THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Tokyo confirmed 2,447 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Monday, down 515 from the same day last week.
It was the first time in two days for the daily tally to fall below the same day in the previous week.
According to the Tokyo metropolitan government, the number of ser...

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GLOBAL TIMES
 
A Chinese actor who posed for pictures at the notorious Japanese Yasukuni Shrine has been forced out of the entertainment industry as more mainstream platforms deletes his films and television works, variety shows and music as of Sunday. 
All films and drama series that Zhang Zheha...

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JAPAN TIMES
The nationwide total of COVID-19 cases topped 25,000 for the third straight day as Tokyo reported 5,074 new cases Saturday.
Despite anti-virus measures taken under the state of emergency and quasi-emergency status in hard-hit areas, Japan is grappling with its largest wave of infectio...

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NHK
 
Thirty more people involved in the Tokyo Paralympics have tested positive for the coronavirus. The tally includes two para athletes who came to Japan from overseas.
This is the highest daily figure ahead of the Paralympics, which opens on Tuesday.
Sunday's figure brings the total number of ...

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SORA NEWS
 
Okayama branch has more to say than just goodbye.
Running a Pokémon specialty shop in Japan seems like about the surest recipe for success you could come up with, and over the years fans have made a lot of happy memories at the Pokémon Store in Okayama City’s Aeon Mall.
Sure, it may n...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Critical care beds are nearing capacity in Tokyo and prefectures outside the capital are also tackling worst ever outbreak
Japan has recorded a record number of coronavirus cases while critical care beds in Tokyo are nearing capacity less than a week before the city is due to host ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Half of Japan's population has now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the government said Wednesday, marking a milestone as the country grapples with its largest wave of infections yet, with the nationwide tally of new cases topping 23,000 in another record high.
Just u...

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MOTORSPORT
 
Formula 1 has confirmed that the Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled at the request of the government, due to ongoing COVID-19 issues.
The race was due to take place on October 10, as the third leg of a triple header after Russia and Turkey.
A decision on whether or not the race w...

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NHK
 
The Japanese government has decided to expand and extend a state of emergency aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic. The highly contagious Delta variant is fueling a surge in cases nationwide.
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on Tuesday stressed the severity of the situation and pointed...

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NHK
 
 
A total of 64 patients at a hospital in Okinawa Prefecture have died in a coronavirus cluster infection.
Patients and staff at Uruma Kinen hospital started contracting the Delta variant around mid-July. Infections spread rapidly and developed into the largest-scale cluster infection recor...

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