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Japanese capital sees more than 100 new coronavirus cases Thursday, most in two months

Tokyo confirmed 107 more novel coronavirus infections on Thursday, a Tokyo government official said, the highest daily tally in two months in the city at the centre of

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Roundup: Tokyo's COVID-19 cases top 50 for 4th straight day, gov't stays pat on restriction easing

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday confirmed 58 new COVID-19 infections marking the fourth straight day new daily cases in the capital have topped 50 amid con

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Japan objects to Trump's plan to add South Korea to G7: Kyodo

Japan has conveyed to the United States its objection to President Donald Trump's idea of adding South Korea to the Group of Seven summit, Japan's Kyodo News reported S

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Japan, British drugmaker to start talks on COVID-19 vaccine supply

British drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Friday that it has agreed with the Japanese government to start discussions on the supply of a potential COVID-19 vaccine, AZD1222

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Japan PM Abe's support rebounds despite ex-justice minister's arrest

Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet rose by nine percentage points to 36 percent despite the recent arrest of his former justice minister on suspicion of vote-buying, a po

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Japan to forge ahead with controversial U.S. base move in Okinawa despite opponents' poll win

The Japanese government said Monday it would continue to push forward with the contentious relocation of a U.S. military base within Japan's southernmost prefecture of

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Japan deploys cluster response team to southwestern city due to spike in COVID-19 cases

The Japanese health ministry dispatched a cluster response team to Kitakyushu City in southwestern Japan due to a spike in COVID-19 cases there, Japan's top government

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Japan, U.S. leaders discuss coronavirus pandemic

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Friday to continue to cooperate in combating the global COVID-19 pandemic, a senior Japane

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IOC removes controversial statement regarding Olympics' extra costs

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) removed part of the statement from its official website on Tuesday, which discusses the financial impact of postponing the Games, following objections fro

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China Focus: Enterprises from Japan, ROK optimistic about future development in China

In the face of declining overseas orders amid the COVID-19 epidemic, the company Qingdao Benda had planned to give some employees a holiday, but eventually decided to h

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Japan's Abe draws flak from netizens over stay-at-home Twitter video

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has drawn flak from some netizens for a video posted on his official Twitter page showing him relaxing at home to encourage people t

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Japanese comedian, U.S. singers among 30,000 lives claimed by virus

Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, U.S. singers Alan Merrill and Joe Diffie, and U.S. architect Michael Sorkin died from COVID-19, as confirmed infections soared to claim 30,000 lives around the globe

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 1,926 cases, gov't denies lockdown rumors

Japan's health ministry and local governments said that 1,926 people had been infected with the COVID-19 virus in Japan as of 6:30 p.m. local time on Monday, although

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Trump describes Japan's Olympic postponement "wise and great" in phonecall with Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heard from the U.S. President Donald Trump during phone talks that the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for one year was the

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Tokyo Olympics to be postponed until 2021 but keeps name of Tokyo 2020 (updated)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced here on Tuesday that Japan and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have agreed to postpone the Tokyo Olympic and Par

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Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced here on Tuesday that Japan and the International Olympic Committee have agreed to postpone the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic

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Olympic champion wants Tokyo 2020 cancelled over COVID-19 fears

Matthew Pinsent of Britain, arriving from the Summer Olympics in Athens, gets off the airplane at Gatwick Airport in London, August 30, 2004. /VCG Over half of the sports world has been shut d