Japan begins construction of embankment in northern Okinawa amid local opposition
The Japanese government begins construction of a new embankment in northern Okinawa amid local opposition against moving...
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Chiba hospital sets aside beds for pregnant COVID-19 patients
Chiba University Hospital in Chiba, east of Tokyo, sets aside beds for pregnant COVID-19 patients.
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130,000 meals for Tokyo Games staffers discarded in a month
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics say that about 130,000 packed meals for staffers and volunteers were di...
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Tokyo airport installs unmanned paying system
Tokyo's Haneda Airport installs an unmanned paying system in its souvenir shop, the first of a kind in airports across J...
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Two Afghan athletes to compete in Tokyo Paralympics
Two Afghan athletes arrive in Tokyo for the Tokyo Paralympics.
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Two people die after receiving suspended Moderna doses
Japan's health ministry says two people die after receiving suspended Moderna doses.
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Long line at Tokyo vaccination center for young people
People line up outside a coronavirus vaccination center in Tokyo's Shibuya area where young people can get inoculated wi...
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Japanese Paralympian hit by bus at Tokyo Games athletes village
A Japanese Paralympian is hit by a self-driving bus at the Tokyo Games athletes village and injured two days before his ...
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South Sudan athletes leave Japan after 21-month training camp
Four athletes and a coach from South Sudan leave Japan after spending 21 months in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo,...
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Model with prosthetic leg looks back on performing at Paralympics opening ceremony
Amane, a Japanese model with a prosthetic leg, looks back on her performance at the Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony.
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