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1st openly transgender Olympians are competing in …

Canada's Quinn, left, and Chile's Karen Araya vie for the ball during a women's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Sapporo, Japan. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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Naomi Osaka lights Olympic cauldron during opening ceremony …

Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics on July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. (David J. Phillip/Associated Press)

EXPLAINER: Why Japan’s ‘rising sun’ flag provokes anger …

In this July 20, 2019, file photo, protesters tear a Japanese rising sun flag during a rally denouncing the Japanese government's decision on their exports to South Korea in front of Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Japan’s “rising sun” flag is raising anger at the Olympics, with some of the host nation’s neighbors calling for it to be banned during the Tokyo Games, which start Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

American father and son sent to Japan prison, accused …

This Dec. 30, 2019, image from security camera video shows Michael L. Taylor, center, and George-Antoine Zayek at passport control at Istanbul Airport in Turkey. A Tokyo court handed down prison terms for the American father Michael Taylor and son Peter accused of helping Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan.(DHA via AP, File)

2 South African soccer players test positive for virus …

People gather for a rally in Tokyo's Shinjuku shopping district Sunday, July 18, 2021, to protest against the Olympics starting from July 23. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

Olympic athlete, staffer test positive for coronavirus …

People walk by the Olympic rings installed by the Nippon Bashi bridge in Tokyo on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Hiro Komae/Associated Press)

‘No spectators’ still an option for Tokyo Olympics as …

The Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre is pictured on June 24, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Carl Court/Getty Images)

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Japan plans to ease coronavirus state of emergency …

A volunteer holds a poster with measures against covid19 propagation in the BMX freestyle track venue during a test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo on May 17, 2021. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Major Japan newspaper calls for cancellation of Tokyo …

A security guard wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks in front of the Olympic Rings on May 9, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

U.S. warns Americans against travel to Japan amid …

A man walks by posters promoting the Olympic Games planned to start in the summer of 2021, in Tokyo, Monday, May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Medical association calls for cancellation of Tokyo …

In this May 17, 2021, file photo, demonstrators protest against the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Tokyo, Osaka under ’emergency orders’ as coronavirus …

A man wearing protective face mask sits a bench at almost empty Dotonbori, one of Osaka's most popular tourist areas on April 23, 2021 in Osaka, Japan. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

North Korea says it won’t participate in Tokyo Olympics …

In this March 17, 2021, file photo, people walk past the Olympic rings in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Spectators from abroad will be barred from Tokyo …

A couple pose for photos in front of the Olympic rings on display at the Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2021. (PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)