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A man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks on a pedestrian overpass in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

The Latest: Tennessee won’t mandate vaccines in its schools

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FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2019, file photo, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, poses with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi for a photo prior to a meeting in Tokyo. Motegi announced Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 that his Chinese counterpart Wang will visit Tokyo next week as the two Asian powers discuss ways to resume bilateral visits to revive their pandemic-hit economies and other regional issues. (Behrouz Mehri/Pool Photo via AP)

China, Japan to cooperate in reviving virus-hit economies

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2020 file photo, former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn holds a press conference at the Maronite Christian Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, north of Beirut, Lebanon. In an opinion published Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, a panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations says former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan in late 2018 and has urged “compensation” and “other reparations” for him from the Japanese government. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, file)

Rights experts: Japan’s handling of Carlos Ghosn was wrong

By JAMEY KEATEN and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER - Associated Press

A health worker takes a swab sample to test for COVID-19 inside a garment market in Mumbai, India, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. India’s total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began crossed 9 million on Friday. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

The Latest: Japan’s virus cases hit record for fourth day

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FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2019, file photo, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, poses with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi for a photo prior to a meeting in Tokyo. Motegi announced Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 that his Chinese counterpart Wang will visit Tokyo next week as the two Asian powers discuss ways to resume bilateral visits to revive their pandemic-hit economies and other regional issues. (Behrouz Mehri/Pool Photo via AP)

China FM to visit Japan to discuss virus, regional concerns

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Commuters wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk on a street in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Japan has set a record for its daily new cases exceeding 2,100 cases of the coronavirus, the health ministry said Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called for maximum caution but without asking for restrictions on traveling or business activities. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan records high of daily virus cases, amid worrying spike

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

IOC President Thomas Bach speaks to media during a visit to the National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games postponed until July 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Bach said during this week's trip to Tokyo that he is “encouraging” all Olympic “participants” and fans to be vaccinated - if one becomes available - if they are going to attend next year's Tokyo Olympics. (Behrouz Mehri/Pool Photo via AP)

Tokyo Olympics: Q&A on vaccines, fans, qualifying and costs

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, right, greets John Coates, chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, during a press conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool Photo via AP)

Tokyo Olympics: Many rules, no partying, no hanging around

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People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk underpass in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Tokyo sees record number of new cases amid nationwide spike

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga bump elbows to greet prior to the official welcome ceremony at Suga's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Morrison is in Japan to hold talks with Suga to bolster defense ties between the two U.S. allies to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Australia, Japan to bolster defense ties amid China’s rise

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Aircraft carriers and warships participate in the second phase of Malabar naval exercise, a joint exercise comprising of India, US, Japan and Australia, in the Northern Arabian Sea on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. The four countries form the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or the Quad. (Indian Navy via AP)

India, US, Japan, Australia resume naval exercises

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Japan’s foreign minister says Tokyo looks to deepen US ties

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Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, right, greets International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach during their meeting in Tokyo Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)

Bach: Tokyo Olympic ‘participants’ encouraged to get vaccine

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

People take elevators at a shopping building in Tokyo Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Japan's economy grew at an annual rate of 21.4% in the last quarter in a recovery from the shocks of the pandemic driven by both private spending and exports. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan pandemic-hit economy returns to growth July-September

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Players of the South Korea national soccer team exercises during a training session at the BSFZ-Arena stadium in Suedstadt, Austria, Friday, Nov.13, 2020. South Korea faces Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 in an international friendly soccer match. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

8 months after stoppage, Asian Champions League East resumes

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

Toshiro Muto, CEO of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, speaks during a news conference Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in Tokyo. Next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics — if they happen — will be like no other, particularly for non-Japanese fans if they are allowed to enter in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tokyo organizing committee CEO Muto, after a meeting Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, about infection countermeasures, confirmed for the first time that a limited number of non-Japanese fans may be allowed to attend. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tokyo Olympics may allow foreign fans; there will be rules

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, former Nissan Motor Co. executive Greg Kelly arrives for the first trial hearing at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo. The defense for Kelly began its cross-examination Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, asserting innocence, in a Japanese criminal trial over the alleged under-reporting of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s pay. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Defense begins questioning in Japan trial over Ghosn’s pay

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2018, file photo, Japan's Kohei Uchimura clenches his fist after his performance on the rings during the men's team final of the Gymnastics World Chamionships at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. Uchimura, who reported a positive COVID-19 test last week and now testing negative several times, is expected to participate along with gymnasts from the United States, China, and Russia in a one-day meet on Sunday in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Tokyo Olympic officials talk of test events early next year

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

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List 2/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

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