Tag: Tokyo
Naomi Osaka conflicted over holding the Tokyo Olympics
ROME — Naomi Osaka is conflicted over whether the Tokyo Olympics should be held amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Japan set to extend virus emergency in Tokyo through May 31
TOKYO — Japan is set to expand and extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas through May 31 as the coronavirus...
Tokyo Olympic head says Bach visit to Japan could be ‘tough’
TOKYO — The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Friday that a visit to Japan this month by IOC President Thomas Bach...
Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures
TOKYO — An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled has gained ten of thousands of signatures since being launched in...
Pfzier and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC said...
Coe gives stamp of approval to Tokyo Olympic test event
SAPPORO, Japan — Sebastian Coe, the head of the world governing body of track and field, said a half-marathon test event run in Japan’s...
Italy to vaccinate its athletes for Tokyo Olympics
ROME — The Italian Olympic Committee is making arrangements to vaccinate its entire team for the Tokyo Games.
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Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
TOKYO — Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out...
Olympic torch relay detour; diving test event opens in Tokyo
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will take another detour this weekend when it enters the southern island of Okinawa.
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Masters champion Matsuyama gets Prime Minister’s Award
TOKYO — Hideki Matsuyama received the Prime Minister’s Award in Tokyo on Friday for winning the Masters golf tournament.
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