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Japan fears COVID-19 variants are behind possible fourth wave

Commuters, mostly wearing face masks, wait for a Yamanote Line train as they travel to work in Tokyo, Japan, January 12, 2021. /CFP Japanese health authorities are concerned that variants of t

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Anti-maskers in Tokyo hold 'cluster festival'

Masayuki Hiratsuka, leader of the Popular Sovereignty Party of Japan, held a "cluster music festival" on the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo on August 9, urging his supporters to attend the activities w