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Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous prefecture of Japan. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan's main island of Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government. As of 2021, the prefecture has an estimated population of 13,960,236. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37.393 million residents as of 2020.

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Tokyo summer games: Macron greets olympians & paralympians at Elysée Palace Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:58Published 4 days ago

Sarah Storey: ‘Huge honour’ to be UK’s greatest Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey has spoken of the “huge honour” of becoming the UK’s greatest ever Paralympian, after she won three golds at Tokyo 2020 to bring her total to 17. “It’s a lifetime’s.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:35Published 5 days ago

Tokyo bids farewell to Paralympics with fireworks display Tokyo bids a spectacular farewell to the Paralympics with a firework display over the city, as organisers hail the pandemic-delayed Games as the "most important edition" ever Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published 2 weeks ago


29-time Paralympic medalist Jessica Long reflects on the successes of Tokyo 2020 29-time Paralympic medalist Jessica Long started as a Paralympian when she was 12 years old and tells CNN’s Selina Wang about her Paralympic journey to Tokyo 2020. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 04:08Published 2 weeks ago

Tokyo Paralympics 2021 \| India's Finest Ever 5 Gold, 8 Silver and 6 Bronze \| Oneindia News Indian athletes have scripted history at the Tokyo Paralympics as they return home with as many as 19 medals. This is the best-ever tally in a single edition of the Paralympics by far. India has bagged.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 03:08Published 2 weeks ago

Afghan Paralympian beats the odds to compete in Tokyo Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:35Published 2 weeks ago

Tokyo Paralympics: Indian athletes stun on Monday with medal haul! \| Oneindia News India started its Monday with a medal haul at the Tokyo paralympic games 2020! Yogesh Kathuniya won silver in men's discus throw. Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh won silver and bronze medals,.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:21Published 3 weeks ago

Bhavinaben Patel clinches silver medal in Table Tennis at Paralympics 2020\| Oneindia News Paddler Bhavinaben Patel wins the silver medal in Table Tennis at the Paralympics 2020 in Tokyo. The 34-year-old Patel's impressive run at the Games ended with a fighting 7-11 5-11 6-11 loss to Zhou, a.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:35Published 3 weeks ago

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are putting inclusion and accessibility issues under the microscope in Japan Activists have welcomed the progress made on accessibility and inclusion issues but warn that there is still a long way to go in changing attitudes towards disabled people in Japan. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:52Published 3 weeks ago

Paralympic medallist : 'I don't ever take gold for granted' ParalympicsGB's dressage champion Sir Lee Pearson has celebrated the "very, very special achievement" of winning gold in Tokyo with his homebred horse Breezer. Following the pair's victory in Grade.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:10Published 3 weeks ago

Neera Chopra defends Arshad Nadeem, says he did nothing wrong \| Oneindia News Indian javelin thrower and Tokyo gold medalist Neeraj Chopra has come out in defense of his Pakistani counterpart Arshad Nadeem. Chopra in a video posted on twitter said that Arshad did nothing wrong.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:52Published 3 weeks ago

This US soldier lost a leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq. Now, Melissa Stockwell aims for gold in Tokyo Melissa Stockwell is an American two-time Paralympic triathlete, swimmer and former U.S. Army officer. Stockwell lost her left leg when a roadside bomb exploded when she was leading a convoy in.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 02:49Published 3 weeks ago

ParalympicsGB cyclist 'over the moon' after silver success ParalympicsGB cyclist Crystal Lane-Wright has said she is "ecstatic" after winning silver in the C5 3,000m individual pursuit in Tokyo, behind winner Dame Sarah Storey. "I'm over the moon just to be.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:36Published 3 weeks ago

Fireworks mark start of Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games Fireworks light up the sky above Tokyo's National Stadium as the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games kick off, with people gathering outside the stadium, hoping to taste the atmosphere despite being.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published 3 weeks ago

Paralympic flame in Tokyo as virus surges days before opening Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:31Published on August 20, 2021

Robot cafe offers new spin on disability inclusion in Tokio At a Tokyo cafe, robots are intended to be more than just a gimmick, offering job opportunities for those who cannot work outside their homes. The robots are remotely controlled by disabled people, who.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:00Published on August 20, 2021

Tokyo robot cafe offers new spin on disability inclusion Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 00:39Published on August 20, 2021

A hi-tech repair shop for Paralympians has just opened its doors in Tokyo With over 100 specialists staffing the shop, athletes in the Paralympic village can be sure their prosthetics, wheelchairs and other equipment is in mint condition during the Games. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:35Published on August 17, 2021

PM Modi shares ice cream with Sindhu, hosts Indian Oympians after Tokyo success \| Oneindia News PM Narendra Modi today hosted all the Olympians from India who brought laurels for the country at the recently concluded Olympic games in Tokyo. He also fulfilled his promise of having an ice cream.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:31Published on August 16, 2021

