Japan Officials To Join US Boycott Of Beijing Olympics

Japan's Yomiuri newspaper reported on Saturday that senior Japanese government officials will likely skip #Beijing2022, joining the list of countries that have announced a diplomatic boycott of the game. https://t.co/2y0JU6eirv

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Al Jazeera: Top Japanese officials to skip Beijing Olympics: Reports  

Seiko Hashimoto, the former head of Tokyo’s Olympic organising committee, likely to represent Japan in the Winter Games in February. 

Senior Japanese government officials will likely skip the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February, joining the United States in a diplomatic boycott, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Saturday, citing multiple sources with knowledge of the matter. 

Earlier this week, Canada joined Australia, Britain and the US in saying they would not send top officials to the games, citing longstanding concerns over China’s human rights record.  

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Update: Top Japan Officials To Join US Boycott Of Beijing Olympics As List Grows (Zero Hedge)  

WNU Editor: The countries that are not sending government officials to the Olympics in China are .... Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Lithuania. New Zealand is citing COVID-19 as the main reason. The United States has its own diplomatic boycott.

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