Southeast Asian delta wave drives Japan to reclaim expats

Panasonic and Toyota scale back in Indonesia amid world's worst outbreak

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A temporary tent outside a hospital on the outskirts of Jakarta: Indonesia's surge in COVID-19 cases is rapidly filling up hospital beds. © Reuters

KOYA JIBIKI and TAKASHI NAKANO, Nikkei staff writers

JAKARTA/SINGAPORE -- As the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus tears through much of Southeast Asia, Japanese companies and authorities are moving to get Japanese nationals back home.

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