REUTERS
 
The head of the Japan Medical Association called on Tuesday for a nationwide state of emergency to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases in Olympics host city Tokyo and elsewhere, Kyodo news agency said, as worries grow about a strained healthcare system.
The call by JMA President Toshio Na...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan expanded Monday a COVID-19 state of emergency covering the capital and Okinawa to include Osaka and three prefectures near Tokyo due to a recent spike in coronavirus cases amid fears of a medical system collapse during the Olympics.
The government of Prime Minister Yoshihide S...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The National Governors’ Association at a videoconference Sunday called on the Japanese government to ask the public to avoid summer holiday travel across prefectural borders in principle, including trips to their parents’ homes during the “bon” period, to help prevent a further s...

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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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BBC
 
Japan is extending a state of emergency in Tokyo and expanding it to new regions as the Olympic Games host faces a surge in Covid-19 cases.
The restrictions are being imposed in areas surrounding the capital as well as in the city of Osaka.
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga warned infe...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan decided Friday to expand its COVID-19 state of emergency to Osaka and three prefectures near Tokyo as a recent spike in coronavirus cases to record levels has raised fears that the country's medical system could collapse amid the Tokyo Olympics.
Facing the urgent need to take s...

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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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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan won the Olympic title in the men’s team epee fencing competition on Friday in Chiba City, defeating the Russian Olympic Committee 45-36 in the gold medal match.
Including the wins on Friday night, Japan has earned 17 gold medals, surpassing the 1964 Tokyo Olympic and the 20...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Chocolate brand Tirol seem to be on a mission to recreate every type of parfait beloved by the Japanese public as one of their signature tiny chocolates.
We’ve seen their diminutive version of peach parfaits (a summer favorite), and they’ve even collaborated with a historic Kyoto te...

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SORA NEWS
 
Producer might be going from a show about the devil to a show about Pocket Monsters.
Netflix has been announcing live-action versions of popular anime series at a frantic pace over the last two years, with plans to make their own non-animated versions of some of Japan’s most beloved f...

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