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Passengers wait at Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station in Bordeaux, France, after the nation's high-speed rail network was disrupted by an attack on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2024
Team Japan not impacted by French train attacks ahead of opening ceremony
The French railways system was hit by a series of attacks on Friday.
Fencer Misaki Emura (left) and breaker Shigekix, whose real name is Shigeyuki Nakarai, during a send-off ceremony in Tokyo on Friday
OLYMPICS
Jul 5, 2024
Japanese athletes get rousing send-off ahead of Paris Olympics
Three years after hosting the Tokyo Olympics, Japan is preparing to send almost 400 athletes to the Games in the French capital.
Japan Times
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Jul 15, 2022
Tokyo to host 2025 World Athletics Championships
It means Tokyo's Olympic Stadium will get the chance to host a major athletics event in a packed venue, four years after staging the pandemic-delayed Olympic games in an empty stadium.
Japan Times
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Jun 15, 2018
JAAF promotes Marathon Grand Championship as vital preparation for 2020 Olympics
Japan's runners who earn spots for the Summer Olympics will gain significant experience running on a nearly identical course during the trial for the 2020 Tokyo Games on home soil.
Japan Times
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Mar 17, 2016
JAAF picks six runners for Rio de Janeiro marathons
Former world championship bronze medalist Kayoko Fukushi headlines Japan's marathon squad for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics as the Japan Association of Athletics Federations revealed its six representatives on Thursday.
Japan Times
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Jul 2, 2015
JAAF reveals marathon selection process for 2016 Rio Olympics
The Japan Association of Athletics Federations clarified the selection process for the men's and women's marathons for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Tokyo on Thursday.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?