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Donna Nelson Charged With Importing Almost 2kg Of 'Illegal Stimulants' Into Japan

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ABC
 
Key points:Donna Nelson was arrested in Tokyo on January 4She has been charged with importing almost 2 kilograms of drugsHer family say she is the victim of an online romance scam 
A West Australian grandmother and prominent Indigenous leader has been charged with importing almost two kilog...

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Japan To Drop Mask Guidance, Relax COVID-19 Strategy

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CNA
 
Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for COVID-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday (Jan 27).
The changes, effective from early May, will classify the disease on the same level as the flu, down from its cur...

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Japan Hunts For Person Who Faxed Bomb Threats To Schools

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BBC
 
Japanese police are on the hunt for a person who sent bomb and death threats to hundreds of schools, prompting hasty closures.
The threats were faxed to high schools and universities earlier this week from a Tokyo-registered number.
No explosives have been found in school buildings, accordi...

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Japan, South Korea Flights Mostly Unaffected By Harsh Weather: SIA

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CNA
 
Most Singapore Airlines (SIA) flights between Singapore and destinations in Japan and South Korea have not been affected by the harsh weather that has been hitting East Asia.
All flights between Singapore and South Korea are currently unaffected, a spokesperson for the airline said on Thurs...

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Eight People Dead, Including Six Chinese Nationals, After Cargo Ship Sinks Near Japan

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ABC
 
Eight people are dead, including six Chinese nationals, after a cargo ship sank in waters off the coast of Japan, a Chinese diplomat has told state media.
 Key points:The Jin Tian sent a distress signal on Tuesday while 110km west of the Danjo Islands in south-western JapanThirteen crew mem...

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Japan And Cambodia Vow To Keep Supporting Ukrainian Mine Removal Efforts

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese and Cambodian foreign ministers agreed Tuesday that their countries will continue to cooperate in supporting the elimination of Russian landmines and unexploded bombs in Ukraine amid Moscow's prolonged war in the Eastern European state.
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi sa...

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Delta Is Pulling Out Of Nagoya, Leaving Japanese City With No Flights From North America

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THE POINTS GUY
 
The "Detroit of Japan" will no longer be just a nonstop flight away from the Detroit in Michigan.
Delta Air Lines filed plans over the weekend to cut its 6,552-mile nonstop "Motor Town Express" route between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) and Chubu Centrair Inter...

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Agitators in Japan Using Twitter to Amplify Fringe Opinions

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Among the top 10 protest movements on Twitter last year, half of all related posts were generated by less than 10% of the users involved in the campaigns, according to an analysis by The Yomiuri Shimbun.
Such campaigns have spread rapidly since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemi...

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Japan TV Personality Dewi Visits Ukraine Despite Travel Restrictions

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese TV personality Dewi Sukarno, widow of former Indonesian President Sukarno, has traveled to Ukraine, with Japan's government on Tuesday saying she should not have made the journey to the Eastern European state invaded by Russia.
On Monday, Dewi visited the Ukrainian capital o...

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Japan PM Says Country On The Brink Over Falling Birth Rate

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BBC
 
Japan's prime minister says his country is on the brink of not being able to function as a society because of its falling birth rate.
Fumio Kishida said it was a case of "now or never."
Japan - population 125 million - is estimated to have had fewer than 800,000 births last year. In the 197...

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