM Suga trips up with messy reversal on tourism campaign
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s abrupt decision to partially pause a domestic travel campaign amid rising COVID-19…
Bach says Tokyo Olympic “participants” may need vaccinations
World
November 16, 2020
Bach says Tokyo Olympic “participants” may need vaccinations
TOKYO (AP) — Olympic participants and fans arriving for next year’s postponed Tokyo Olympics are likely to face requirements to…
Tokyo Olympic CEO: Vaccine not requirement to hold games
World
September 4, 2020
Tokyo Olympic CEO: Vaccine not requirement to hold games
TOKYO (AP) — A vaccine is not a requirement for holding next year’s postponed Olympics and Paralympics, the CEO of…
The Latest: Recoveries in Pakistan hit 50 percent, cases still up
World
July 1, 2020
The Latest: Recoveries in Pakistan hit 50 percent, cases still up
ISLAMABAD — The number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus in Pakistan has surpassed 100,000, about 50 percent…
Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
World
June 13, 2020
Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
Next year’s Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said, pledging a “120-percent effort”…
It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official
World
June 6, 2020
It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official
High-ranking Olympic official Pierre-Olivier Beckers on Saturday made plain that the delayed Tokyo Olympics “will be held in 2021 or…