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Japan’s Munetaka Murakami gets into home run act, too
2 years, 2 months ago

Japan’s Munetaka Murakami gets into home run act, too

Associated Press  

TOKYO — In a season of home run milestones in American baseball by Albert Pujols and Aaron Judge, 22-year-old Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami has also gotten into the act. Murakami, playing for the Tokyo-based Yakult Swallows, hit his 56th home run of the season on Monday, pushing him alone into second place on the single-season list. Murakami passed Japan’s career …

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Top Japanese officials to skip Beijing Olympics: Reports
3 years ago

Top Japanese officials to skip Beijing Olympics: Reports

Al Jazeera  

Seiko Hashimoto, the former head of Tokyo’s Olympic organising committee, likely to represent Japan in the Winter Games in February. Earlier this week, Canada joined Australia, Britain and the US in saying they would not send top officials to the games, citing longstanding concerns over China’s human rights record. Japan’s national broadcaster NHK also confirmed the report saying Tokyo “is …

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan PM warns of closed-door Games as COVID cases rise
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan PM warns of closed-door Games as COVID cases rise

Firstpost  

“There is a possibility of there being no spectators” at the Games, Suga said on Thursday. “We will act with the safety and security of the Japanese people as our top priority.” Tokyo: Japan’s prime minister has warned that the Tokyo Olympics could be held behind closed doors, as virus cases rise in the city just three weeks before the …

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Half of Japanese people predict Olympics will be held this summer- Yomiuri poll
3 years, 6 months ago

Half of Japanese people predict Olympics will be held this summer- Yomiuri poll

Hindustan Times  

Half of the Japanese public thinks the Olympics will take place this summer, a survey by Yomiuri daily newspaper showed on Monday, less than two months before the Games' scheduled opening. But Japan has been "cornered" into pressing ahead with the Games despite public opposition during the pandemic, one of Japan's sporting heroes and a member of the local Olympic …

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Japan considers asking Olympic fans for negative COVID tests, vaccinations - Yomiuri
3 years, 6 months ago

Japan considers asking Olympic fans for negative COVID tests, vaccinations - Yomiuri

Hindustan Times  

Japan is considering requiring negative COVID-19 test results or vaccination records from fans attending the Tokyo Olympics, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Monday, as a new poll showed public opposition to the Games remained strong. A man walks by the logo of the Tokyo Olympics, in Tokyo, With the opening of the Games less than two months away, public confidence …

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Decision on international fans at Tokyo Olympics in late March: IOC
3 years, 9 months ago

Decision on international fans at Tokyo Olympics in late March: IOC

The Hindu  

A decision on whether international spectators will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics Games this summer will be taken by the end of March, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. "In terms of spectators there will be a decision towards the end of March, at least regarding international spectators," IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a virtual news conference. …

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IOC expecting 6,000 athletes at Olympic opening ceremony - Olympics News - Sportstar
3 years, 11 months ago

IOC expecting 6,000 athletes at Olympic opening ceremony - Olympics News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee expects only 6,000 athletes to participate in the opening ceremony at the Tokyo Summer Games, more than half of initial estimates, as organizers implement measures to guard against coronavirus infections. The IOC plans to scale back the ceremony because athletes will not be allowed to arrive at the Olympic Village, which can accommodate 18,000 people, more …

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Tokyo Olympics: Japan may ask foreign athletes for activity plans - Sports news
4 years, 3 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Japan may ask foreign athletes for activity plans - Sports news

The Hindu  

Japan will consider asking foreign athletes participating in the delayed Olympic Games next year to submit plans laying out their base camp locations, training sites and host towns as part of COVID-19 countermeasures, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Wednesday. While athletes will not have to undergo a two-week quarantine period they will be required to be tested for the novel …

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