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Analysis-Unpopular Olympics, COVID-19: Japan’s Suga risks becoming short-term premier
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) -Struggling with rising coronavirus cases and a deeply unpopular Olympics, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga...
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Tokyo governor vows city’s medical system is ready for Games
By Antoni Slodkowski and Ami Miyazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday that a sufficient number of...
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Olympics-State of emergency begins in host city Tokyo as Games near
(Fixes advisory line to remove reference to home town; no changes to text of story) TOKYO (Reuters) -Olympic host city...
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Olympics-Tokyo hotel apologises for ‘Japanese only’ elevator signs
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Tokyo hotel has apologised and removed signs saying "Japanese only" and "foreigners only" from elevators after...
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‘Desirable’ for S.Korea president to visit Japan during Olympics amid disputes
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - It would be desirable for South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Japan and...
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Japan’s “Kill Bill” restaurant operator defies new virus curbs
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's "Kill Bill" restaurant operator said on Friday he will defy...
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Tokyo Governor Koike: no intention at all to return to national politics
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, floated in the past as a potential future prime minister, told a news...
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Host city Tokyo bans Olympic spectators amid COVID-19 emergency
By Sakura Murakami, Ju-min Park and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - The Olympics will take place without spectators in host...
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Japan PM Suga declares state of COVID-19 emergency in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga formally declared on Thursday a state of emergency in Tokyo, putting restrictions...
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Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators – Games minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics have agreed to hold the event without spectators under a COVID-19 state...
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Olympics-Mills and Campbell named Australia’s flag bearers for Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - Basketball player Patty Mills will become the first Indigenous Australian to carry the country's flag at the opening...
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Rescuers in Japan hunt for 80 missing after deadly landslides
By Daniel Leussink and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Rescuers in Japan searched on Monday for 80 people believed to be...
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Suga’s LDP falls short in Tokyo election as he presses on with Olympics amid pandemic
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and allies failed...
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Japan rescue work continues after deadly landslides, 20 missing
By Yuka Obayashi and Irene Wang TOKYO (Reuters) -Rain hampered Japanese rescuers seeking 20 missing people on Sunday after landslides...
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‘Sad, lonely feeling’: Tokyo man evicted twice, 50 years apart, for Olympic construction
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - When Kohei Jinno was evicted from his family home to clear the way for...
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Japan likely to extend COVID-19 curbs in Tokyo as infections rise -sources
By Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is likely to extend by two weeks or more coronavirus containment measures in...
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Olympics-Putin hosts Russians heading to Tokyo without flag, anthem
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin hosted Russian athletes heading to the Tokyo Olympics at the Kremlin on Wednesday, wishing them...
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