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  Japan to explore 'simplified' Olympics, says Tokyo governor

  

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  Possible changes for Games next year being discussedMandatory testing and limited movement among optionsTokyo’s governor Yuriko Koike has said it may be necessary to a stage a “simplified” Olympics next year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and that organisers were already discussing possible changes.Koike’s comments come after the Yomiuri newspaper reported that various options, such as mandatory coronavirus testing and having fewer spectators, were being considered by organisers. Continue reading...

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  'Brief shining of the light': Japan's fireflies dance - and mate - in isolation amid Covid-19

  

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  Next year visitors to Tatsuno ‘will once again see fireflies dance wonderfully’, says mayorCoronavirus – latest...

  Next year visitors to Tatsuno ‘will once again see fireflies dance wonderfully’, says mayorCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs the sun sets in the Japanese town of Tatsuno, thousands of fireflies begin glowing, producing a spectacle that usually draws crowds of delighted visitors.But this year, the dance of the incandescent insects is being performed without spectators, after coronavirus prevention measures forced organisers...

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