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By JOSEPH DITZLER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 7, 2021 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. TOKYO – A record-breaking coronavirus surge continued Thursday in Tokyo, which reported more than 2,000 new cases in one day for the first time. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 2,447 newly infected individuals, according to public broadcaster NHK. Nearly 69,000 people in the city have contracted...

By ERICA EARL | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 29, 2020 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. TOKYO – The U.S. military in Japan reported 26 new cases of the coronavirus as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, including more than a dozen that appeared over several days at a Navy airfield experiencing its worst outbreak since March. Naval Air Facility Atsugi, 26 miles southwest of central Tokyo, reported 17 active ca...

By JOSEPH DITZLER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 23, 2020 TOKYO – U.S. military commands in Japan reported 13 new cases of coronavirus as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, the eve of a four-day federal holiday. Japan reported 2,135 new cases on Tuesday, the most recent data available, according to the World Health Organization. In Tokyo, the metropolitan government reported 748 people tested positive Wednesday for the virus, the second highest daily total thus far, according to public broadcaster NHK. The city reported its highest one-day pandemic total, 821, on Dec. 17, according to metro g...

. TOKYO – The U.S. military in Japan and South Korea counted 39 new coronavirus cases over the weekend and Monday. U.S. Forces Korea reported the bulk of those, 22 new patients, all but one new arrivals to the Korean Peninsula since Nov. 29. In the capital city, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government added another 392 newly infected people to its pandemic total, according to public broadcaster NHK. The city on Saturday reported 736 people tested positive, its second highest daily measure just two days after the record, 822, according to metro government data. Monday counts are typically low ...