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Athletics chief calls for Olympic delay as Canada pulls out
Australia also told its athletes to prepare for a Tokyo Olympics in 2021 as expectations grew that the event, scheduled to start on 24 July, would be postponed.
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Bob Dylan concerts in Japan cancelled as coronavirus spreads
The American singer-songwriter singer was due to perform 15 concerts in Tokyo and Osaka in April.
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Tokyo 2020 announces opening event despite mounting coronavirus concerns
The game will begin at 9 am local time (0000 GMT) at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium with two further fixtures, Italy v United States and Mexico v Canada, later in the day.
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Delay of 1-2 years 'feasible' if Games can't go ahead in summer - 2020 official
The new coronavirus has infected more than 116,000 people and killed more than 4,000 around the world since it surfaced in China late last year.
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Ahead of Olympics, Tokyo prepares foreigners for potential disasters
With thousands of foreigners expected to descend on Tokyo for the 24 July to 9 August event, organisers are acutely aware of the need to provide clear instructions in English and raise awareness of what to do in case of an earthquake or tsunami.
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Clean-up, rescue efforts in Japan as typhoon toll nears 70
Hagibis slammed into Japan on Saturday night, unleashing fierce winds and 'unprecedented' rain that triggered landslides and caused dozens of rivers to burst their banks.
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Rugby World Cup: Typhoon changes course, heads nearer Tokyo
Super Typhoon Hagibis is now projected to clip southeastern Japan, near Tokyo and Yokohama.
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Commuter chaos after powerful typhoon hits Tokyo
Typhoon Faxai, packing winds of up to 216 kilometres per hour, made landfall in Chiba just east of the capital before dawn, after barrelling through Tokyo Bay.
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Japan studio boss at loss for words as he mourns bright, young staff
Thursday’s attack on Kyoto Animation, famous in Japan and overseas for its series and movies, was the worst mass killing in two decades in a country with some of the world’s lowest crime rates.
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Ghosn's wife steps up call for G20 leaders to help her husband
Ghosn, who holds French, Lebanese and Brazilian citizenship, has denied the charges and says he is the victim of a boardroom coup at Nissan Motor.
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Tokyo 2020 torch relay route revealed, uniforms unveiled
The torch will also visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and pass Mount Fuji before arriving at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 24 July during the Olympics opening ceremony.
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Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn rearrested in Tokyo
Authorities arrested the 65-year-old less than a month after he was dramatically freed on bail following more than 100 days in detention, the latest twist in a case that has gripped Japan and the business world since November.
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Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn freed on bail after more than 100 days
Carlos Ghosn, who turns 65 on Saturday, faces three charges of financial misconduct over allegations he under-reported his compensation and tried to shift losses to Nissan's books.
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Vehicle ploughs into New Year's crowd in Tokyo, injures 8 people
A police spokesman said the driver had been detained and national broadcaster NHK said the man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
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Tokyo keeps budget at $12.6 billion, more work needed
Organisers have been working to cut expenses since a study warned they could balloon to four times estimates made during the bidding process.
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Typhoon kills 9 in Japan, boats move tourists from flooded airport
About 3,000 tourists stayed overnight at Kansai airport in the heavily populated south-central area of Japan’s main island, Honshu.
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Tokyo unscathed as weakening typhoon brushes by, heads north
By late morning the centre of the storm was in the Pacific just off the city of Mito, about 100km northeast of Tokyo.
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These are the 10 best cities in the world for students
Released today, the fifth edition of the QS Best Student Cities Ranking sees London rise from third to first, with Tokyo and Melbourne not far behind, as first reported by Business Insider Australia.
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Uber CEO sees commercialisation of flying taxis in 5-10 years
The US ride-hailing app maker has said it expects flying vehicles to eventually become an affordable method of mass transportation.
