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2020 Tokyo Olympics: Skateboarding

July 22, 2019

In this picture taken on July 2, 2019, reigning Asian Games champion Kensuke Sasaoka shows his skateboarding skills during a training in the city of Ama, Aichi prefecture. – The Japanese number one Kensuke Sasaoka could be joined at Tokyo

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Spain soccer

July 22, 2019

RC Deportivo’s new signing Gaku Shibasaki (C) poses with Deportivo Coruna’s President, Pazo Zas, (L) and Sports Director, Carmelo del Pozo, during his presentation at the Riazor stadium in La Coruna, Spain, 22 July 2019. Japanese Shibasaki will play for

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Abe to remake strategy to tackle constitutional reform

July 22, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to reconstruct his strategy to tackle constitutional reform after the reformist camp lost a two-thirds majority in the House of Councillors in Sunday’s election. In the 245-seat upper chamber of the Diet, Japan’s

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2020 Tokyo Olympics: Karate

July 22, 2019

This photo taken on June 23, 2019 shows young Japanese karate competitor Mahiro Takano (C) training in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. – The petite schoolgirl is used to punching above her weight — since taking up karate in kindergarten she has

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Duterte asks Congress to reimpose the death penalty

July 22, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte, in his fourth State of the Nation Address,  said he will end his term fighting as  he requested members of  Congress to reimpose the death penalty. In his speech, Duterte said it has been three years since

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Yoshimoto withdraws punishments for scandal-hit comedians

July 22, 2019

Tokyo–Akihiko Okamoto, president of Japanese entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., said Monday that his company will withdraw its punishments for some of its comedians who received money for appearing at an event for an antisocial group. The comedians in question

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2019 World Championships Women’s 100 meter backstroke event

July 22, 2019

USA’s Olivia Smoliga, USA’s Kathleen Baker and Japan’s Natsumi Sakai compete in a heat for the women’s 100m backstroke event during the swimming competition at the 2019 World Championships at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, South Korea, on

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Abe calls for active discussions on constitution revisions

July 22, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on the ruling and opposition blocs on Monday to move forward in discussions on constitutional revisions at the relevant commissions of both chambers of parliament. Speaking at a press conference at Liberal Democratic Party

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