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Olympic torchbearers run through empty Osaka park as virus surge tops 1,000
Torchbearers for this summer's Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday ran through an empty park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, after the flame relay in the western prefecture… Read
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The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 510 new cases of the coronavirus, up 204 from Monday. The number (305 men and 205 women) is… Read
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Japan's COVID-19 vaccine minister on Tuesday warned local governments against letting doses go to waste as the country expands its inoculation campaign to the elderly.… Read
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The Japanese government decided Tuesday to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, having determined it… Read
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