A coronavirus vaccination drill in Kawasaki, Japan, on Wednesday. The country will begin vaccinating medical workers at the end of February.Credit...Philip Fong/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images TOKYO — Japan’s biggest cities are under a state of emergency as coronavirus deaths rise, even while the country tries to convince the world it can safely hold the Summer Olympics. South Korea is prohibi
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