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South Korea records highest Covid case numbers as wave of infections sweeps Asia Pacific
Delta variant is responsible for a growing wave of new cases in the region, which had previously managed the p…
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Spectators banned from Olympics as Tokyo Covid emergency declared
Japanese prime minister says Tokyo’s fourth state of emergency will begin on MondaySee all our coronavirus cov…
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Japanese fax fans rally to defence of much-maligned machine
Ministers back down after hundreds of government offices insist banishing fax would be impossibleMost bureaucr…
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US official warns China against ‘catastrophic’ move on Taiwan
Kurt Campbell says Beijing assessing world’s response to Hong Kong crackdown to understand potential reaction …
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There is a light that sometimes goes out: the Olympic torch protests
A woman attempted to extinguish the torch’s flame in Japan with a squirt gun – and she’s far from the first to…
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Police in Japan search for missing British woman Alice Hodgkinson
28-year-old reported missing after failing to show for work at Tokyo school where she was last seen on 1 JulyP…
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Tokyo Olympics: attendance to be slashed at opening ceremony
Covid pandemic means only a limited number of VIPs will be allowed in 68,000-seat stadiumCoronavirus – latest …
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Annastacia Palaszczuk determined to spruik Queensland’s Olympics bid in Tokyo, despite petition to prevent trip
Almost 30,000 sign petition calling for Queensland premier not to go to Tokyo Olympics after pushing to cut qu…
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Japan: rescuers search for survivors in town hit by deadly landslide – video
More than 1,000 rescuers have arrived in Atami, a Japanese town hit by a landslide on Saturday that killed two…
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Landslide hits resort town in Japan – video
A huge landslide has swept away homes and left 19 people missing at a popular resort town in central Japa…
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Rescuers search for survivors in Japanese town hit by deadly landslide
Twenty people are still missing and two are dead after houses were obliterated in the mudslideMore than 1,000 …
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Japan may be forced into U-turn over Olympics crowds
Plans to allow 10,000 locals into events at risk with Tokyo’s Covid restrictions unlikely to be liftedCoronavi…
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Global chip shortage hits car production in China and Japan
Semiconductor problem hits wider industry, with growth in China at four-month low and 6% drop in JapanThe ongo…
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Violet Evergarden: The Movie review – a breathtaking return for Kyoto Animation
Stunning visual details, from blooming flowers to morning dew, illustrate our troubled hero’s growth in this b…