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Tag: Japan

London Times’ Tokyo Games cancellation story nixed

by Andrew MCKIRDY January 23, 2021January 23, 2021

Japan dismissed a report claiming officials see canceling the Tokyo Olympics as inevitable on Friday, as heavyweights the United States, Canada and Australia said they were still preparing for the Games. Deputy government spokesman Manabu Sakai said there was “no truth” to the report in The Times of London, which quoted an unnamed ruling coalition […]

Japan cabinet pushes for tougher virus measures

by AT Contributor January 22, 2021January 22, 2021

Japan planning mass inoculations ahead of Olympics

by AT Contributor January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

Poverty is just out of sight in Covid-hit Japan

by Hiroshi Hiyama January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

Big business: Double Japan’s renewable energy goal

by AT Contributor January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

Japan to expand virus emergency to seven more regions

by AT Contributor January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

Japan virus vaccine roll-out haunted by history

by Natsuko Fukue January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Japan imposes ‘low pain, low gain’ Covid emergency

by William Pesek January 7, 2021January 10, 2021

Japan should take initiative with Biden on Taiwan

by Grant Newsham January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

Japan to declare state of emergency in Tokyo area

by AT Contributor January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

Memorable cross-cultural intro to Japan

by Karen Hill Anton January 2, 2021January 4, 2021

World ushers in New Year in shadow of pandemic

by AT Contributor January 1, 2021January 2, 2021

Japan’s Nikkei ends year on 30-year high

by William Pesek December 31, 2020January 5, 2021

Tokyo tops 1,000 daily cases with emergency warning

by AT Contributor December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

Give the Rambo who got Ghosn out of Japan a medal

by Roger Schreffler December 30, 2020January 4, 2021

Japanese manufacturers beat a path out of China

by Frank Chen December 29, 2020January 4, 2021

Japan ex-PM Abe apologizes in wining/dining case

by AT Contributor December 25, 2020December 25, 2020

Japan’s Covid-19 spending devours trillions of yen

by William Pesek December 23, 2020December 27, 2020

Some scenarios for the South China Sea in 2021

by Mark Valencia December 23, 2020December 25, 2020

Tokyo case numbers hit record; hospitals struggle

by AT Contributor December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

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