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May 21, 2021 | 7:09 AM
PARIS (Reuters) â French President Emmanuel Macron plans to attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Franceâs sports minister said on Friday.
Macron would be the first Group of Seven nations leader to schedule their attendance at the Games, which had to be postponed by a year due the coronavirus pandemic.
France will host the next summer Olympics in 2024 in Paris and Macronâs presence would be welcome support for the International Olympic Committee and local organisers.
âThe President of the Republic (Emmanuel Macron) will be there for the openingâ, Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu told France Info radio.
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TOKYO: The Tokyo Stock Exchange is considering extending trading hours to attract individual and overseas investors, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday.