Tokyo governor checks ways to beat Olympic heat

Tokyo governor checks ways to beat Olympic heat

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike checks out steps being taken to beat the heat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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Medals unveiled on 1-yr Olympic countdown

Medals unveiled on 1-yr Olympic countdown

Medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are unveiled exactly one year before the Games open.

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Tokyo tests Olympic traffic plan

Tokyo tests Olympic traffic plan

Just one year before the 2020 Olympics officially begin, Tokyo closes highway entrances and reduces toll lanes to test t...

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JAL, ANA to carry Olympic flame to Japan

JAL, ANA to carry Olympic flame to Japan

Two Japanese airlines announce that they will both transport the Olympic flame from Greece to Japan ahead of the 2020 To...

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Ruling coalition wins majority, shy of two-thirds

Ruling coalition wins majority, shy of two-thirds

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition wins a majority of seats in Japan's Upper House election, but falls short o...

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Olympic mascot robot unveiled

Olympic mascot robot unveiled

A robot made in the image of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic mascot Miraitowa is unveiled.

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Princess Mako returns home

Princess Mako returns home

Princess Mako returns to Japan after visiting Peru and Bolivia to mark 120 years of Japanese immigration to South Americ...

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Hello Kitty promotes SDGs at UN

Hello Kitty promotes SDGs at UN

Popular Japanese character Hello Kitty publicizes Japan's efforts to fulfill the United Nations sustainable development ...

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Japan's Princess Mako visits Bolivia

Japan's Princess Mako visits Bolivia

Japan's Princess Mako visits Bolivia and meets President Evo Morales.

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Mt.  Fuji at first light

Mt. Fuji at first light

People watch the first sunrise on Mt. Fuji after the southern side of Japan's tallest mountain opens to climbers.

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