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Japan bans foreign spectators from Tokyo Olympic Games

22.03.2021 14:30
Japan has decided not to allow foreign spectators to enter the country for the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
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    Japan bans foreign spectators from Tokyo Olympic Games 2020
Japanese Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa speaks after a five-party meeting of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee president Seiko Hashimoto in Tokyo
Japanese Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa speaks after a five-party meeting of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee president Seiko Hashimoto in TokyoPhoto: PAP/EPA/YOSHIKAZU TSUNO

Japanes authorities said the decision was taken to ensure safety for athletes and Japanese citizens.

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