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2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2019
LDP panel to study ways to prevent heatstroke during 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
A group of lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will launch a full-fledged study this autumn on measures to prevent heatstroke during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2019
Tokyo Games' corporate sponsors begin drills to counter potential cyberattacks
In the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics next year, the sponsors are speeding up preparations to counter cyberattacks.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2019
Olympics traffic control test involving reserved coin-operated parking conducted in Tokyo
A public-private council that includes the transport ministry and the Tokyo Games organizing committee conducted a test Saturday to assess the effectiveness of making coin-operated parking lots reservation-only as one of the traffic control measures during the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2019
Japan to standardize English road signs in run-up to 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The transport ministry plans to standardize English descriptions on road signs across the country to make them easier for overseas visitors to understand in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 6, 2019
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games can't rescue Japan
The games will wow and stun, but they won't be a repeat of 1964.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2019
Losers from first round of Tokyo 2020 ticket lottery to get second chance
Those who were left empty-handed following the first-round lottery in June will get a second chance to apply for tickets beginning Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2019
People involved with Tokyo Olympics to be encouraged to get measles and rubella vaccinations
The government has put together a program to tackle infectious diseases ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, including a plan to encourage those involved in the event to get measles and rubella vaccinations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2019
National treasures featured on Japan's 2020 Olympics commemorative coin
Works depicting the famous gods of wind and thunder have been selected as new designs for commemorative ¥500 coins to be made to celebrate the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Finance Ministry announced Monday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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