Japan
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International
Japan Grabs the First 3 Skateboarding Golds
TOKYO — The formidable team of skateboarders from Japan continued their stellar performance at the Olympics and Wednesday combined to…
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International
Japan Calls for ‘Sense of Crisis’ Over China-Taiwan Tensions
In unusually blunt terms, Japan on Tuesday warned that military posturing by Beijing and Washington over Taiwan was posing a…
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Emergency
No spectators allowed into all Games venues at Tokyo Olympics
A state of emergency has been declared in Japan's capital, Tokyo following a local surge of COVID-19 cases.
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Emergency
Japanese Resort Town Searching for 80 People After Mudslide
TOKYO — Officials in the Japanese resort town of Atami said Monday that they were still trying to locate more…
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Emergency
Japan Extends Emergency Measures, Further Imperiling the Olympics
TOKYO — Japan on Friday extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions until the end of May…
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Rugby Union
Fans allowed to bring food after shortages in World Cup stadiums
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union – Rugby World Cup 2019 – Pool C – England v Tonga – Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan – September 22, 2019…
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International
Make climate fight ‘sexy,’ says Japan’s new environment minister
FILE PHOTO: Japan’s Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends a news conference at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s official residence in…
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International
Japan may have to dump radioactive water into the sea, minister says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Tokyo Electric Power will have to dump radioactive water from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant…
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International
Ships set off in Japan’s first commercial whale hunt in more than 30 years
Whaling ships which are set to join the resumption of commercial whaling are seen before they sail out at a…
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Finance
Japan's business mood hits two-year low as trade war stings
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence worsened to a two-year low in the March quarter, a central bank survey showed,…
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