Japan

Tokyo residents gather as Olympics set to begin

Tokyo residents gather outside Tokyo's Olympic stadium to enjoy the atmosphere on the day of opening ceremony. "It really feels…

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Streets outside the Japan National Stadium are crowded as Tokyo enters the final hours before the official opening of the…

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Hours ahead of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, people take photos with the Olympic rings outside the…

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by Talek HARRIS Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony was…

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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has denied he was pressured by the International Olympic Committee into…

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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Tuesday that Japan had become the first country to fully approve…

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by Harumi OZAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- It's a neighbourhood watch with a difference. A clean-nosed crew, sniffing out trouble…

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by Talek HARRIS Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The chief of the Tokyo Olympics tried to reassure…

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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- At least eight staff at a Japanese hotel hosting Brazil's Olympic judo team have tested…

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