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Kishida Fails To Shine Enough At G20 Summit To Boost His Image At Home

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appears to have failed to make the diplomatic impact he was hoping for at the just-ended Group of 20 summit to help turn around his declining political fortunes at home.
Kishida had envisioned pitching his vision of a "world without nuclear weap...

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Private Companies Race To The Moon: Japan Spacecraft Set To Take Early Lead

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NATURE
 
 
The mission, carrying the United Arab Emirates’ first rover, is aiming to be the first of several private ventures to land on the lunar surface next year.
A lunar craft made by a Japanese company is vying to become the first commercial mission to land on the Moon. ispace’s M1 lander is...

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Tokyo Confirms 10,114 New Coronavirus Cases On Wednesday

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NHK
 
Japan's health ministry says 10,114 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Tokyo on Wednesday.
The daily tally is up 1,102 from a week ago. It is the second day in a row that the figure has exceeded 10,000 since September 14.
The ministry also confirmed seven deaths.
Meanwhile, 107,186 new...

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Japan Foreign Arrivals In Oct. Up 22.5-Fold From 2021

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KYODO NEWS
 
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in October increased 22.5-fold from a year earlier to 498,600, government data showed Wednesday, as the country removed almost all COVID-19 entry restrictions in that month.
The figure was down 80.0 percent from October in the pre-pan...

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Japanese Investigators To Visit Brazil Over Osaka Murder Case

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NHK
 
NHK has learned that police in Osaka, western Japan, plan to send officers to Brazil to pursue their search for a Brazilian man suspected of murdering his wife and daughter when they lived in Japan.
Investigative sources say officers could fly out as early as Saturday.
Barbosa Anderson Robs...

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Cost Of Living: Japan Economy Unexpectedly Shrinks After Yen Slide

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BBC
 
Japan's economy has unexpectedly shrunk for the first time in a year as the rising cost of living hit consumer spending growth.
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by an annualised 1.2% in the three months to the end of September.
People reined in spending amid fears of a global slowdown and ...

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Bomb Threat Prompts Tokyo High Court To Ban Entry, Change Trial Schedules

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Tokyo High Court on Monday temporarily banned entry into its building and canceled some scheduled trial sessions after receiving a bomb threat, the court said.
The building, which also houses the Tokyo District Court, was not accessible from the outside starting noon until 2 p.m...

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China Wants Stronger Ties With Japan, Premier Li Keqiang Tells Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

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SCMP
 
 ·Meeting on Asean summit sidelines marks first exchange with a senior Chinese leader since Prime Minister Kishida took office in October last year·Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kishida will be at Bali G20 summit and Apec talks in Bangkok, but no meeting has been officially confirmed ye...

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Japan And China Arranging Kishida-Xi Talks, With Thailand Eyed As Venue

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TITTLE PRESS
 
Japan and China are working to arrange talks between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and leader Xi Jinping, with Thailand envisioned for their venue but Indonesia remaining a possibility, according to sources familiar with the move.
Kishida told reporters early Saturday that Japan is ...

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Tourists Can Now Pre-Register Their Covid-19 Documents With Visit Japan Web

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TIME OUT
 
This new website replaces the MySOS app and lets travellers pre-register the required documents before entering Japan
Japan is finally reopened to the world and tourists are able to come in and explore all the new attractions that have opened since the pandemic.
Thankfully, Japan has d...

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