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Japan PM Suga shies away from calling state of emergency as coronavirus cases rise
Medical workers are growing increasingly alarmed over whether the system can withstand the rise in cases.
Tue Dec 22 2020
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Japan PM Suga trips up with messy reversal on tourism campaign
Suga said the government would suspend new travel reservations to areas hard hit by COVID-19 under its "Go To Travel" programme.
Wed Nov 25 2020
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Japan to halt domestic travel campaign in areas of high virus cases
The partial suspension of the domestic travel campaign marks a change in direction for the government.
Sat Nov 21 2020