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Tokyo Olympics: Maximum of 10,000 fans to be allowed for each sporting eve
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Tokyo [Japan], June 21 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics organising committee on Monday confirmed that the spectator limit for the Games has been set at 50 per cent of venue capacity, up to a maximum of 10,000 people.
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Japan urges European nations to solidify military involvement in Indo-Paci
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Tokyo [Japan], June 21 (ANI): Japan's defence minister Nobuo Kishi has urged European nations to have a stronger military involvement in the Indo-Pacific to counter China's influence in the region.
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Myanmar soccer goalkeeper to apply for refugee status in Japan as military
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Tokyo [Japan], June 20 (ANI): Pyae Lyan Aung, Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper, will apply for refugee status in Japan on Tuesday after expressing fear for his life for making a three-finger salute in protest at the military coup in his country during a recent World Cup qualifier near Toky
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Japan counters China by stepping up its vaccine diplomacy
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Tokyo [Japan], June 20 (ANI): In order to checkmate China's move to strengthen its influence among developing countries, Japan is now stepping up its COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy.
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India has slightly come out of its non-alignment mode under PM Modi, says
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New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): India is "much more comfortable" in dealing with English speaking members of the global community under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has "slightly come out of its non-alignment mode" which acted as a catalyst in Quad gaining strength, a foreign affair
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Assertive China is dangerous presence, brought Quad members together, says
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New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): An assertive China is "a very dangerous presence" and has brought members of Quad together, a foreign affairs expert from Japan said on Saturday while noting that the United States and China will compete in a host of areas including semiconductors, artificia
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Tokyo Olympics: IOA sternly opposes stricter regulations on Indian conting
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New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association(IOA) has questioned the new regulations put in place by the Japanese government which has advised Indian athletes to not physically interact with anyone from another team, delegation or country for three days on arrival.
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Study shows how childhood exercise could maintain, promote cognitive funct
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Tokyo [Japan], June 19 (ANI): An international research group has illuminated the changes in the brain's neural network and cortex structure that underlie the positive association between childhood exercise and the maintenance and promotion of cognitive function in later life.
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Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon 2021, 'excited' to play at Tokyo Olym
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Tokyo [Japan], June 18 (ANI): Women's world No. 2 Naomi Osaka has pulled out of this year's Wimbledon and has shifted her focus on the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Japan to lift state of emergency except in Okinawa
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Tokyo [Japan], June 18 (ANI): The Japanese government has officially decided to end the coronavirus state of emergency on Sunday for nine of the 10 prefectures covered. Seven of the nine prefectures will then have focused restrictions through July 11.
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Simple urine test might be helpful in early brain tumor detection
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Nagoya [Japan], June 17 (ANI): The findings of a recent study by Nagoya University researchers suggest that microRNAs in urine could be a promising biomarker to diagnose brain tumors.
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Shipbuilding industry retakes world's No 1 order contract, more than China
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Seoul [South Korea], June 17 (ANI/Global Economic): Korean shipbuilding industry has taken No 1 again in the global shipbuilding industry last month. In particular, the contracted orders were more than China's and Japan's combined.
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