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Kane Tanaka reportedly said she didn't want to risk spreading the virus to others in her nursing home. Picture: Reuters
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World's oldest person pulls out of Tokyo Olympics torch relay

The relay, which began in March, has been hit by a coronavirus outbreak, with eight cases linked to the event

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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Tokyo Olympics athletes must wear face masks most of the time - guidelines

A countdown clock showing that 100 days are left until Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is reflected in a puddle in Tokyo, Japan April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Tokyo Olympics chief commits to Games as infections surge; fresh calls to postpone or cancel

Tokyo Olympics must be 'reconsidered' due to Japan's failure to contain pandemic - report
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Tokyo Olympics must be 'reconsidered' due to Japan's failure to contain pandemic - report

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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North Korea drops out of Tokyo Olympics citing Covid-19

The celebration cauldron is lit on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, Japan March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool
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Japan lights Olympic torch under pandemic shadow

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No international fans allowed at Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Executive Creative Director of the opening and closing ceremonies, Hiroshi Sasaki, attends a news conferece in Tokyo, Japan July 31, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo
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Tokyo Games creative head resigns over derogatory remark

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

The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen through a traffic sign at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori announces his resignation as he takes responsibility for his sexist comments at a meeting with council and executive board members at the committee headquarters, in Tokyo, Japan February 12, 2021. Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Japan's ruling party wants more women at meetings - unless they talk

Yoshiro Mori, President of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Organising Committee, delivers a speech during Tokyo 2020 Executive Board Meeting in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan March 30, 2020. Reuters
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Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori steps down over sexism row

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori holds the Olympic Flame during a ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashi-Matsuhsima, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan March 20, 2020. Reuters
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Japan political 'village mentality' pierced as Tokyo Olympics Mori set to resign