Organizers said all partners, including the government and the IOC, were "fully focused" on hosting the Games. A British newspaper, citing a member of Japan's ruling coalition, said the event would not be going ahead.
Organizers said all partners, including the government and the IOC, were "fully focused" on hosting the Games. A British newspaper, citing a member of Japan's ruling coalition, said the event would not be going ahead.
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Japanese Gov t Denies Report it is No Longer Considering Tokyo Olympics This Year, Aiming for 2032 Games
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2021-01-22 01:33 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Japan s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Manabu Sakai in a press conference on Friday denied a report by the British newspaper
The Times stating the Japanese government has privately concluded that it can no longer hold the Tokyo Olympics in its planned opening this year, and is now aiming to win the bid for the 2032 Games.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during an on-line New Year press conference with local and foreign journalists at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool Photo via AP) January 18, 2021 - 7:12 PM
TOKYO - Japan s foreign minister accused South Korea on Monday of worsening already strained ties by making âillegalâ demands for compensation for the sexual abuse of Korean women and use of forced labourers during World War II.
Toshimitsu Motegi, in a diplomatic policy speech in parliament, said a recent South Korean court ruling ordering Japan to compensate 12 South Korean women who were sexually abused in Japanese military brothels during the war was an abnormal development absolutely unthinkable under international law and bilateral relations.â