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Asian View

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Key words : health officials 4,520 new
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201231_20/

Health officials reported a record 4,520 new coronavirus infections across Japan on Thursday. That is the first time the daily tally has surpassed 4,000.

Authorities reported 49 deaths, including nine in Osaka, six in Hiroshima, and five each in Hokkaido, Tokyo and Aichi prefectures.

The overall total of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 236,464, including 712 from a cruise ship.

The tally of confirmed deaths has reached 3,505, including 13 from the vessel.

Health ministry officials say 681 patients in serious condition were being treated in intensive care units or with ventilators on Thursday.

A total of 192,110 people, including 659 from the cruise vessel, have recovered and left hospital.

Key words : tokyo stock
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201230_19/

The Tokyo Stock Exchange marked its last trading day of the year with a ceremony on Wednesday, as the benchmark Nikkei Average enjoyed its highest final-day close in 31 years.

The ceremony took place with less than 10 percent of the usual number of participants, in a bid to prevent coronavirus infections.

Kiyota Akira, the Japan Exchange Group CEO, gave a review of the year.

He said market players had been swung around by the pandemic, but the market achieved a V-shaped recovery and trade remained firm overall.

The presidents of newly listed companies rang the bell at the exchange.

The event wrapped up with participants giving with a ceremonial hand clap.

Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped sharply in March as the coronavirus spread.

But in September they were back to pre-pandemic levels, partly because of massive monetary easing and economic support measures.

On Wednesday, Tokyo's benchmark stock index marked its highest final-day close in 31 years.

The Nikkei 225 ended the day at 27,444, its third-highest final-day close on record.

The difference between this year's highest and lowest share prices was about 11,000 points, the second largest gap on record.

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