Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Japan becomes the fifth country to announce a "diplomatic boycott"

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Hirokazu Matsuno, spokesman for the Japanese government, has said that Japan "does not plan to send government officials" to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (04-20/02/2022) on 24/12/2021.

"Japan believes it is important that common values shared by the international community such as freedom, human rights, and the rule of law are also respected...

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