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Croatia hold edge over shell-shocked Japan

We need a Kaka, say Japan

The 3-1 defeat by Australia in their opening game has left Japan facing an early exit in the 2006 World Cup.

'Coronavirus could throw cold water on 2020 Olympics'

The spread of a new coronavirus could throw "cold water over the growing momentum of the 2020 Games," Tokyo Organising Committee CEO Toshiro Muto said. Japanese government officials including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have said the government would work hard to minimise any impact from the virus outbreak on the Games, which start on July 24.

Tokyo Olympics chief Mori set to quit over sexist remark

The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, will resign over a sexist remark that sparked an outcry, two sources said on Thursday, while the former prime minister said he could not let the controversy drag on.

Tokyo Olympics chief Mori quits

Apologises again over sexist remarks.