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Olympics will happen ‘however coronavirus evolves’: Tokyo 2020 chief

The pandemic-postponed Olympics will go ahead this summer "however the coronavirus evolves", Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori says at a press conference in the capital, brushing aside doubts about the event.…

3 years ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

With six months to go, cancellation fears cloud Tokyo Olympics

When the Tokyo Olympics were postponed last year, officials promised they would open in 2021 as proof of mankind's triumph over the coronavirus. But six months before the rescheduled start, victory over…

3 years ago

Sport

⁣⁣⁣Africa’s confirmed cases pass 3.1m – Africa CDC, Trump faces historic second impeachment vote and more

Here are a few reasons to pick up a copy of The Guardian on Thursday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Thursday.…

3 years ago

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Olympic super-fan determined to welcome world to Tokyo

Whistle-blowing, flag-waving super-fan Kyoko Ishikawa has attended every Summer Olympics in the past 30 years -- and the Tokyo resident doesn't plan on missing out on a Games in her home city.…

4 years ago

Sport

Tokyo governor sees ‘no circumstances’ for cancelling Olympics

Tokyo's governor says she can see "no circumstances" under which the virus-postponed 2020 Olympics will be cancelled, despite rising coronavirus infections in Japan and continued public scepticism. In an interview with AFP,…

4 years ago

Sport

‘Flowers’ bloom between Singapore and Tokyo despite travel ban

A new art installation in Tokyo and Singapore lets people "blow" dandelion fluff across to each other at a time when the coronavirus has closed international borders.…

4 years ago

Business·News

Must be love: the Tokyo ‘clinic’ treating stuffed toys

Tokyo's Natsumi Clinic specialises in restoring much-loved stuffed toys to their original glory, delighting owners like Yui Kato, who brought in her sheep, Yuki-chan.…

4 years ago

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Must be love: the Tokyo ‘clinic’ treating stuffed toys

Tokyo's Natsumi Clinic specialises in restoring much-loved stuffed toys to their original glory, delighting owners like Yui Kato, who brought in her sheep, Yuki-chan.…

4 years ago

News·World

Tokyo opens 15,000-seat Olympic aquatics centre

Tokyo opens a 15,000-seat swimming venue for next year's Olympic Games, with a swimming star who was diagnosed with leukaemia last year demonstrating freestyle at the ceremony. The $542 million Aquatics Centre…

4 years ago

Sport

The underground ‘Parthenon’ protecting Tokyo from floods

It has been called Japan's underground "Parthenon," a cavernous complex charged with protecting Tokyo from catastrophic flooding -- a risk experts warn is growing as the climate changes.…

4 years ago

News·World

Thousands of goldfish in exhibition at Japan’s Art Aquarium

Japan's Art Aquarium in Tokyo opens its latest goldfish exhibition, where thousands of colourful creatures splash in art forms designed by Hidetomo Kimura.…

4 years ago

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Tokyo

Olympics will happen ‘however coronavirus evolves’: Tokyo 2020 chief

With six months to go, cancellation fears cloud Tokyo Olympics

⁣⁣⁣Africa’s confirmed cases pass 3.1m – Africa CDC, Trump faces historic second impeachment vote and more

Olympic super-fan determined to welcome world to Tokyo

Tokyo governor sees ‘no circumstances’ for cancelling Olympics

‘Flowers’ bloom between Singapore and Tokyo despite travel ban

Must be love: the Tokyo ‘clinic’ treating stuffed toys

Must be love: the Tokyo ‘clinic’ treating stuffed toys

Tokyo opens 15,000-seat Olympic aquatics centre

The underground ‘Parthenon’ protecting Tokyo from floods

Thousands of goldfish in exhibition at Japan’s Art Aquarium

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