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Japan announces virus emergency during Olympics
With just two weeks until the July 23 opening ceremony, coronavirus infections are rising in the capital, and the spread of the more infectious Delta variant...
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Survivor window closing in Japan landslide, 24 unaccounted for
Four people have been confirmed dead after the disaster in Atami in central Japan and officials said they were still unable to clarify the fate or whereabouts of 24 other residents.
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Fears grow for dozens in landslide-hit Japan town
Soldiers and emergency workers used hand-held poles and mechanical diggers in the desperate search, two days after a torrent of earth slammed down a mountainside and through part of the hot-spring resort of Atami in central Japan.
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Rescuers search for survivors in landslide-hit Japan town
Nineteen people have been rescued and around 20 others are still missing, the town's disaster-management spokesman Yuta Hara said.
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Japan lifting virus emergency one month before Olympics
The state of emergency in place in Tokyo began in late April and largely limits bar and restaurant opening hours and bans them from selling alcohol.
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Japan donates more than 1 million AstraZeneca jabs to Taiwan
Taiwan has pre-order deals for around 30 million vaccine shots, but has so far received just 726,600 AstraZeneca doses and 150,000 Moderna shots for its population of 23.5 million.
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Citing COVID-19 risk, US warns against travel to Olympic host Japan
The warning came in a travel advisory issued by the State Department as Japan, which has been criticised for its slow inoculation rate, opened its first mass vaccination centers in a push ahead of the Olympics, which were postponed last year due to the pandemic.
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1.7 million affected by hack of top Japan dating app
Net Marketing Co, which runs the Omiai app, said it detected unauthorised access in April to the server that stores member information.
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Japan's strict gun laws trigger problems for Olympic shooting
For Goran Maksimovic, the extent of Japan's restrictions only became clear when he arrived to coach the national team and found he couldn't lay a finger on a gun, let alone fire one.
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Nothing can stop Olympics from going ahead: IOC's Coates
John Coates, the point man for the Games as head of the IOC's coordination commission, said a huge amount of work had been done to ensure the safety of athletes and the Japanese public.
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Japan to extend emergency virus measures as Olympics approach
The emergency measures, which are less strict than blanket lockdowns elsewhere, had been due to end on 11 May but are now expected to continue until the end of the month.
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India hospitals overwhelmed by virus as Japan to declare emergency
The wave in India has been blamed on a new 'double mutant' virus variant and the government's allowing huge public gatherings that have turned out to be super-spreader events.
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Virus could force Olympics cancellation, says top Japanese politician
Toshiro Nikai, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's number two, said the Olympics must be cancelled "without hesitation" if the virus situation is too severe.
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Olympics 'difficult' after virus spikes, Japan medical group warns
Haruo Ozaki sounded the alarm as rising daily cases prompt new virus restrictions in Tokyo and elsewhere in Japan.
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Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea
Japan's government argues the release is safe because the water is processed to remove almost all radioactive elements and will be diluted.
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Eye on China, Biden holds first summit with Japan, India, Australia
In a flurry of diplomacy, Japan announced that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will become the first foreign leader to see Biden in person, a sign of the primacy the new US leader attaches to allies.
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Lady Gaga 'praying' for Japan on 2011 disaster anniversary
The US singer has a huge following in Japan and visited the country three months after the 2011 disaster, declaring 'Japan is safe' and calling on tourists from around the world to do the same.
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Tokyo asks China to end COVID-19 anal swabs for Japanese
China, which has largely brought the virus under control domestically, said last month that anal swabs can be more effective than normal throat and nose tests as the virus can linger longer in the digestive system.
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Japan's Osaka beats Brady to win Australian Open
Osaka edged a tight first set and broke the American twice in the second to win 6-4, 6-3 in 77 minutes in front of thousands of fans at Rod Laver Arena.
