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...Since the initial rule book was issued in February, Tokyo 2020 has turned the restriction screws much tighter. Foreigners traveling to the Olympics must now have two negative PCR tests before boarding the plane to Tokyo. They must take a third test on arrival in Japan, which is officially called “Day 0,” and additional tests on days 1, 2 and 3. Saliva-sample spit boxes are positioned throughout the Olympic apron. There are no exemptions for those already vaccinated. Last week duty-free shops were ordered to examine customers’ passports to be sure they haven’t violated 14-day quarantine restrictions. To enforce Covid...

The delayed Tokyo Olympics will be held without foreign fans and volunteers, the organising committee has decided. The games, which were postponed from last year due to coronavirus, are scheduled to open on 23 July to 8 August, with the Paralympics due to follow from 25 August to 5 September. The decision was made by the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organising Committee following talks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), local organisers, the Japanese government, the Tokyo metropolitan government and the International Paralympic Committee.