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Osaka request for emergency will include store closures, online school classes
Osaka Prefecture requested the central government Tuesday to declare a fresh state of emergency covering the area due to a significant strain on its medical… Read
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The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 711 new cases of the coronavirus, up 306 from Monday. Osaka continued to report the most number of… Read
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Some 22 percent of major companies in Japan are planning to cut new hires for the business year starting next April from the current year,… Read
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Police in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, have arrested a 33-year-old bus driver on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in death after he hit and killed… Read
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The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific defeat.… Read
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