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Tokyo, May 20 (EFE/EPA).- The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) plans to finally land in Japan on July 12, less than two weeks before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC announced overnight as it sought to reassure the event will be held safely.Bach was scheduled to visit the country in mid-May but his trip was postponed after the declaration of a state of emergency in the main Japanese regions due to a fourth wave of Covid-19.His visit will be part of "coordination operations" on the ground for the Games, which are scheduled to kick off on July 23, IOC Vice President John Coates said in a letter to Olympic officials from Lausanne on Wednesday.Coates also plans to travel to Tokyo on June 15 to finalize the details of the sporting event. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF 2020 OLYMPIC BANNERS LINING THE STREETS OF TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, Feb 12 (EFE/EPA).- The president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee announced his resignation on Friday after a controversy sparked by sexist comments he made last week.Former prime minister Yoshiro Mori, 83, announced his resignation from the president's position at a joint session of the committee's executives and the board of councilors in Tokyo. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA). SHOT LIST: A PROTEST AGAINST TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, Feb 11 (EFE/EPA).- The president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee resigned Thursday following controversy sparked by sexist remarks her made last week, according to local media reports.Yoshiro Mori has communicated his decision to resign from office to people close to the organization after continuing to face criticism for his remarks at a meeting of the Japanese Olympic Committee on Feb. 3, sources close to the matter told public broadcaster NHK. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE TOKYO OLYMPIC RINGS MONUMENT, THE NATIONAL STADIUM AND THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK IN TOKYO, JAPAN AND THE PRESIDENT OF TOKYO 2020 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE YOSHIRO MORI SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN TOKYO JAPAN.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that the world is entering "an age of chaos," with a deeply divided Security Council unable to address critical issues such as the Israel-Hamas war. "This is not the first time the Council has been divided -- but it is the worst. Today's dysfunction is deeper and more dangerous", says the UN chief, as he presents his 2024 priorities to the General Assembly. SOUNDBITE
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi meets Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi during a visit to present a review of Tokyo's plans to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. IMAGES
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg visits Japan and meets Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Stoltenberg was in Seoul on the first leg of his Asia trip and arrives in Japan on Tuesday, as part of a drive to boost ties with the region's democratic allies in the face of the Ukraine conflict and growing competition from China. IMAGES
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