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A person taking picture of Olympics logo. Photo: Reuters.
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Japan to ease state of emergency, focus on Games spectators

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called on the Japanese public to watch the Olympics on TV to avoid spreading the virus, saying it was crucial to avoid any rebound in Covid-19 cases at the Games

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan December 4, 2020. Hiro Komae/Pool via REUTERS
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Japan PM Suga urges Japanese to watch Olympics on TV to prevent spread of Covid-19

Flag of Japan. Photo: Collected
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Japan says China's military strategy unclear, of serious concern

A drone picture shows a mask placed on a 57-metre-high statue of Buddhist goddess Kannon, to pray for the end of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic at Houkokuji Aizu Betsuin temple in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan in this handout photo taken on June 15 2021. OISO ALL SUPPORT/Handout via REUTERS
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Giant Buddhist goddess in Japan gets face mask to pray for end of Covid-19

A man in a bicycle drives past containers at an industrial port in Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 2019. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

Japan exports jump most in 41 years, machine orders rise

Shoppers wearing protective face masks walk on the street at Tsukiji outer market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Coronavirus chronicle

Japan aiming for 1 million Covid shots a day by end-June - minister

Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan and Renault chief executive, gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, in Jounieh, Lebanon September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Global Economy

American father and son plead guilty to helping former Nissan Chairman Ghosn flee Japan

There have been protests in Japan over the Olympic Games happening there this year in the middle of a pandemic. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Olympics: Japan may keep some virus curbs until Games start

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga wearing a face mask meets COP26 President Alok Sharma at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan April 19, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Japan PM: will seek G7 understanding over safe Olympics

Japan's chip future lies in Taiwan science park
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Japan's chip future lies in Taiwan science park

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi remove their protective masks as they attend a video conference with Australian Foreign Minister and Minister for Women Marise Payne and Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton (not in picture), at Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Japan June 9, 2021. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS
China

Japan, Australia raise concerns about reported abuses in China

Bangladesh, Japan to work together to face Covid challenges, Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Japan to work together to face Covid challenges, Rohingya crisis

There have been protests in Japan over the Olympic Games happening there this year in the middle of a pandemic. Photo: Reuters
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Japan leans toward holding the Games with local spectators - media