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Tokyo reports 66 coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 484
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 66 new coronavirus cases, up nine from Friday and 16 down from last Saturday. The average for Tokyo… Read
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A 28-year-old woman was stabbed to death on Friday in the compound of her apartment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, with a suspect apparently fleeing on… Read
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Japan on Friday called on international financial institutions to continue supporting natural gas projects in developing countries if they are deemed in each case to… Read
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Japan's government said Friday it will boost the country's medical system to allow 20 percent more COVID-19 patients to be admitted to hospitals compared with… Read
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A hundred billion dollars every year –- that's the aid promised more than a decade ago to help developing nations curb their carbon pollution and… Read
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