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Japan falls into recession as U.S., Europe weigh COVID-19 risks amid reopening
Japan’s economy plunged into recession in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic squelched business activity, while leaders in the…
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Coronavirus: Japan expected to lift state of emergency, but not for Tokyo
Japan is expected to lift a state of emergency across a large part of the country on Thursday but the…
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Coronavirus: With no fear of penalties, Japanese defy stay-at-home requests
Under Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, people have been asked to stay home. Many are not. Some still have to…
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Holding Olympics in 2021 will be ‘difficult’ without coronavirus vaccine: official
It is too early to consider lifting Japan’s state of emergency over the coronavirus, the head of the Japan Medical…
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Coronavirus: Japan sees rise in infections as new cases drop in South Korea
South Korea reported just eight more cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, the first time a daily increase has dropped…
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Coronavirus: Japan’s medical system on verge of collapse, doctors say
Hospitals in Japan are increasingly turning away sick people as the country struggles with surging coronavirus infections and its emergency…
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Japanese students virtually graduate thanks to iPads connected to robots
As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, Japanese graduates are making sure not to miss an important milestone. Students…
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Japan set to declare state of emergency to bolster coronavirus measures
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures…
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Japanese task force to put Tokyo Olympics back together after COVID-19 delay
The Tokyo Olympics need new dates for the opening and closing ceremonies in 2021. Nothing much can get done until…
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Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympics torch ceremony downsized over COVID-19 fears
TOKYO — Tokyo organizers are downsizing the arrival ceremony for the Olympic torch because of the spreading coronavirus. Organizing committee…
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‘Not perfect’: Japan officials note flaws in Diamond Princess quarantine
Japanese health officials and experts on a government panel acknowledged Monday that the quarantine of the virus-hit cruise ship Diamond…
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COMMENTARY: Japan caught in the grip of a virus delivered by sea and air
TOKYO — The greatest concentration of Canadians with the illness caused by COVID-19 coronavirus is not in British Columbia or…
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