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Bach to inform Olympic participants of Japanese food safety

September 24, 2019

New York–International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach indicated at a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday that he will inform countries participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics of the safety of Japanese food items. On

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Host Japan Beats Russia 30-10 as Rugby World Cup Opens

September 22, 2019

Tokyo- Cheers and excitement echoed through a packed stadium in a Tokyo suburb where Japan made a spectacular start in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, with a 30-10 victory over Russia, on Friday night. Japan, hosting the quadrennial rugby competition

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Former Hanshin Tigers Pitcher Bacque Dies

September 15, 2019

New York- Gene Bacque, a go-to American pitcher for the popular Japanese professional baseball club Hanshin Tigers in the 1960s, died in his home state of Louisiana on Saturday. He was 82. Bacque died of complications after an abdominal aneurysm

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Ex-skater Hashimoto may become Olympic minister

September 6, 2019

Tokyo–Former speed skater Seiko Hashimoto emerged as a candidate for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics minister on Thursday, ahead of a planned cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday. Hashimoto, elected to the House of Councillors for

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US Open Tennis Championships

August 27, 2019

Misaki Doi of Japan hits a return to Madison Keys of the US during their match on the first day of the US Open Tennis Championships the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 26 August 2019.

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2019 Judo World Championships

August 26, 2019

Japan’s Hifumi Abe (white) fights during a qualification bout against Italia’s Matteo Medves (blue) in the men’s under 66kg category during the 2019 Judo World Championships at the Nippon Budokan, a venue for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in

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2020 Tokyo Olympics: Sailing

August 22, 2019

From L to R: Netherlands’ Marit Bouwmeester, Belgium’s Emma Plasschaert and Hungary’s Maria Erdi celebrate during the awards ceremony for the men’s one person Dinghy Laser class medal competition at a sailing test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,

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Bulgaria Op: Women’s doubles award ceremony

August 18, 2019

Silver medalists Miu Hirano (R) and Saki Shibata (L) of Japan pose during the award ceremony for the women’s doubles final match at the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open in the town of Panagurishte, Bulgaria on 17

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