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In Tokyo’s lockdown, some drink on even after authorities call time
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In Tokyo’s lockdown, some drink on even after authorities call time

TOKYO (Reuters) – For Yuuki Hamazono, it was a relief to find bars and restaurants in Tokyo flouting the Japanese…
Japan widens virus emergency for seven more areas as cases surge
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Japan widens virus emergency for seven more areas as cases surge

TOKYO (AP) — Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency for seven more prefectures Wednesday, affecting more than half the…
80 percent want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed: Japanese survey
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80 percent want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed: Japanese survey

TOKYO (Reuters) – About 80 percent of people in Japan say this year’s Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or delayed…
Upcoming decision on Japan virus measures derided as ‘too little, too late’
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Upcoming decision on Japan virus measures derided as ‘too little, too late’

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will decide later this week whether to impose a state of emergency in the Tokyo area, a…
Tick-Tock: The Tokyo Olympics hit the 200-days-to-go mark
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Tick-Tock: The Tokyo Olympics hit the 200-days-to-go mark

TOKYO (AP) — Tick-Tock-Tick. The countdown clock for the postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 200 days to go on Monday. Tick-Tock-Tick.…
The Latest: Thailand adds 745 virus cases, new restrictions
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The Latest: Thailand adds 745 virus cases, new restrictions

BANGKOK — Thailand registered 745 new coronavirus cases in two days on Monday with a new death reported in Bangkok,…
The Latest: Japan sharply tightens ban on foreign visitors
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The Latest: Japan sharply tightens ban on foreign visitors

TOKYO — Japan’s government will temporarily ban entry of all nonresident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and…
Egypt, Japan discuss overhauling 35 Cairo subway trains
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Egypt, Japan discuss overhauling 35 Cairo subway trains

Egypt’s Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir held a Friday meeting with Masaki Noke, Ambassador of Japan in Cairo, to discuss cooperation…
Japan adopts green growth plan to go carbon free by 2050
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Japan adopts green growth plan to go carbon free by 2050

TOKYO (AP) — Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in about 15 years, the government said Friday in a plan…
Official costs of Tokyo Olympics up by 22% to $15.4 billion
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Official costs of Tokyo Olympics up by 22% to $15.4 billion

TOKYO (AP) — The official cost of the postponed Tokyo Olympics has increased by 22%, the local organizing committee said…
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