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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…
Ginza shoppers clean hands, phones with high-tech wash stations
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Ginza shoppers clean hands, phones with high-tech wash stations

TOKYO (Reuters) – Shoppers washed their hands and sterilised their smartphones in the streets of Tokyo’s posh Ginza district on…
Asia Today: Japan, S.Korea set new daily records, mull steps
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Asia Today: Japan, S.Korea set new daily records, mull steps

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s daily coronavirus cases have exceeded 3,000 for the first time while the government delays stricter measures…
Japan surpasses 3,000 daily new coronavirus cases for first time – NHK
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Japan surpasses 3,000 daily new coronavirus cases for first time – NHK

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan saw more than 3,000 new infections of the novel coronavirus for the first time in one…
Capsule with asteroid samples arrives in Japan for research
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Capsule with asteroid samples arrives in Japan for research

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese space agency officials were delighted Tuesday by the return of a small capsule containing asteroid soil…
Japan awaits capsule’s return with asteroid soil samples
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Japan awaits capsule’s return with asteroid soil samples

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully released a small capsule on Saturday and sent it toward Earth to deliver…
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