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TOKYO

JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 7, 2020
Travel during the Bon holiday? Japan can’t get a straight answer
With national and local officials giving conflicting signals over the risk of making trips, the holiday threatens to boost the spread of the pandemic.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2020
Tokyo test centers trade fax machines for computers with new coronavirus reporting system
It is hoped this will help the capital avoid faulty or delayed reporting moving forward, but whether it streamlines the process hinges on how fast the transition happens.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 3, 2020
Organizers reveal competition schedule for delayed 2020 Paralympics
Tokyo 2020 organizers unveiled a mostly unchanged competition schedule for the delayed Summer Paralympics on Monday morning in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 1, 2020
Kabukicho host clubs under fire for spreading coronavirus
Some media outlets are weighing the pros and cons of mounting an actual 'blockade' of Tokyo's well-known entertainment district.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2020
Tokyo may call state of emergency as daily coronavirus cases soar
Gov. Yuriko Koike on Friday said Tokyo may need to declare its own state of emergency after announcing a record-breaking 463 coronavirus cases.
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2020
How the postponement ended the Olympic dreams of athletes
Some athletes have chosen not to wait another year to participate in the delayed Tokyo Games.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami