Asia Today: Tokyo sets virus case record as holiday begins

TOKYO (AP) — The city of Tokyo has announced a record 366 new daily coronavirus cases, exceeding 300 for the first time as Japan begins a four-day weekend with many people joining a tourism promotion campaign that the government is pushing despite concerns of a new wave of infections nationwide. The number of daily cases in Tokyo had fallen to just several in late May after the government ended a national state of emergency but have climbed steadily since late June, with the number triplin