TOKYO -- A recent surge in COVID-19 cases has caused Japan to tumble down Nikkei's coronavirus recovery ranking as experts debate the role the Olympics is playing in the country's accelerating infection numbers.
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A judo match takes place -- without spectators -- during the Summer Olympics at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan on July 29. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
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