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Tokyo, Jan 22 (EFE/EPA).- The Japanese government on Friday reiterated its intention to hold the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo as planned, despite rumors of their possible cancellation amid the gravity of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country and the rest of the world.Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he was determined to organize a safe Games in close collaboration with the Tokyo government, the Tokyo Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee.(Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON/KIMIMASA MAYAMA) SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF BILLBOADS ANNOUNCING THE TOKYO 2020 GAMES IN TOKYO, JAPAN.

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