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Emperor Wishes Olympians Best In Meeting With Jill Biden, Macron

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Emperor Naruhito told U.S. first lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders Friday that he has the "deepest respect" for all of the athletes who have gathered in Japan for the Olympics despite the challenge posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
"It is my ...

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Tokyo Reports 1,359 Coronavirus Cases; Nationwide Tally 4,225

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 1,359 new coronavirus cases, down 620 from Thursday.
The average for Tokyo over the past seven days stands at 1386.
People in their 20s (492 cases), their 30s (276) and their 40s (204) accounted for the highest numbers, while 183 ...

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From Osaka to Matsuyama: Japan’s best hopes of Olympic glory in Tokyo

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Fans will not be filling the arenas but the host nation still expects a taste of glory on Japanese soil after their Rio bonanza
The decision to ban spectators from attending all but a handful of Tokyo 2020 events amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in the host city has stripped Japanese...

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Japan Wins Opening Match Of Tokyo Olympics

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Tokyo Olympics began Wednesday morning with its first competitive event, a softball match between Japan and Australia. Ace Yukiko Ueno started for Japan, and the home team won 8-1 when the game was called in the fifth inning.
Symbolizing recovery from the 2011 Great East Japa...

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Japan, US, South Korea Reaffirm Cooperation On North Korea

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AP NEWS
 
The United States, Japan and South Korea on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to work together on North Korea’s denuclearization and other regional threats but made no progress in bringing closer together the two U.S. allies.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, who held ta...

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In Japan's Fukushima, Hopes Of Olympics Boost Are Dashed

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EURO NEWS
 
When it was announced that Tokyo would host the 2020 Olympics, Kunitoshi Abe was thrilled.
Coming from a small mountain town in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture known for its “onsen”, or hot spring resorts, Abe hoped his community, which was badly affected during the 2011 earthquake and t...

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Moon’s Olympic Absence Points To Protracted Stalemate With Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s decision to forgo attending the Tokyo Olympics, thereby missing a chance to meet with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, has highlighted the increasingly slim prospects that the two neighbors can quickly bridge their differences after years of fester...

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Two Major Storms Form In East Asia, Threatening China, Japan And Taiwan

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CNN
 
Two big storms have formed in the waters of East Asia, both of which are expected to lash the region with strong winds and heavy rains in the coming days.
Tropical Storm Cempaka strengthened into a typhoon early Tuesday over the South China Sea. The storm had winds up to 120 kph (75 mph) an...

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Japan Breaks Internet Speed Record With A 319Tbps Data Transfer

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END GADGET
 
 
The new fiber could help satisfy demand for 6G and beyond.
The many-gigabit internet speed records of a decade ago now seem downright inadequate.
Motherboard reports that scientists at Japan's National institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) have smashed the i...

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Football: Japan Draw With Spain In Final Olympic Warm-Up

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's men's Olympic soccer team earned a tense 1-1 draw with gold medal candidates Spain on Saturday in their final warm-up before the start of the Tokyo Games.
Ritsu Doan scored Japan's opener three minutes before the break at Kobe's Noevir Stadium, where Spain dominated possessio...

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