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Warning Of Covid ‘Disaster’ In Japan As Cases Explode

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Local media report Paralympics will be held without spectators as infections rise to more than 18,000 a day in wake of Olympics
Health experts in Japan have said the country is confronting a coronavirus “disaster” and urged the government to take immediate action to stem a surge in...

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Olympics Now Ended, Japan Races To Vaccinate As Virus Surges

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AP NEWS
 
The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it’s still vacation season in Japan, and many people are ignoring government pleas to avoid travel and stay away from bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus spikes at record levels.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is pinning his hopes on vaccinatio...

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Japan May Not Lift COVID-19 Emergency As Planned

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Some government officials believe they may not be able to lift the COVID-19 state of emergency in place in parts of the country at the end of this month as planned.
There are no signs yet of infection cases reaching a peak amid the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta variant...

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Yayoi Kusama’s Yellow Pumpkin Washed Away During Typhoon In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
On Sunday night, Typhoon Lupit made landfall on Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu, moving in a northeasterly direction over the Seto Inland Sea, bringing strong winds and heavy downpours to the region that lasted through to Monday evening.
One of the small islands in the Seto In...

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Japan PM Suga's Support Slides To Record Low As Olympic Games Close - Survey

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REUTERS
 
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga slid below 30% for the first time since he took office, a survey showed on Monday, a sign the Tokyo Olympic Games failed to boost his ratings amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections.
Roughly a third disapproved of holding the Games ...

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Olympics: Japan Takes Women's Basketball Silver After Loss To U.S.

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan finished its women's basketball Cinderella story at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday with a silver medal following a 90-75 loss to the United States.
The one-sided result in the final at Saitama Super Arena could not take the sheen off a historic tournament for head coach Tom Hovas...

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Left Out Of Olympics, Men’s Rhythmic Gymnasts Loved In Japan

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AP NEWS
 
In the suburbs of Tokyo, Hiromi Matsumoto found herself falling in love with online videos of rhythmic gymnastics — a spectacular swirl of ballet and acrobatics, clubs soaring through the air, bodies contorting into superhuman bends.
But it was not the rhythmic gymnastics currently bein...

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Hayashi’s 3 Lifts Japan Into Semis, Ousting Belgium 86-85

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AP NEWS
 
Japan coach Tom Hovasse apologized to Belgium for letting his emotions get the best of him after the exciting end to their quarterfinals matchup in the women’s basketball tournament.
It was understandable. After all, making it to the medal round at the Olympics is a big deal.
Saki Hayas...

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Olympic Athletes Inspire Robotic Zen Garden In Tokyo

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JAPAN TODAY
 
At a serene zen garden in a Tokyo park, abstract lines inspired by the movements of Olympic athletes are carefully traced in the gravel -- not by monks, but by robots.
The newly installed artwork, titled "The Constant Gardeners", features four large industrial robotic arms that work...

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Women’s Basketball: USA Quell Japan Challenge For 51st Straight Olympic Win

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THE GUARDIAN
 
  US uses dominant inside presence to defeat Japan 86-69Americans run win streak at Olympics to 51 straight games 
 
A’ja Wilson scored 20 points and Breanna Stewart added 15 to help the US beat Japan 86-69 on Friday in the women’s basketball tournament.
The US have now won 51 cons...

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