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Kyodo Mar 11, 2021
Former communications minister Seiko Noda on Thursday denied she had been wined and dined by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. as reported by a weekly magazine in the latest development of a scandal involving the telecom giant and the communications ministry.
Noda, executive acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, made the denial a day after weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun said she was treated to lavish dinners by NTT presidents and officials in 2017 and 2018 while serving as minister of internal affairs and communications.
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28 Jan 2021
Tokyo’s hosting of the next Olympic Games this summer is “up to the U.S.,” a Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee member said on Wednesday.
U.S. President Joe Biden is “dealing with a tough situation with the coronavirus,” Takahashi Haruyuki, a member of the executive board of Japan’s Olympic organizing committee, told the
Wall Street Journal (
in an article published January 27.
“But if he makes a positive statement about the Olympics going ahead, we’d gain strong momentum,” Takahashi said.
“It’s up to the U.S. I hate to say it, but [International Olympic Committee (IOC) President] Thomas Bach and the IOC are not the ones who are able to make the decision about the Games,” he added. “They don’t have that level of leadership.”
PANAM SPORTS READY TO CELEBRATE THE 1000 DAY COUNTDOWN TO SANTIAGO 2023 01/23/21
Despite the pandemic, Chileans are working tirelessly to deliver the first Pan American Games organized in their country.
This Saturday marks the 1,000 Days to Go Milestone, with a special event scheduled for Monday to commemorate the countdown in the community that will be home to the Pan American Village.
The beautiful country of Chile is waiting for the greatest athletes of the Americas with open arms, including its President Sebastian Piñera.
apan and the IOC stood firm on Friday on its commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year.