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TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Tokyo Fire Department has jumped on the bandwagon of the global smash-hit game "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" to offer advice on disaster prevention in a virtual format as the coronavirus pandemic makes it impossible to hold real-life emergency drills.

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Shinzo Abe now holds the record for the longest uninterrupted tenure as Japan's prime minister, a milestone that comes after years of consolidating power by winning election after election and appointing allies to key government positions.

While others at the Republican National Convention spoke about the coronavirus largely as a challenge successfully conquered, the first lady on Tuesday night used her address from the Rose Garden to acknowledge the pain of lives lost and families upended by the pandemic.

UNITED NATIONS (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the recovery of tourism from COVID-19 in a sustainable way.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A live air-to-air missile discovered at a small central Florida airport has been secured in a munition storage facility at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan will allow foreign trainees who are unable to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic even after their technical internship programs have ended to switch jobs and stay in the country from early September, the government said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump aggressively asserted control over the Republican National Convention on Monday, overshadowing the prime-time speakers, as he made clear he wants voters to focus on him.

BEIJING (Xinhua) — China will give priority to providing COVID-19 vaccines to Mekong countries once a vaccine is developed and put into use, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday.

LOS ANGELES (Xinhua) — Rural China is now becoming the birthplace for the next generation of social media influencers, generating revenues for and promoting the development of villages, experts have said this week.

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan and Laos agreed Sunday to allow expatriates to resume traveling as early as September, provided they stay home for 14 days after entering their respective countries as part of measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.