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Toyota Halts All Self-Driving e-Palette Vehicles After Olympic Village Accident
In a YouTube video, Toyota Chief Executive Akio Toyoda apologized for the incident and said he offered to meet the person but was unable to do so.
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Jill Biden Leads US Delegation To Tokyo Olympics Amid Pandemic Fears
US first lady Jill Biden is leading her country's diplomatic delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, sending a message of support to a key Asian ally despite concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Japan Plans To Lift Tokyo's Virus Emergency A Month Before Olympics
Japan plans to lift Tokyo's virus emergency on June 20, a month before the Olympics, the government announced Thursday as reports said only 10,000 spectators would be allowed at Games events.
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Japan To Set 10,000-Spectator Cap Ahead Of Olympics
Japan is planning to set a cap of 10,000 fans at sports events ahead of the Olympics, a cabinet minister said Wednesday, as organisers weigh how many domestic spectators can attend the Games.
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Japan Considers Zero-Spectator Olympics Amid Backlash Over Covid Surge
After a year of empty bleachers and fake crowd noises, sports fans are returning to stadiums around the world. But the one arena where they might not be welcome is the biggest event of all.
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Toyota Fetches New Way To Use AI, Self-Drive Tech In Tokyo Games
The Japanese automaker on Monday unveiled a prototype of its next-generation field support robot, a miniature shuttle bus-shaped contraption based on its "e-Palette" ride-sharing vehicle under development, to be used at the Tokyo Games.
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Bill Gates Links Up With Tokyo 2020 Olympics For Development Goals
Co-founder of Microsoft and the world's second-richest person Bill Gates, has devoted much of his time in recent years to his family foundation, which aims to help reach the SDG objectives, including ending extreme poverty and combating climate change by 2030.
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Japan Wrestles Over Smoking Ban As Olympics Loom
Tokyo risks being one of the unhealthiest Olympic Games hosts in years, as an anti-smoking law exposes deep rifts over tobacco tax revenue, personal freedom and the dangers of passive smoking, which kills thousands of Japanese each year.
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Li Na to play in Japan despite tensions
China's Li Na will play in Japan in the coming week, despite athletes from both countries pulling out of tournaments over tensions between Beijing and Tokyo, organisers said on Friday.
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Olympics: Japanese medalists return to rousing celebration
Thousands of fans screamed, cheered and snapped photos as Japan's Olympic medalists paraded through downtown Tokyo on Monday.
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London 2012 Football: Carli Lloyd's golden double gives USA revenge over Japan
The United States clinched a 2-1 victory over Japan in the Olympic women's final on Thursday as Carli Lloyd's double gave her country a third successive gold medal and avenged last year's World Cup final defeat against the Asian giants.
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London 2012: Obara claims Gold after coming out of retirement
Japan's Hitomi Obara justified her decision to come out of retirement by winning the women's 48kg freestyle wrestling gold in her first Olympic Games at London's Excel Arena on Wednesday.
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London 2012: Japan knock Brazil out of women's football
World champions Japan ended Brazil's quest for a first Olympic women's football title with a 2-0 quarter-final win in Cardiff on Friday.
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The Netherlands beats Japan 3-2 in Olympic hockey
Kim Lammers scored twice as defending champion the Netherlands beat Japan 3-2 on Tuesday to move to the top of Group A in the Olympic women's field hockey tournament.
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Yasuhiro Yamashita (Japan)
Japan's Yasuhiro Yamashita won gold in the open-class judo competition at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
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Toyota Halts All Self-Driving e-Palette Vehicles After Olympic Village Accident
In a YouTube video, Toyota Chief Executive Akio Toyoda apologized for the incident and said he offered to meet the person but was unable to do so.
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Jill Biden Leads US Delegation To Tokyo Olympics Amid Pandemic Fears
US first lady Jill Biden is leading her country's diplomatic delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, sending a message of support to a key Asian ally despite concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Japan Plans To Lift Tokyo's Virus Emergency A Month Before Olympics
Japan plans to lift Tokyo's virus emergency on June 20, a month before the Olympics, the government announced Thursday as reports said only 10,000 spectators would be allowed at Games events.
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Japan To Set 10,000-Spectator Cap Ahead Of Olympics
Japan is planning to set a cap of 10,000 fans at sports events ahead of the Olympics, a cabinet minister said Wednesday, as organisers weigh how many domestic spectators can attend the Games.
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Japan Considers Zero-Spectator Olympics Amid Backlash Over Covid Surge
After a year of empty bleachers and fake crowd noises, sports fans are returning to stadiums around the world. But the one arena where they might not be welcome is the biggest event of all.
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Toyota Fetches New Way To Use AI, Self-Drive Tech In Tokyo Games
The Japanese automaker on Monday unveiled a prototype of its next-generation field support robot, a miniature shuttle bus-shaped contraption based on its "e-Palette" ride-sharing vehicle under development, to be used at the Tokyo Games.
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Bill Gates Links Up With Tokyo 2020 Olympics For Development Goals
Co-founder of Microsoft and the world's second-richest person Bill Gates, has devoted much of his time in recent years to his family foundation, which aims to help reach the SDG objectives, including ending extreme poverty and combating climate change by 2030.
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Japan Wrestles Over Smoking Ban As Olympics Loom
Tokyo risks being one of the unhealthiest Olympic Games hosts in years, as an anti-smoking law exposes deep rifts over tobacco tax revenue, personal freedom and the dangers of passive smoking, which kills thousands of Japanese each year.
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Li Na to play in Japan despite tensions
China's Li Na will play in Japan in the coming week, despite athletes from both countries pulling out of tournaments over tensions between Beijing and Tokyo, organisers said on Friday.
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Olympics: Japanese medalists return to rousing celebration
Thousands of fans screamed, cheered and snapped photos as Japan's Olympic medalists paraded through downtown Tokyo on Monday.
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London 2012 Football: Carli Lloyd's golden double gives USA revenge over Japan
The United States clinched a 2-1 victory over Japan in the Olympic women's final on Thursday as Carli Lloyd's double gave her country a third successive gold medal and avenged last year's World Cup final defeat against the Asian giants.
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London 2012: Obara claims Gold after coming out of retirement
Japan's Hitomi Obara justified her decision to come out of retirement by winning the women's 48kg freestyle wrestling gold in her first Olympic Games at London's Excel Arena on Wednesday.
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London 2012: Japan knock Brazil out of women's football
World champions Japan ended Brazil's quest for a first Olympic women's football title with a 2-0 quarter-final win in Cardiff on Friday.
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The Netherlands beats Japan 3-2 in Olympic hockey
Kim Lammers scored twice as defending champion the Netherlands beat Japan 3-2 on Tuesday to move to the top of Group A in the Olympic women's field hockey tournament.
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Yasuhiro Yamashita (Japan)
Japan's Yasuhiro Yamashita won gold in the open-class judo competition at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
