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TOKYO OLYMPIC WORKERS NEED TO REGULARLY CHECK FOR COVID-19
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- Tokyo Olympic workers need to regularly check for COVID-19.
- The workers will do so by self-collecting saliva samples regularly.
- Organizers plan to distribute containers for submission at one of around 60 locations. ...
JAPAN OLYMPIC ORGANIZERS TO LIMIT NO. OF OVERSEAS OFFICIALS
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- Japan Olympic organizers to limit no. of overseas officials.
- Around 78,000 officials and workers will be allowed at the games.
- Olympic and Paralympic athletes has remained unchanged at about 15,000.
- Japan is fa...
TOKYO OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS ORGANIZERS TO A HOLD JOINT MEETING
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- Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizers to hold a joint meeting.
- Representatives of the central and Tokyo municipal governments are also said to attend the meeting.
- Seiko Hashimoto is the new President of the Tokyo 2020...
NEW VARIANT OF COVID-19 LEADS JAPAN GOVT. TO SUSPEND SPECIAL ENTRY OF ATHLETES
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- New variant of COVID-19 leads Japan Govt. to suspend special entry of athletes.
- The new policy by the govt. will be placed until the end of January.
- The Govt. has already notified the Japanese Olympic Committee and other ...
JAPANESE BOY BAND ARASHI HOLDS ONLINE PERFORMANCE IN TOKYO
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- Japanese boy band Arashi holds online performance in Tokyo.
- The band performed at an empty National Stadium in Tokyo.
- The group prerecorded the concert without fans present at the stadium.
- NHK had tapped the gr...
JAPAN PLANNING TO ALLOW FOREIGN ATHLETES INTO THE COUNTRY UNDER CONDITIONS
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- Japan planning to allow foreign athletes into the country under conditions.
- The athletes will be allowed to enter if they contribute to Japan’s success at the Tokyo Olympics.
- The athletes will be required to hand i...
JAPAN’S OLYMPIC MINISTER INSISTS ON HOLDING THE TOKYO GAMES NEXT YEAR
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- Japan’s Olympic Minister insists on holding the Tokyo Games next year.
- The Olympics had to originally take place in July 2020 but was delayed due to pandemic.
- A panel has been organized by the Japanese government t...
INFORMATION CENTER ON SEXUAL-MINORITY INDIVIDUALS TO OPEN IN TOKYO; TOKYO OLYMPICS 2021
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- Information center on sexual-minority individuals to open in Tokyo; Tokyo Olympics 2021.
- The name of the center is ‘The Pride House’.
- The information center will open on Oct. 11 in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo....