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- Japan rushes to deny Olympic athletes will jump coronavirus vaccine queue after social media backlash
Japanese authorities have rushed to deny the accuracy of reports which claimed that Olympic athletes will jump the queue for the coronavirus vaccine, causing a social media storm.Apr 8, 2021 11:53Sport News - China sent its carrier near Japanese waters because Tokyo and Washington’s encroachment unties Beijing’s handsWith the US and Japan all but officially teaming up in trying to encircle China in the Pacific, Beijing has made the most significant military display yet, sending an aircraft carrier group between Japanese islands and Taiwan.Apr 5, 2021 15:14
- Tokyo & Fukushima shaken hard as powerful 7+ earthquake strikes off Japan’s east coastA 7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Saturday, violently shaking cities on the eastern seaboard and prompting fears of a tsunami, weeks before the 2011 nuclear disaster’s anniversary.Feb 13, 2021 14:20World News
- Over 70 percent of Japanese people want Tokyo Olympics to be postponed or CANCELLED – surveyAn overwhelming majority of the Japanese population believes the upcoming Summer Games should either be postponed further or scrapped altogether due to Covid-19 concerns, a new survey has shown.Jan 24, 2021 12:54World News
- Tokyo faces state of emergency over coronavirus case surge as Japan prepares to host OlympicsTokyo could soon be placed in a state of emergency over a resurgence of Covid-19 cases, even as the Japanese capital gears up to host the Olympics.Jan 4, 2021 07:32World News
- Tokyo bikers club in Santa outfits ride through city to raise awareness of violence against children (PHOTOS)Bikers from the ‘Harley Santa Club’ rode their motorcycles in the Japanese capital to raise awareness of child abuse and deliver toys to orphans.Dec 20, 2020 13:59World News
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