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TOKYO OLYMPICS

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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 15, 2020
The popularity of jeans in Japan begins to fray
According to industry data, total sales of jeans of all types reached 78 million pairs in 2002. The current annual figure is believed to have fallen below 40 million.
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BASKETBALL
Aug 15, 2020
Japan's national basketball teams switch gears with eye on next summer's Tokyo Olympics
Japan's national basketball team head coaches are staying positive as they refocus their efforts for the Summer Games.
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2020
How the postponement ended the Olympic dreams of athletes
Some athletes have chosen not to wait another year to participate in the delayed Tokyo Games.
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Jul 30, 2020
Sprinter Ryota Yamagata using Tokyo 2020 delay to refine technique
The competition between Japanese sprinters has become intense in the past few years as more quality athletes have been added to the mix.
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2020
Japan's athletes hitting reset button in preparation for postponed Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese Olympic Committee is sticking to its goal of winning 30 gold medals at the Tokyo Games.
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JAPAN
Jul 22, 2020
Doubt and uncertainty remain one year before postponed Tokyo Olympic Games
As organizers commemorate a benchmark originally anticipated to be a starting line, a number of key issues remain unclear, including whether the pandemic will have subsided by this time next year.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 20, 2020
Human Rights Watch report documents abuse of child athletes in Japan
A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training.
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SOCCER
Jul 19, 2020
Matildas head coach Ante Milicic steps down due to Olympics delay
Australia women's soccer coach Ante Milicic has stepped down from his role because of the delay of the Tokyo Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Football Federation Australia said on Sunday.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 17, 2020
Postponed Tokyo Olympics to keep same venues and follow original schedule
Organizers have been negotiating with facility owners to ensure the use of the previously arranged venues when the games take place in July 2021.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2020
Atsunori Inaba to remain in charge of Samurai Japan for 2020 Olympics
The former outfielder, who represented Japan at the 2008 Beijing Games, remains steadfast in his goal of achieving a gold medal at the postponed competition.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami