Coronavirus pandemic restricts Olympic torch relay

Coronavirus pandemic restricts Olympic torch relay

The new coronavirus pandemic is forcing Tokyo Olympic officials to restrict events leading up to the Games, including ba...

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Japan hopes to host Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned

Japan hopes to host Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned

Japan hopes to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned following a videoconference by leaders of the Gro...

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BOJ takes additional monetary easing steps to deal with fallout from coronavirus

BOJ takes additional monetary easing steps to deal with fallout from coronavirus

The Bank of Japan takes additional monetary easing steps as the central bank holds a policy meeting two days ahead of sc...

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Abe, Trump talk coronavirus, impact on world economy

Abe, Trump talk coronavirus, impact on world economy

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump hold phone talks on the novel coronavirus pandemic an...

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SDF delivers 350,000 masks to govt.

SDF delivers 350,000 masks to govt.

Japan's Self-Defense Forces delivers nearly 350,000 masks from its stockpile to the government amid a serious shortage o...

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Abe, BOJ gov. Kuroda talk COVID-19 economic impact

Abe, BOJ gov. Kuroda talk COVID-19 economic impact

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda hold talks about the impact of the novel coronaviru...

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Abe on WHO's coronavirus "pandemic" designation

Abe on WHO's coronavirus "pandemic" designation

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government will fight the spread of the new coronavirus more than ever in co...

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Stocks in Japan tumble over coronavirus fears

Stocks in Japan tumble over coronavirus fears

Traders in Japan begin the week offloading stocks across the board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Growing concerns over th...

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Japan tightens quarantine controls on China, South Korea

Japan tightens quarantine controls on China, South Korea

Japan further tightens quarantine controls on visitors arriving from China and South Korea, including two weeks of medic...

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Senior IOC member says Tokyo Olympics moving ahead

Senior IOC member says Tokyo Olympics moving ahead

Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympic Committee, says the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will be...

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