No moment of silence at Tokyo Olympics to remember Hiroshima atomic bombing

No moment of silence at Tokyo Olympics to remember Hiroshima atomic bombing

IOC President Thomas Bach will not heed a request from Hiroshima city hall for the Olympic community to observe a moment...

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Delegations warned over Olympians drinking in athletes village

Delegations warned over Olympians drinking in athletes village

Tokyo Games organizers give warnings to some national delegations over their Olympians drinking alcohol at a park in the...

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Tokyo Games car suspected of hit-and-run

Tokyo Games car suspected of hit-and-run

A Tokyo Games car is suspected of involvement in a hit-and-run after colliding into other vehicles on the Metropolitan E...

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Water bursts out of pipe in Odawara, southwest of Tokyo

Water bursts out of pipe in Odawara, southwest of Tokyo

Massive amounts of water burst out of a pipe under a road in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo.

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Belarus athlete at Tokyo Olympics seeks to defect

Belarus athlete at Tokyo Olympics seeks to defect

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya who competed at the Tokyo Olympics wants to defect after defying her team's ...

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Tokyo Olympic playbook violators total 28 at midway point

Tokyo Olympic playbook violators total 28 at midway point

The number of people violating the Tokyo Olympic playbook rules for athletes and officials totals 28 at the midway point...

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Crown Prince Fumihito encourages students to pursue cultural and artistic activities

Crown Prince Fumihito encourages students to pursue cultural and artistic activities

Crown Prince Fumihito encourages high school students to pursue cultural and artistic activities in an online speech to ...

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Georgian judo silver medalists kicked out of Tokyo Olympics

Georgian judo silver medalists kicked out of Tokyo Olympics

Two Georgian judoka have been kicked out of the Tokyo Olympics after winning silver medals for going sightseeing in viol...

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Japan expands state of emergency to 3 prefectures surrounding Tokyo plus Osaka

Japan expands state of emergency to 3 prefectures surrounding Tokyo plus Osaka

The Japanese government decides to expand the state of emergency over the coronavirus currently covering Tokyo and Okina...

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Myanmar soccer player seeking asylum in Japan practices with new team

Myanmar soccer player seeking asylum in Japan practices with new team

Myanmar soccer player Pyae Lyan Aung who is seeking asylum in Japan practices with YSCC Yokohama for the first time afte...

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