Tokyo News
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It's Tokyo, but unlike you've ever seen it before -- a miniaturised 1:1,000 scale version of one of the world's biggest capitals, displaying everything from sea levels to population densities.
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The creative director for Tokyo's Olympic ceremonies resigned on Thursday for suggesting a female comedian appear as a pig, just weeks after the Games' chief stepped down over insulting remarks about women.
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The creative director for Tokyo's Olympic ceremonies will resign after making derogatory comments about a female Japanese comedian, in the latest headache for organisers of the virus-delayed Games.
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On March 5, American swimmer Ryan Lochte chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos after the TYR Pro Swim Series event in San Antonio, Texas.
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Two-time pole vault world champion Sam Kendricks chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos on Tuesday, February 9. He is eyeing the Tokyo Olympic Games and a new American record.
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American swimmer and Olympic hopeful Coleman Stewart chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about the ISL Season 2 win as part of the Cali Condors, and his plans for the future, which include the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials.
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Japan's government said Tuesday it still planned to recruit 10,000 medical personnel for the virus-delayed Olympics, despite the heavy strain on the healthcare system caused by a third wave of infections.
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Acclaimed swimmer Emre Sakçı chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about competing for Team Iron in the second season of the International Swimming League (ISL).
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Tokyo's hospitals are struggling to provide routine care because of a sharp spike in coronavirus cases, officials warned Thursday as new infections in the Japanese capital hit another record high.
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Three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Katinka Hosszu, who is affectionately known as "The Iron Lady," chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about ISL Season 2 and her illustrious career in the sport.
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The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics could cost $1.9 billion more than its original budget of $13 billion, a 15 percent increase, a report said Sunday.
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Japan is "determined" to host the postponed Olympic Games in 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic, the country's newly elected prime minister told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday.
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Olympic gold medalist swimmer Gunnar Bentz chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about the second season of the International Swimming League (ISL), where he will be a part of the Cali Condors.
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Olympic athletes could face strict controls on movement and repeated coronavirus tests under measures discussed Wednesday by a task force charged with finding ways to safely hold the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games.
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Just one in four people in Japan want to see the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games held next year, with most backing either further delay or a cancellation, a new poll shows.Only 23.
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American water polo player and defender Jordan Raney chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about her journey in the sport, and the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike declared victory in Sunday's vote to elect the leader of one of the world's most populous cities and immediately vowed to step up the fight against a recent coronavirus resurgence.
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The postponed Olympics and a worrying second surge in coronavirus cases are the main issues as Tokyo voters elect a governor on Sunday to run one of the world's most populous cities.
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Brazilian swimmer Felipe Lima chatted with Digital Journal about the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games to 2021, and he spoke about joining the Energy Standard team.
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World champion British swimmer Ben Proud chatted with Digital Journal about being a part of the Energy Standard swimming team, and he shared his outlook on the sport following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Olympic gold and bronze medalist swimmer Cody Miller chatted with Digital Journal about the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games and he shared his thoughts on the International Swimming League (ISL).
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Two-time champion softball player Haylie McCleney (Team USA) chatted with Digital Journal about her career in the sport and the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Tokyo Olympics organisers are eyeing next July as a start date for the postponed Games, Japanese media reported Sunday, following the historic decision to delay the event due to the coronavirus.
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The shock postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has dealt a savage blow to Japan's hotels and tourism industry, already reeling from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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In 2016, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe broke with his staid public image to pop up in Rio dressed as Super Mario for the official handover of the Olympic Games to Tokyo.
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It's official. The Tokyo Olympics Games are being postponed to 2021, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has been affecting the globe.
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Olympic officials regularly lauded Tokyo as the best prepared host city they had seen. But no one could have planned for the coronavirus pandemic that may now force a postponement of the 2020 Games.
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On March 14, Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, stated that the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will go ahead as planned amid the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Acclaimed fencer Alexander Massialas has a major reason to be proud. He officially punched his ticket for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers said Thursday the Games would "go ahead as planned", slamming misinformation over the new coronavirus for triggering panic.
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Protesters in Tokyo on Friday. Video screen capture
Completed in 1972, the Nakagin Capsule Towers is a 5 minute walk from the Ginza. Only 30 of the 120 capsules are in use today. YouTube
A businessman walks past an electric quotation board displaying the Nikkei key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Kazuhiro Nogi, AFP/File
Japan's largest protest yet against nuclear restart. Video screen capture
Protestor shout anti government slogans during a rally in front of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on June 30, 2014 Yoshikazu Tsuno, AFP
Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku, Tôkyô, Japan Markus Leupold-Löwenthal
Large forklifts transport boxes with seafood within the market.
Walking around the market is risky because of heavy traffic of trucks and electric carts.
MENU: A McDonald's restaurant in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Paul Vlaar/Wikimedia Commons
The Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan Joseph Brent
Sign at supermarket in Tokyo offers apologies for low stocks of rice and instant noodles.
Sign at convenience store in Tokyo offers apologies for reduced lighting; low stocks of some items.
March against Monsanto, May 25, 2013 - Tokyo, Japan YouTube
A street performer who calls himself Soul impressed the crowd with his balloon-animal skills and yo-yo tricks
A variety of shellfish, clams, mussels and abalone, are usually kept alive in oxygenated, filtered,flowing seawater.
Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan Toontown Whitefox
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