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Woman Living In Belgium Set To Be Mayor Of Tokyo District 9,000 Km Away: Report
A 47-year-old woman who has lived in Belgium for almost a decade has been elected mayor of a Tokyo district more than 9,000 kilometres away.
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Tour de France Start Delayed From 2021 To 2022: Copenhagen Mayor
The postponement of Tour de France would avoid a clash with the Tokyo Olympics and the European football championship, for which Copenhagen is one of the host cities, according to a statement from the Danish organisers.
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Tokyo Prepares For 2020 Olympics, Facing Rising Costs, New Sports
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike received the Olympic flag on Sunday at the 2016 Olympiccs closing ceremony from her Rio counterpart, Mayor Eduardo Paes
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Tokyo Park Closed After Rocketing Radiation Levels Found
Extremely high levels of radiation have been discovered in a playground in Tokyo, officials said today, fanning fears for the health of children in the area.
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Japan Mayor Says Allied Soldiers Raped Women After D-Day
Allied soldiers liberating France during World War II raped French women after pushing back the Germans, an outspoken Japanese politician has claimed, as Tokyo comes under pressure over its wartime system of sex slavery.
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Japan says US base in Okinawa is only solution
The Japanese government said on Monday it would push forward with a long-stalled agreement to relocate a U.S. military base within Okinawa, despite the re-election of a mayor who opposes the plan.
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Nagasaki marks 68th anniversary of atomic bombing
Nagasaki's mayor criticized Japan's government on Friday for failing to back an international nuclear disarmament effort as the country marked the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of his city.
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Woman Living In Belgium Set To Be Mayor Of Tokyo District 9,000 Km Away: Report
A 47-year-old woman who has lived in Belgium for almost a decade has been elected mayor of a Tokyo district more than 9,000 kilometres away.
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Tour de France Start Delayed From 2021 To 2022: Copenhagen Mayor
The postponement of Tour de France would avoid a clash with the Tokyo Olympics and the European football championship, for which Copenhagen is one of the host cities, according to a statement from the Danish organisers.
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Tokyo Prepares For 2020 Olympics, Facing Rising Costs, New Sports
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike received the Olympic flag on Sunday at the 2016 Olympiccs closing ceremony from her Rio counterpart, Mayor Eduardo Paes
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Tokyo Park Closed After Rocketing Radiation Levels Found
Extremely high levels of radiation have been discovered in a playground in Tokyo, officials said today, fanning fears for the health of children in the area.
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Japan Mayor Says Allied Soldiers Raped Women After D-Day
Allied soldiers liberating France during World War II raped French women after pushing back the Germans, an outspoken Japanese politician has claimed, as Tokyo comes under pressure over its wartime system of sex slavery.
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Japan says US base in Okinawa is only solution
The Japanese government said on Monday it would push forward with a long-stalled agreement to relocate a U.S. military base within Okinawa, despite the re-election of a mayor who opposes the plan.
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Nagasaki marks 68th anniversary of atomic bombing
Nagasaki's mayor criticized Japan's government on Friday for failing to back an international nuclear disarmament effort as the country marked the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of his city.
