2020 Olympic Games
In case you’re wondering why your kids are doing something like the “Thriller” dance all of a sudden.
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In other words, now’s probably a good time to get all that valuable data onto removable physical media.
As the saying goes: One man’s trash is another man’s reward for devoting his life to excellence in sport.
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With the Olympic Games looming, the government and Tokyo taxi companies are looking at ways to overhaul how they charge and to become a little more English-friendly.
You don’t get many chances to be a part of sports history, and judging by the standards for volunteers set by the The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, this isn’t one either.
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