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25 Aug 2020

Tokyo governor Koike says coronavirus situation improving, 2021 Games on track

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said that the coronavirus situation in Japan`s capital is improving and the Olympics remain on track for 2021. Koike had said last month that Tokyo could declare a state of emergency if the coronavirus situation deteriorated. Tokyo Olympics were earlier scheduled between July 24 and August 9 this year but were then postponed to 2021,owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics

18 Feb 2019

2020 Olympics can be a springboard to transform Tokyo: Governor Yuriko Koike

The Tokyo Olympics will open on July 24 next year.

25 Sep 2017

Blooming lovely! Japan zoo names baby panda after flowers

Shin Shin gave birth at Tokyo's Ueno zoo on June 12, when Xiang Xiang weighed a fragile 100 grams and was tiny enough to fit into a human palm.

10 Jul 2017

Japan PM Shinzo Abe to reshuffle cabinet as support plunges to lowest since 2012

Last week's loss, delivered by a novice political group, spotlights Abe's potential vulnerability after nearly five years in power, with many blaming voter perceptions of arrogance on his part and that of his powerful Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga.

03 Jul 2017

Japan PM Shinzo Abe chastened by huge loss in Tokyo assembly vote

The polls, seen as a bellwether for national political sentiment, come as Abe is buffeted by a series of setbacks and scandals that have driven down his popularity.

02 Jul 2017

Japan PM's party suffers historic defeat in Tokyo poll, popular governor wins big

On the surface, the Tokyo Metropolitan assembly election was a referendum on Governor Yuriko Koike's year in office, but the dismal showing for Abe's party is also a stinging rebuke of his 4-1/2-year-old administration.

18 Oct 2016

Olympics: IOC, Tokyo attempt to cut down on soaring 2020 Games costs

Tokyo`s preparations for the 2020 Games have been plagued by controversy since beating Madrid and Istanbul in the bidding race three years ago.

24 Aug 2016

Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo, host city of 2020 Summer Olympics

It will be the second time the Summer Olympics are held in the Japanese capital, which previously hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Rio Olympics 2016

23 Aug 2016

Tokyo prepares for 2020 Olympics, facing rising costs and new sports

The next three Olympics are in Asian countries that have already held games: Tokyo's Summer Games in 2020, sandwiched between Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018 and in Beijing in 2022.

Tokyo 2020 Games

03 Aug 2016

Tokyo 2020 Games on track after turmoil, say organisers

Tokyo`s first woman governor will carry on her predecessor`s push to make the city`s 2020 Summer Games the ``most innovative`` in history.

31 Jul 2016

Tokyo votes to elect new governor after scandals

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