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Tokyo (AP) – Tick-tock-tick. The countdown clock for the postponed Tokyo Olympics reached 200 days on Monday. Tick-tock-tick. On Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would consider declaring a state of emergency due to a new coronavirus case to increase record numbers in Tokyo and neighboring regions. There …

Asian stocks plunged on Tuesday after an unnecessary day on Wall Street as investors waited to see if Congress could break a logjem on delivering more aid to people, businesses and local governments affected by the coronavirus epidemic. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell when Prime Minister Yoshihid Suga announced …