It is something my wife and I look forward to: every morning we walk along the glimmering waterfront at the north end of Tokyo Bay and inspect progress on the newly-opened Toyosu Fish Market in the shadow of the Rainbow Bridge and the 2020 Olympic Village under construction on the opposite side of the water.
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IOC REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM: TUNE IN TO THE LIVE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TOKYO 2020 SELECTION
Find out which athletes will be selected for the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in an exclusive livestream, set for Tuesday (8 June) at 12pm CET. The team was first created in 2015 ahead of the Olympic Games Rio 2016.
By Nick McCarvel
IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020
Following the success of Rio 2016, a Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) will participate for the second time, at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Half Japan thinks Olympics will go ahead, poll shows, despite opposition
Half of the Japanese public think the 2020 Olympics will take place this summer, a survey by the Yomiuri daily newspaper showed on Monday, despite most people opposing holding the Games during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tokyo 2020: Olympics '100%' going ahead - Games president Seiko Hashimoto
Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto is "100%" certain the Olympics will go ahead, but warned the Games "must be prepared" to proceed without spectators in the event of a coronavirus outbreak.
Cartoon-themed book launched 50 days before Olympics
WITH 50 days remaining to the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics a book called Toon In was launched. The book uses cartoons to take readers on a journey of the Olympic Games.