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Survey shows most Japanese companies want Tokyo Olympics canceled or postponed again

A recent poll shows that more than half of Japanese companies want the Tokyo Olympic Games to be canceled or postponed again. Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Thursda

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Tokyo confirms 339 new COVID-19 infections

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Thursday reported 339 new COVID-19 cases, with daily infections in the capital topping 300 for the first time since Saturday. The

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Tokyo confirms 186 new COVID-19 infections

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday confirmed 186 new daily COVID-19 infections, following 207 cases reported a day earlier. The latest figure marks the fir

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Japan confirms 700 daily new COVID-19 cases as resurgence continues in urban areas

Japan reported 700 new daily COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the nation's cumulative total to 50,448 infections as concerns remain high about the virus' resurgence

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Osaka, two other urban areas in Japan report record daily new COVID-19 cases

Japan on Thursday confirmed 1,477 new daily COVID-19 cases, bringing the nation's cumulative total to 44,287 infections as the virus' resurgence continues. Cases of the

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Japan seeing sharp resurgence of COVID-19

The COVID-19 epidemic in Japan has lately shown a sharp rebounding trend, with more than 1,000 daily new cases in successive days, while the cumulative number of confi

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Tokyo's Paralympic competition schedule will remain the same for 2021

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic schedule remains essentially unchanged for the event that has been postponed until next year, organizers said on Monday.Tokyo organizers made a similar announcement sever

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IOC starts "Stronger Together" campaign one year to go until postponed Tokyo 2020

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) started its #StrongerTogether campaign on Thursday, which marks the one-year countdown to the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Japan reports record 750 new daily virus cases amid resurgence

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike shows a banner reading 'Infection spread alert' at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 15, 2020. /Reuters Japan on Wednesday reported a record of 795 new daily

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Tokyo gov tells residents to stay home over holiday as virus surges

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike attends a news conference on Tokyo's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, April 10, 2020. /Reuters Tokyo's governor on Wednesday

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Tokyo 2020 to mark one year countdown to Olympics with video message

The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee will mark the one-year countdown to the postponed Olympic Games with a video message at the New National Stadium on Thursday July 2

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Japan's capital records record 286 COVID-19 cases amid fears over resurgence

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Thursday confirmed a record 286 new infections in the capital, with the latest figure surpassing the previous daily record of 243

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Tokyo Olympics thrown into sharper focus as JOC chief lists challenges

A monument featuring the five Olympic rings in Tokyo Bay, Japan, March 24, 2020. /VCG "We are slowly stepping out to restart our social lives, balancing preventative measures for COVID-19 with

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New COVID-19 clusters in Tokyo, U.S. bases in Okinawa spark concerns

The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 119 new daily coronavirus infections in the capital on Monday, marking the first time in five days cases have dropped below the 200-mark. New clusters of i

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Tokyo's COVID-19 cases drop below 200 for 1st time in 5 days, concerns remain

The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 119 new COVID-19 infections in the capital on Monday with the number of daily cases dropping below the 200-mark for the firs

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Tokyo incumbent governor Koike wins second term: report

Voters in Tokyo re-elected incumbent Yuriko Koike as their next governor, public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday, citing its exit poll, as the Japanese capital grapp

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Tokyo governor wins 2nd term, buoyed by handling of virus

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has won a second term to head the Japanese capital, buoyed to Sunday's election victory by public support for her coronavirus handling despite a