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It comes less than two months until the Games are set to begin, and days after the US State Department issued a travel warning for Japan over virus risks.

Wealthy nations have put an emphasis on Covax, a UN-backed programme meant to share vaccines with the poorest nations.

The last in-person meeting of foreign ministers from the world's leading economic powers took place in the seaside resort of Dinard, northwest France, in April 2019.

Tokyo on Thursday recorded 861 new infections, figures not seen since a last state of emergency in January.

The comments come as Tokyo marks 100 days until the virus-postponed 2020 Olympics open on July 23.

The ALPS filtration process removes most radioactive elements from the water, but some remain, including tritium.

The relay launch will put the spotlight back on the region affected by the 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

Foreign visitors to China will have to undergo an anal swab test or give a stool sample to test for COVID-19.

Japanese visitors in Beijing confirmed with the embassy that they were subjected to the mandatory anal swab for COVID-19 testing.

Mori is reported to have said Wednesday that "board of directors meetings with many women take a lot of time."

This man offers his "do nothing" services in Japan, and people are actually paying him just to eat, drink or listen to them.

YouTuber Logan Paul is ordered to reimburse the 3M licensing deal he made with Planeless Pictures for a 2016 film.

Any adult can don these masks and they would look like another person, depicting the face of an unnamed Japanese adult.

The machine gives visitors peace of mind knowing that a book that they take out from the library would be free of viruses.

The city of Saitama spent about £107,000 on matchmaking services in 2019 and saw 21 couples make it to the altar

The samples were collected by Hayabusa-2, which launched in 2014, from the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometres from Earth.

The Games were postponed in March in the first peacetime delay of an Olympics, and are now scheduled to start on July 23, 2021.

Comments on social media accused Nike of exaggerating the scale of discrimination in Japan

The positive figures come after three quarters of contraction in the world's third-largest economy.

Once signed, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will be the world's largest trade pact in terms of GDP, according to analysts.

The deal covers sectors from food to textiles and tech and largely replicates the existing EU-Japan arrangement.

The man died just one year into his sentence for trying to smuggle 2.1 kilograms of amphetamines into the country.

As masks become the norm worldwide, tech companies are rolling out weird and wonderful models to both guard against infection and cash in on a growing trend.

The proposed paper bags pose less of a health risk for Japan's treasured Nara deer that tend to eat them

The new statue on Awaji Island may be a few metres short of the movie version, but it is the tallest off-screen structure ever built

The coronavirus pandemic may further affect the Olympics as scheduling conflicts continue to arise.

Suga, who on Monday was elected leader of the ruling LDP, says his run was inspired by the desire to continue Abe's policies.

Questions about Abe's health have been swirling since he made a previously unannounced visit to hospital for medical checks on Aug. 17.

There is a growing speculation about whether he is sick, possibly with a recurrence of the ulcerative colitis that plagued him during his first term in office.

Drunk women have also been found in a state of undress passed out on sidewalks,curbs and in the middle of the roads.