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Tokyo Olympics test event cancelled over virus: reports
A Tokyo Olympics water polo test event has been cancelled because sport officials cannot enter Japan due to coronavirus restrictions, reports said Tuesday. The post Tokyo Olympics test event cancelled
Olympic torch relay barred from Osaka public roads: governor
The Olympic torch relay will not be run on public roads in Osaka city given rising virus cases, the Japanese region’s governor said Friday, but a cancellation has not yet
ITF selected to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has been chosen among the few agencies requested by the Federal Government to tender submission on how 100 million Nigerians The post ITF selected to
Another Nigerian qualifies for Tokyo Olympic Games
Another Nigerian athlete makes the qualifying mark for the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo The post Another Nigerian qualifies for Tokyo Olympic Games appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.This post
Chairman of Japan automaker Suzuki to step down
Suzuki’s chairman Osamu Suzuki will retire after more than four decades at the helm of the Japanese carmaker, the company said Wednesday. The 91-year-old, who married into the firm’s founding
Osaka wins second Australian Open, fourth Grand Slam
Naomi Osaka of Japan, yesterday defeated American, Jennifer Brady, 6/4; 6/3 to lift the Daphne Akhurst trophy. The 23-year old Osaka became the choice of bookmakers after defeating Serena Williams…
Japan's Olympic minister takes Tokyo 2020 top job after sexism row
Japan’s Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto became Tokyo 2020’s new president on Thursday, capping an embarrassing sexism row with just over five months until the virus-postponed Games. The post Japan's Olympic
