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Afghan Paralympians "Extremely Emotional" After Tokyo Arrival
Tokyo Paralympics: Afghans Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli were welcomed to the athletes' village on Saturday night by IPC chief Andrew Parsons and IPC Athletes' Council chairperson Chelsey Gotell, as well as the Afghan team's chef de mission Arian Sadiqi.
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BCCI Donates Rs 10 Crore For Indian Olympic-Bound Athletes' Preparations
Tokyo Olympics: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will donate Rs 10 crore for the training and preparations of India's Olympic-bound athletes.
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Tokyo Olympics: Organisers To Meet On Sexist Comments Row
Tokyo Olympics: The council and its executive board will meet on Friday to "express their opinions" on Yoshiro Mori's remarks and discuss "future gender equality initiatives of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee".
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Latest North Korea Missile Launch Lands Near Japan Waters, Alarms Tokyo
North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Wednesday that landed in or near Japanese-controlled waters for the first time, the latest in a series of launches by the isolated country in defiance of United Nations Security Council resolutions.
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Japan to Launch 2020 Olympics Stadium Work in 2017
The old stadium which hosted the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo was demolished in October. The Japan Sport Council said that work was expected to start in 2017.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe Expresses World War II Remorse, But Not Enough for Victims
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed deep remorse Friday over World War II and said previous national apologies would stand, but Asian nations that suffered under Tokyo's militarism were unmoved.
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Japanese Envoy to Visit China Ahead of Possible Summit: Reports
Japan's top security diplomat could visit China as early as this week ahead of a possible visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to repair strained ties between the neighbours, local media said today.
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Japan-European Union Summit to Discuss Stalled Free Trade Deal
Japan and the European Union will hold summit talks later Friday, with a long-stalled Free Trade Agreement expected to be on the agenda.
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Tokyo District Okays Japan's First Same-Sex Partner Certificates
A Tokyo council voted today to issue "partnership" certificates to gay couples, the first such recognition of same-sex unions in Japan.
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Japan Officials Call on Tokyo Council to 'Clean Up' After Sexist Jeers
The Japanese government Friday called on Tokyo city council to "clean itself up" after sexist jeers at an assemblywoman undermined its push for more women into the workforce.
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Female Population on Fall in Japan, No Measures to Control
Based on the alarming data from the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, The Japan Policy Council estimated that in 2040, 896 municipalities, or 49.8 per cent of overall municipalities, would see their populations of women in their 20s and 30s decline by more than half from levels in 2010.
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Russia warns of 'catastrophe' if North Korea restarts reactor
Russia today warned of a potential "man-made catastrophe" if North Korea restarts an ageing plutonium reactor to boost its stockpile of nuclear weapons, after US experts spotted steam rising from the Yongbyon facility.
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Japan's Mount Fuji to get World Heritage stamp: officials
Japan's Mount Fuji will likely be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites next month after an influential advisory panel to the UN cultural body made a recommendation, officials said Wednesday.
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Afghan Paralympians "Extremely Emotional" After Tokyo Arrival
Tokyo Paralympics: Afghans Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli were welcomed to the athletes' village on Saturday night by IPC chief Andrew Parsons and IPC Athletes' Council chairperson Chelsey Gotell, as well as the Afghan team's chef de mission Arian Sadiqi.
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BCCI Donates Rs 10 Crore For Indian Olympic-Bound Athletes' Preparations
Tokyo Olympics: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will donate Rs 10 crore for the training and preparations of India's Olympic-bound athletes.
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Tokyo Olympics: Organisers To Meet On Sexist Comments Row
Tokyo Olympics: The council and its executive board will meet on Friday to "express their opinions" on Yoshiro Mori's remarks and discuss "future gender equality initiatives of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee".
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Latest North Korea Missile Launch Lands Near Japan Waters, Alarms Tokyo
North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Wednesday that landed in or near Japanese-controlled waters for the first time, the latest in a series of launches by the isolated country in defiance of United Nations Security Council resolutions.
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Japan to Launch 2020 Olympics Stadium Work in 2017
The old stadium which hosted the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo was demolished in October. The Japan Sport Council said that work was expected to start in 2017.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe Expresses World War II Remorse, But Not Enough for Victims
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed deep remorse Friday over World War II and said previous national apologies would stand, but Asian nations that suffered under Tokyo's militarism were unmoved.
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Japanese Envoy to Visit China Ahead of Possible Summit: Reports
Japan's top security diplomat could visit China as early as this week ahead of a possible visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to repair strained ties between the neighbours, local media said today.
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Japan-European Union Summit to Discuss Stalled Free Trade Deal
Japan and the European Union will hold summit talks later Friday, with a long-stalled Free Trade Agreement expected to be on the agenda.
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Tokyo District Okays Japan's First Same-Sex Partner Certificates
A Tokyo council voted today to issue "partnership" certificates to gay couples, the first such recognition of same-sex unions in Japan.
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Japan Officials Call on Tokyo Council to 'Clean Up' After Sexist Jeers
The Japanese government Friday called on Tokyo city council to "clean itself up" after sexist jeers at an assemblywoman undermined its push for more women into the workforce.
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Female Population on Fall in Japan, No Measures to Control
Based on the alarming data from the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, The Japan Policy Council estimated that in 2040, 896 municipalities, or 49.8 per cent of overall municipalities, would see their populations of women in their 20s and 30s decline by more than half from levels in 2010.
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Russia warns of 'catastrophe' if North Korea restarts reactor
Russia today warned of a potential "man-made catastrophe" if North Korea restarts an ageing plutonium reactor to boost its stockpile of nuclear weapons, after US experts spotted steam rising from the Yongbyon facility.
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Japan's Mount Fuji to get World Heritage stamp: officials
Japan's Mount Fuji will likely be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites next month after an influential advisory panel to the UN cultural body made a recommendation, officials said Wednesday.
