CORONAVIRUS: Japan has 96 new cases

CORONAVIRUS: Japan has 96 new cases

Japan reports 96 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the second day in a row that numbers are on the rise, and the count...

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Coronavirus pandemic sinks hot springs resort

Coronavirus pandemic sinks hot springs resort

Ohkawa Shokaikyo Onsen in Fukuoka closes its doors after the coronavirus pandemic slashed its business.

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Japan has 5G cellphone service

Japan has 5G cellphone service

Major Japanese cellphone service provider NTT Docomo launches next-generation 5G service, the first in the country to do...

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Trump supports Abe's Olympic delay decision

Trump supports Abe's Olympic delay decision

In a phone call, US President Donald Trump says he supports Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to delay the T...

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CORONAVIRUS: Japan confirms a record 71 cases

CORONAVIRUS: Japan confirms a record 71 cases

A record new 71 cases of the novel coronavirus infection are announced in Japan Tuesday for a total of 1,923 cases (incl...

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Tokyo Olympics delayed until 2021

Tokyo Olympics delayed until 2021

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that the Tokyo Olympics will be delayed for 1 year due to the new coronavirus pandem...

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Toyota, NTT agree on tie-up for smart city project

Toyota, NTT agree on tie-up for smart city project

World leading automaker Toyota and Japanese telecommunications giant NTT agree on a business and capital alliance aimed ...

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Japan to scale down Olympic torch relay to lantern tour

Japan to scale down Olympic torch relay to lantern tour

Tokyo Games organizers plan to scale down the Olympic torch relay to a lantern tour by car amid the growing novel corona...

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CORONAVIRUS: Govt sets guidelines for reopening schools

CORONAVIRUS: Govt sets guidelines for reopening schools

Japan's education ministry sets guidelines for reopening schools that have been temporarily closed due to the novel coro...

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Japan mulls postponing Tokyo Games

Japan mulls postponing Tokyo Games

Japan begins thinking about the possibility of postponing the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as the International Olympi...

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