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A 3D map of the universe and socially distant cinema: Monday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select highlights from around the world Continue reading...
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A year to go, but does Tokyo still want to host the Olympics after Covid?
Public enthusiasm for next year’s Games is waning, as city believes Covid-19 infections will ‘flare up’ if it …
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Global report: coronavirus infections in India pass 1m as outbreaks flare globally
Country becomes third in world to reach figure; alarming peak in French region of BrittanyCoronavirus – latest…
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Global report: Barcelona facing new lockdown as Tokyo raises alert level
Tensions over how to quell outbreak in Catalan capital as cases flare up around the worldPolitics live – lates…
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In Japan wearing a mask is habitual – can the UK follow suit?
Japan has avoided Covid-19 disaster and people here accept masks – making the debate in the UK even more bewil…
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Global report: Tokyo hits Covid-19 high as Australia limits arrivals
Japan reels from resurgence of virus while Australia restricts admissions to 4,000 a weekCoronavirus – latest …
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Tokyo pays clubs and hostess bars to close after spike in coronavirus cases
City authorities, which cannot legally force closures, offer incentives after Japan capital reports a record 2…
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‘Keep your screams inside’: rollercoaster fans told to be quiet to help Japan Covid-19 fight
Authorities recommend against shouting or screaming during thrill rides, as football fans are urged to avoid s…
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‘Brief shining of the light’: Japan’s fireflies dance – and mate – in isolation amid Covid-19
Next year visitors to Tatsuno ‘will once again see fireflies dance wonderfully’, says mayorCoronavirus – lates…
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Scat feels better: digestive health of Japan deer improves as tourist snacks dwindle
Absence of tourists during coronavirus pandemic has led Nara’s revered deer back to traditional diets and bett…
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Fugaku, world’s fastest supercomputer, searches for coronavirus treatment
Japanese machine can perform more than 415 quadrillion computations a second and has already worked out how br…
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Keeping the fire going: a visual response to coronavirus
In part three of our series commissioned in conjunction with the Prix Pictet, we present the work of photograp…
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Workers in Tokyo’s red-light district to be tested for coronavirus after new spike
Dozens of new infections reported in Kabukicho, a district of more than 4,000 bars, restaurants and commercial…
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Contact-tracing and peer pressure: how Japan has controlled coronavirus | Tomoya Saito
Painstaking tracking of Covid-19 patients has kept deaths low in my country – but social etiquette has played …
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Japan to subsidise holidays in effort to revive tourism
Shop and restaurant discounts part of ¥1.35tn plan after 99% fall in numbers from overseasCoronavirus – latest…
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Global report: Europe eases out of lockdown as Memorial Day draws big US crowds
Southern European countries prepare for shortened tourist season as Japan lifts state of emergency in Tokyo Co…
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Japan lifts state of emergency after fall in coronavirus cases
Shinzō Abe’s move comes as virus seemingly curbed, despite criticism of initial responseCoronavirus – latest u…
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From near disaster to success story: how Japan has tackled coronavirus
Criticism of government reaction has given way to plaudits for public’s virus-challenging habitsCoronavirus – …
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2021 is last chance to hold Tokyo Olympic Games, agrees IOC chief
Thomas Bach says he understands comments by Japanese PM that 2021 is the ‘last option’The head of the Internat…
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Global report: don’t count on vaccine, US scientist warns, as cases pass 5m
Brazil reports nearly 20,000 infections in one day; Trump says he’ll stop taking hydroxychloroquine in two day…