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There have been protests in Japan over the Olympic Games happening there this year in the middle of a pandemic. Photo: Reuters
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Japan leans toward holding the Games with local spectators - media

More Japanese government officials and 2020 Tokyo Olympics organisers are in favour of holding the Games with domestic spectators as Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out and case numbers decline, the...

There have been protests in Japan over the Olympic Games happening there this year in the middle of a pandemic. Photo: Reuters
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Half of Japanese people predict Olympics will be held this summer- Yomiuri poll

There have been protests in Japan over the Olympic Games happening there this year in the middle of a pandemic. Photo: Reuters
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Asahi daily, an official Tokyo Olympics partner, urges Games cancellation

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
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SoftBank CEO slams Olympics as Japan races to catch up on vaccinations

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Japan opens mass vaccination sites for elderly ahead of Olympics

The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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IOC reassures anxious Japan Olympics will be safe

The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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WHO hopes Olympics can go ahead, up to Japan to manage risks

Shoppers wearing protective face masks walk on the street at Tsukiji outer market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Japan extends coronavirus emergency in Tokyo, PM Suga says possible to host safe Olympics

Pedestrians wearing protective face masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic walk past Japanese national flags in Tokyo, Japan, April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Japan faces longer state of emergency, casting doubt on Olympics

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Are the Olympics cancelled? Japan official's comments sow doubts

The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Japan ruling party official says cancelling Olympics is an option

Japan's top government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga smiles during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan August 26, 2020/ Reuters
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Japan PM Suga says to probably invite Biden to Olympics

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Olympics: Vaccination not required for Tokyo Games athletes, Bach says