Japan COVID-19

• Japan expands state of emergency to 4 other areas as Tokyo Olympics continue

  Japan reported 10,687 cases Thursday, exceeding 10,000 for the first time. It has recorded 15,166 fatalities from COVID-19, including 2,288 in Tokyo, since the pandemic began.

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  Jul 30, 2021
  
• Tokyo heading towards ‘explosive expansion’ in COVID-19 cases as Olympics continue

  Nationwide, Japan reported more than 9,500 confirmed cases, also a record, on Wednesday for a total of about 892,000, with about 15,000 deaths.

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  Jul 29, 2021
  
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• Will the Olympics set the world back in its fight against COVID-19? Experts weigh in

  The Olympic Games, which began last Friday and end on Aug. 8, is taking place at a time where the host city has been seeing a rise in infections for weeks.

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  Jul 28, 2021
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• ‘Not perfect’: Japan officials note flaws in Diamond Princess quarantine

  The officials said Japanese health authorities faced tough challenges in dealing with a foreign-operated ship that required international negotiations in the absence of established rules in such a crisis.

  World

  Feb 24, 2020
• COVID-19: Tokyo postpones training for Olympics volunteers as government faces criticism

  Organizers are not considering cancelling the Tokyo Summer Games, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his party are being criticized for their handling of the outbreak.

  World

  Feb 22, 2020