Coronavirus
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In Japan most people want to cancel the Olympics, but the government won’t listen | Koichi Nakano
Prime minister Yoshihide Suga risks playing host to a coronavirus spike if he doesn’t check his Games hubrisCo…
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Tokyo Olympics: anger in Japan at IOC call to make ‘sacrifices’
Senior Games figures John Coates and Thomas Bach criticised for attitude amid calls for event to be cancelled …
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79,000 people flying in for Tokyo Olympics, Japanese media reports
Organisers of Games are pressing ahead despite massive public opposition due to Covid pandemicCoronavirus – la…
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Flaw in Japan Covid vaccine booking system causes disarray
News that online system is open to abuse overshadows efforts by Tokyo to speed up slow rolloutSee all our coro…
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Tokyo’s restaurateurs rail against alcohol ban as Covid measures bite
Owners of izakayas in the Shimbashi district of Japan’s capital are facing an existential threatCoronavirus – …
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Casual, practical, inspirational: Australia’s uniform for Tokyo Olympics unveiled
‘Hero’ of Sportscraft-designed range is a grey blazer lined with the names of 320 gold medallistsAustralia’s O…
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Tokyo Olympics: more than 80% of Japanese oppose hosting Games – poll
Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency on Friday as the nation battles a fourth wave of Covid infecti…
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Hospitals overwhelmed as Covid cases surge in Osaka
Beds almost at capacity and an estimated 17,000 people with symptoms waiting for treatmentCoronavirus – latest…
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Tokyo Olympics ‘moving fully ahead’ as protester disrupts press conference
Games ‘in implementation phase’ despite state of emergency IOC briefing curtailed after shout of ‘No Olympics …
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Japan extends Covid emergency in Tokyo as Olympics loom
Government admits restrictions that had been due to end on 11 May have failed to stop rising infectionsSee all…
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IOC and Pfizer strike vaccine deal for Tokyo Olympics competitors
Agreement boosts chances of Team GB being fully vaccinatedIOC says doses will not be taken out of existing pro…
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Coronavirus live: two members of India G7 team test positive; Tokyo Olympics ‘to go ahead’ after test event
Delegation self-isolating after members test positive for Covid; Seb Coe says Games in July will be ‘extremely…
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Japanese town spends Covid-19 funds on huge squid statue
The town of Noto sought to boost tourism in the area where squid is a delicacy See all our coronavirus coverag…
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Japan nurses voice anger at call to volunteer for Tokyo Olympics amid Covid crisis
Medical staff say their focus should remain on treating coronavirus patients rather than helping hold GamesCor…
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Tokyo Olympic Games organisers release new Covid-19 guidelines
Athletes will need to record two negative tests before arrival but decision on local spectators delayedCoronav…
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Coronavirus live news: more countries tighten travel restrictions for arrivals from India
Spain and Philippines join Cambodia and Fiji in restricting arrivals; England extends vaccines to those aged 4…
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Japan’s slow Covid vaccine rollout casts cloud over Olympics
Just 1.3% of Japan’s population have received at least first dose, with less than 90 days until Games Coronavi…
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Covid-19: India’s hospital crisis deepens, Tokyo goes under state of emergency
US restarts Johnson & Johnson vaccinations, New Zealand excludes Western Australia from bubble, EU pledges…
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Japan declares targeted state of emergency as Covid cases surge
Yoshihide Suga under pressure to act after sharp rise in infections in Tokyo, only months before OlympicsCoron…
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Britons left stranded by Japan’s slow vaccine rollout
Japan has vaccinated less than 1% of the population, leaving many expatriates frustrated London is not helping…