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Major Japan newspaper Asahi calls for Olympic cancellation
World
May 26, 2021
Major Japan newspaper Asahi calls for Olympic cancellation
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper on Wednesday called for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled with the games…
Japan says US travel warning for virus won’t hurt Olympians
World
May 25, 2021
Japan says US travel warning for virus won’t hurt Olympians
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government Tuesday was quick to deny a US warning for Americans to avoid traveling to…
Japan opens mass vaccination centers 2 months before Games
World
May 24, 2021
Japan opens mass vaccination centers 2 months before Games
TOKYO (AP) — Japan mobilized military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka on…
IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation
World
May 19, 2021
IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation
TOKYO (AP) — Confronted in Japan with some of the strongest medical-community opposition yet to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC President…
Coronavirus digest: Japan extends state of emergency amid Olympic pressure
World
May 14, 2021
Coronavirus digest: Japan extends state of emergency amid Olympic pressure
Japan on Friday extended a state of emergency to three additional prefectures, Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima, due to rising COVID cases. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan’s economy minister,…
Japan ruling party renews charter change drive amid pandemic
World
May 11, 2021
Japan ruling party renews charter change drive amid pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party is renewing its push for its long-cherished goal of revising the country’s pacifist constitution,…
The Latest: Employee sickness rates below average in Germany
World
May 10, 2021
The Latest: Employee sickness rates below average in Germany
BERLIN — A large German health insurance provider says the number of days working-age people called in sick during the…
Two Tokyo Olympics: Inside and outside the National Stadium
World
May 9, 2021
Two Tokyo Olympics: Inside and outside the National Stadium
TOKYO (AP) — Seated inside Tokyo’s new $1.4 billion National Stadium, Sebastian Coe again tried to reassure athletes and skeptical…
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
World
May 8, 2021
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
TOKYO (AP) — Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. Frustrated young people drinking in…
Anti-Olympics campaign gains traction online in Japan
World
May 7, 2021
Anti-Olympics campaign gains traction online in Japan
An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has garnered almost 200,000 signatures in the past few…