No booze, no autographs: Tokyo 2020 sets fan rules with a month to go

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No booze, no autographs: Tokyo 2020 sets fan rules with a month to go

Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto warned festivities "will have to be suppressed" to keep the Games safe.

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