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Sep 09

Japan extends virus emergency until end of September

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says serious cases remain high and are still overwhelming many hospitals.

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Sep 07

IAEA seeks Japan transparency in release of Fukushima water

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The International Atomic Energy Agency, which is assisting Japan with the planned release, met with government officials to discuss technical details before traveling to the Fukushima Daiichi plant for an on-site examination.

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Aug 27

5 Stories: An underwater volcano creates a new island off Japan, customs officials confiscate thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards and other stories you missed

By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin

An Ivory Coast painter turns discarded flip-flops into art, new research suggests chemicals in household products are linked to 900,000 premature deaths each year and artist Josephine Baker is posthumously honored at Paris’s Pantheon. Check out these stories and others…

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Aug 26

Japan suspends 1.63 million doses of Moderna over contamination found in unused vials

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The health ministry said the contamination was reported at multiple vaccination sites.

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Aug 08

Watch 4:48
Games like no other: Tokyo 2020 ends as torch goes to Paris for 2024

By PBS NewsHour

The Tokyo Olympics were like none other: postponed for a year because of the pandemic, athletes competing without fans in the stands, and protests because of rising COVID-19 cases. After 16 days of play, the torch was finally extinguished on…

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Aug 05

Tokyo logs its most coronavirus cases since the pandemic began

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Tokyo reported 5,042 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its most since the pandemic began as infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics.

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Jul 22

Tokyo new virus cases near 2,000 a day before Olympics open

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Thursday's 1,979 new cases are the highest since 2,044 were recorded on Jan. 15.

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Jul 19

American father, son get Japan prison terms for Carlos Ghosn escape

By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press

A Tokyo court handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan.

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Jul 15

Virus cases at 6-month high in Tokyo before Olympics

By Associated Press

Coronavirus cases in Tokyo have surged above 1,300 for a six-month high, just one week before the Olympics.

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Jul 14

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News Wrap: Tokyo sees highest COVID cases since May, days before Olympic Games

In our news wrap Wednesday, COVID-19 cases in Tokyo are higher than any time since May — nine days before it hosts the summer Olympics. In the U.S., federal figures show 93,000 overdose deaths in 2020 — nearly 30% higher…

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