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WHO backs Olympics to make right calls on Covid
UN health agency says it is down to Tokyo to decide presence of spectators at Games
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Northeast Japan jolted by 6.6 magnitude quake, no tsunami warning issued
Buildings shook in Tokyo, the capital, some 400 kilometres away
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Biden backs Japan PM on holding 'safe and secure' Games
US President expresses support for host country after talks of cancellation gather pace due to Covid-19
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Japan lauds Pakistan's role for regional peace, Afghan reconciliation
Ambassador Kuninori Matsuda calls on Gen Qamar at GHQ, vows to bolster bilateral ties
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Japan begins Covid-19 shots for over 65s as fourth infection wave looms
With imported doses still in short supply the country has a rapidly ageing population totalling 126 million
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Japan’s Ikee claims clean sweep
Leukaemia survivor, however, misses on an individual place at Tokyo Games
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Japan fears Covid-19 variants are behind possible fourth wave
Covid-19 variant first discovered in Britain, taken hold in Osaka region
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Japan's Osaka cancels Olympic torch run, declares Covid-19 medical emergency
Severe cases have filled about 70% of hospital beds in the region
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Japan fears Covid-19 variants are behind possible fourth wave
Variants appear to be more infectious and may be resistant to vaccines, which are still not widely available in Japan
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Japan's central bank kicks off experiments on issuing digital currency
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) began experiments to study the feasibility of issuing its own digital currency
