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Japan’s Leader Is Following A Trumpian Playbook On The Coronavirus

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WASHINGTON POST
 
Geopolitical wags can’t help but wonder whether botched coronavirus responses constitute a “Chernobyl moment” for China or the United States. In Japan, though, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing a Fukushima problem.
 Comparisons to Tokyo’s opaque, deer-in-the-headlights reactio...

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Coronavirus: Japan Rushes To House Thousands Of Homeless People

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BBC NEWS
 
Japanese authorities are rushing to house thousands of homeless people following the closure of internet cafes in several major cities.
The cafes have become a common destination for those without secure housing.
They're often open around the clock and many feature private booths, show...

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Aichi Prefecture To Declare Its Own State Of Emergency

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JAPAN TODAY
 
NAGOYA - The governor of Aichi Prefecture, which includes the city of Nagoya and also hosts Toyota Motor Corp, on Thursday said he would declare a state of emergency for his prefecture, starting Friday.
Hideaki Omura made the announcement two days after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for...

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Olympics-‘We’ll Be Stronger Than Ever In 2021’ – Naomi Osaka

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, the poster girl of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, took to social media on Saturday to show her support for the decision to postpone the Games until next year
Osaka, who won the U.S. Open in 2018 and the Australian Open in 2019, was ...

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iri to Release New Album “Sparkle”

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
On March 25, iri will release her fourth album, “Sparkle.” This album comes a little more than a year after her previous album “Shade.”
“Sparkle” includes contributions by a variety of collaborators, including Yaffle of Tokyo Recordings, TAAR, Kan Sano, and Kenmochi Hidefumi of Suiy...

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Japan's Abe Admits Postponing Tokyo Olympics May Be Option

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AL JAZEERA
 
Pressure growing on Japan to delay summer games as Canada withdraws and Australia says preparing for postponement.
Canada has become the first country to withdraw its team from the Tokyo Olympics, increasing pressure on Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to delay an event he said for ...

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Japan Starts to Come Up With Possible Plans to Postpone Olympics

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THE SLATES
 
As the new coronavirus has spread around the world, Japan has insisted that the Summer Olympics will go on as scheduled in July. But it seems organizers may finally be listening to the growing chorus of calls to postpone the 2020 Games.
The organizers of Tokyo 2020 have started to qu...

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Japan Quietly Reopens As Much Of World Locks Down

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NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW
 
Spared a national curfew, businesses weigh health and economic risks
NAGASAKI/TOKYO -- Businesses and schools in Japan are gradually moving out of a voluntary shutdown called for by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last month, as the coronavirus crisis brings into focus the questio...

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Deputy Head Of Japan's Olympic Committee Tests Positive For COVID-19, Abe Insists Games Will Go Ahead

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ABC NET
 
The deputy head of Japan's Olympic committee, Kozo Tashima, has tested positive for the coronavirus, even as top government officials reiterate that the Games will go ahead as scheduled and not be held behind closed doors.
 Key points:Mr Tashima the deputy head of Japan's Olympic commit...

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'Don't Sacrifice Lives': Doubts Grow In Japan Over Tokyo Olympics

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JAKARTA POST
 
Doubts are growing in Japan about the Tokyo Olympics, with growing opposition to holding them as scheduled and some urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the coronavirus emergency.
Officials like Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Com...

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