Japan to subsidize municipalities promoting Tokyo Olympics legacy

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People hold flags of Japan and Ukraine during a torch relay event for the Tokyo Olympics in July in Hachioji, Tokyo, located adjacent to the city of Hino which hosted athletes from Ukraine. | KYODO

Municipalities that hosted overseas athletes for training camps before last summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be eligible for new subsidies aimed at promoting people-to-people exchanges with their respective partner countries, sources familiar with the matter said Monday. The Japan Sport Council will set up a subsidy program to cover part of the expenses, such

In Okinawa, Nago mayor defeats anti-U.S. base transfer rival

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Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki shakes hands with defeated anti-base relocation candidate Yohei Kishimoto after the Nago mayoral election in Okinawa on Sunday. | KYODO

Naha– Incumbent Taketoyo Toguchi won a 2nd term as Nago mayor in the southern prefecture of Okinawa on Sunday, in a relief for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is pushing for the controversial moving of a U.S. military base to the citys coastal area.Toguchi, 60, backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and its union partner

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