Jason and Laura Kenny ‘raced home’ from Tokyo to see son Team GB’s golden couple have spoken of the “race to get home” to see their young son Albie after Tokyo 2020. Track cyclists Jason and Laura Kenny, who both took home gold medals, said.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:32Published on August 15, 2021

BMX star hails ‘successful’ addition of new Olympic sports Team GB's Charlotte Worthington has praised the ‘successful’ addition of new sports such as BMX and skateboarding to the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The BMX freestyle gold medallist said: “These.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:49Published on August 15, 2021

Exiled Olympian: 'People in Belarus are really afraid' Kristina Timanovskaya, Belarusian Olympic sprinter turned unlikely dissident gives her account of what happened in Tokyo, her new life in Poland and her message to the people of Belarus and the world Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 12:07Published on August 13, 2021

Neeraj Chopra honored, AFI names August 7th as 'Javelin Throw Day' in India\| Oneindia News Federation of India (AFI) decides to name August 7 as 'Javelin Throw Day' in India to honour Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold. Neeraj Chopra made history in Tokyo, becoming the first Indian to win a.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:51Published on August 10, 2021

Defiant Belarus leader shrugs off sanctions A defiant President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday a Belarusian sprinter defected at the Olympic Games only because she had been "manipulated" by outside forces and shrugged off a coordinated.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:12Published on August 9, 2021

Celebrations as Team GB athletes return from Tokyo Athletes who represented Great Britain arrive at Heathrow Airport, London following the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.Includes Jason Kenny, Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:57Published on August 9, 2021

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Tokyo Paralympics: GB cyclists continue Tokyo medal haul on day two Great Britain cyclists are guaranteed another Paralympic gold and silver after an earlier silver at the Velodrome. BBC Sport - Published 3 weeks ago	Tokyo Paralympics: : Tully Kearney takes silver in dramatic 200m freestyle final Paralympics GB debutant Tully Kearney takes silver in a dramatic women's S5 200m freestyle final in Tokyo. BBC Sport - Published 3 weeks ago
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'It's a strange Games but we all feel great to be here': Team GB athletes prepare for start of Tokyo Paralympics Final preparations are being made for the start of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo where Britain's top athletes with disabilities will be competing in a city battling rising coronavirus cases. Sky News - Published on August 22, 2021	Tokyo Paralympics: Day-by-day guide to key events, big stars and British medal hopes Want to know what's happening when in the Tokyo Paralympic Games? Check out our comprehensive guide to all the action. BBC Sport - Published on August 22, 2021
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Promise kept: Churma for Neeraj, ice-cream for Sindhu at PM’s breakfast Invited for breakfast at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg on Monday, over 200 members of the Indian Olympics contingent to Tokyo spent two-and half hours in the company of host PM Narendra Modi, who made two specific.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 16, 2021	Strictly Come Dancing: Olympic champion Adam Peaty joins 2021 line-up Swimmer Adam Peaty aims to add Strictly's glitterball trophy to the two gold medals he won in Tokyo. BBC Sport - Published on August 13, 2021
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Tokyo Olympics: Cyclists Matt Walls and Ethan Hayter win silver in men's madison British cyclist Matt Walls' superb Olympic debut continues as he wins a second Tokyo medal with silver in the men's madison alongside Ethan Hayter. BBC Sport - Published on August 7, 2021	Tokyo Olympics: Tom Daley wins diving bronze after boxer Galal Yafai claims Olympic gold Tom Daley claims bronze in the men's 10m platform after boxer Galal Yafai wins Team GB's first boxing gold in Tokyo to become Olympic flyweight champion. BBC Sport - Published on August 7, 2021
Team GB Olympian sells Tokyo merchandise to raise funds for Commonwealth Games A Team GB Olympian is selling some of his Tokyo 2020 merchandise on eBay to fund his preparations for the Commonwealth Games. Sky News - Published on August 6, 2021	Simone Biles Welcomed Home With Parade In Texas After Olympics Simone Biles was treated like royalty after making her return from Tokyo ... with tons of fans lining up to get a glimpse of the Olympics superstar in Texas!! 24-year-old Biles touched down in Houston.. TMZ.com - Published on August 6, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald win historic gold in women's madison Laura Kenny becomes the first British woman to win gold at three Olympic Games as she and Katie Archibald are crowned madison champions in Tokyo. BBC Sport - Published on August 6, 2021	Tokyo Olympics: Lauren Price to fight for gold after beating Nouchka Fontijn Great Britain boxer Lauren Price will fight for a gold medal on the final day of Tokyo 2020 after winning her women's middleweight semi-final. BBC Sport - Published on August 6, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain win bronze medal in thriller against India Watch highlights as Great Britain's women win hockey bronze by beating India 4-3 in a dramatic match at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo. BBC Sport - Published on August 6, 2021	Belarus: IOC expels two coaches over Krystina Timanovskaya case Ms Timanovskaya said she was forced to leave Tokyo after she complained about her coaches online. BBC Sport - Published on August 6, 2021
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