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Record 40 women win seats in Japan upper house election

A record 40 women won seats in Japan's House of Councillors election on Sunday, surpassing the previous record of 35 set in the 2022...

Delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics cost double original estimate

The final price tag for last year's Tokyo Olympics was more than double the city's original 2013 estimate after a one-year coronavirus postponement added...

Organizers bar spectators from Paralympics over virus

TOKYO—Spectators will be barred from the Tokyo Paralympics over coronavirus fears, organizers said Monday, as Japan battles record infections despite emergency measures in several...

Games’ ceremony director fired over ‘joke’

The show director for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has been fired on the eve of the event over a decades-old skit referencing the...

Support Team PH: Join virtual audience in Tokyo

Filipino athletes have joined organizers in calling for fans all over the world to be part of the virtual audience in the coming Tokyo Olympics. The...

Tokyo ‘20 chief: Olympics 100 percent on

Tokyo—The Tokyo Olympics are “100 percent” certain to go ahead, the chief organizer said Thursday, but warned that a major coronavirus outbreak mid-Games could...

Olympics a go, Japan says after US virus travel warning

Tokyo—A new US travel warning for Japan over virus risks will not affect this summer’s pandemic-postponed Olympic Games, the Japanese government and Tokyo 2020...

Tokyo games could be held without fans

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Olympic torch relay barred from Osaka public roads: governor

The Olympic torch relay will not be run on public roads in Osaka city given rising virus cases, the Japanese region's governor said Friday,...

Tokyo seeks 10,000 medical staff for Olympics despite virus surge

Japan's government said Tuesday it still planned to recruit 10,000 medical personnel for the virus-delayed Olympics, despite the heavy strain on the healthcare system...

Hashimoto: Olympics must be held at any cost

Tokyo—Tokyo 2020 should be held next year “at any cost” given athletes’ efforts to be ready, Japan’s Olympic minister said Tuesday, a day after...
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