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High stakes as Thailand face Japan
Sports, Published on 17/05/2025
» Thailand and Japan will face off in the AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup final at the Hohhot Sports Centre today.
Skateboarders hope Olympic gold changes minds in 'strict' Japan
AFP, Published on 26/07/2021
» TOKYO - At the Tokyo park where skateboarding's first Olympic gold medallist, Yuto Horigome, learned to grind, ollie and kick-flip as a child, the sport is now banned.
Tokyo Olympics organisers bow to pressure, 'no spectators' Games
Reuters, Published on 09/07/2021
» TOKYO: After weeks of insisting that the Tokyo 2020 Games could go ahead with spectators, organisers finally bowed to political pressure and rising Covid-19 infections, banning almost all fans from the global sports event just two weeks before it opens.
'Heartbreaking' Olympic fan ban in Tokyo as virus emergency imposed
AFP, Published on 09/07/2021
» TOKYO: Fans will be banned from most Olympic events and Tokyo will be under a virus state of emergency throughout the pandemic-postponed Games, Japanese officials announced Thursday, just two weeks before the opening ceremony.
Japan PM warns of closed-door Olympics as virus cases rise
AFP, Published on 02/07/2021
» TOKYO: Japan's prime minister warned that the Tokyo Olympics could be held behind closed doors, as virus cases rise in the city just three weeks before the Games begin.
Troubled Tokyo Olympics near finish line with one month to go
AFP, Published on 22/06/2021
» TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics have weathered a historic postponement, an unprecedented ban on overseas fans and persistent domestic opposition, but with one month to go, the finish line is finally in sight.
Japan to extend virus emergency until month before Olympics
AFP, Published on 28/05/2021
» TOKYO: Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas on Friday until just a month before the Olympics, in a move that is likely to fuel concerns over whether the Games can be held safely.
Japan newspaper sponsoring Olympics urges cancellation
AFP, Published on 26/05/2021
» TOKYO: Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper, an official Tokyo Olympics sponsor, called for the Games to be cancelled on Wednesday, describing the event as "a threat to health".
Japan's Osaka 'not sure' Olympics should happen as doubts grow
AFP, Published on 11/05/2021
» TOKYO: Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka admitted she was "not really sure" the coronavirus-hit Tokyo Olympics should go ahead as doubts grew about the Games just weeks before the opening ceremony.
Olympic worries mount in Tokyo
News Agencies, Published on 07/05/2021
» TOKYO: An online petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics had received over 200,000 signatures on Friday, just two days after its launch, as public fears over the coronavirus pandemic in Japan grow.