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Japan to expand virus emergency 1 week into Olympics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 02:07 PM

Japan's government will extend a virus state of emergency in Tokyo and impose the measure in 4 more regions on Friday, as cases surge a week into the pandemic-postponed Olympics. Read more »

Tokyo to host Olympics under COVID-19 state of emergency

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 08 03:01 AM

The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 920 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the most since mid-May at the peak of Japan's fourth wave of infections.  Read more »

Japan government eyes quasi-state of emergency in Tokyo during Olympics

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 15 02:45 AM

The Olympics are due to begin on July 23, but public fears persist about a surge of coronavirus infections. Read more »

Amid opposition, Japan PM Suga says has ‘never put Olympics first’

Leika Kihara and Elaine Lies, Reuters
Posted at May 11 01:56 AM

An opinion poll showed nearly 60% of people in Japan want the Games cancelled with fewer than eleven weeks left before they are due to open. Read more »

Tokyo Olympics: Naomi Osaka says risk of staging Games must be carefully weighed

Reuters
Posted at May 10 03:00 AM

Opinion surveys have shown that most Japanese oppose holding the Games this summer due to worries about the coronavirus. Read more »

Tokyo's January virus cases near 40,000, double from previous monthly high

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jan 31 10:05 PM

TOKYO (UPDATE) - Tokyo saw nearly 40,000 new coronavirus cases in January, more than double the previous monthly record infections in December, according to figures released by the metropolitan government on Sunday. Read more »

Tokyo logs 1,204 daily coronavirus cases, 2nd highest, for Monday

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 18 06:24 PM

Tokyo confirmed on Monday its latest daily tally of 1,204 new coronavirus cases, the metropolitan government said, as the capital enters the 11th day of its second state of emergency. Read more »

Japan's cumulative coronavirus case total tops 300,000

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 13 07:14 PM

Japan's cumulative total of confirmed coronavirus cases topped 300,000 on Wednesday, the day the country expanded a state of emergency it declared for the Tokyo metropolitan area last week to several more prefectures. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 7, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 04:11 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Japan set to declare coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo region

Philip Fong, AFP
Posted at Jan 07 04:44 PM

A woman wearing a face mask walks under a row of gates at Hie Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday as Japan's government is expected to declare a coronavirus state of emergency in the greater Tokyo as local media said the capital would again report a record daily number of infections. Read more »