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Shinzo Abe: Man Sets Himself Alight In Protest At State Funeral For Killed Japan PM

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Protester sustains widespread burns as Japan wrestles with legacy of leader whose death revealed scale of politicians’ links to Unification church
A man has set himself alight near the Japanese prime minister’s office, apparently in protest against next week’s state funeral for the...

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Japan Begins Giving Omicron Booster Shots To Stem 7th COVID Wave

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan on Tuesday began its rollout of vaccines against the Omicron coronavirus variant as part of efforts to stem the ongoing seventh wave of COVID-19 infections in the country.
Those aged 60 and older and medical workers yet to receive their fourth shots will be given priority, with...

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Japanese Snack Makers Reduce Plastic Packaging

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NHK
 
Japan's major snack-food makers are trying to go green by reducing plastic packaging.
This month, Calbee started using paper as a main material for packages of some potato-chip products. The bags contain half as much plastic as before.
Potato-chip packaging has a plastic film to maintain th...

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Nanmadol: Mudslides And Flooding As Typhoon Batters Japan

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BBC
 
Rescue workers in Japan have warned of mudslides and flooding after one of the biggest storms in recent decades battered the country.
Typhoon Nanmadol killed at least four people and injured more than 100 others after making landfall on the southern island of Kyushu on Sunday morning.
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Japan Over 75s Top 15% Of Population For 1st Time

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KYODO NEWS
 
For the first time, Japan's over 75s account for over 15 percent of the population after their cohort rose by 720,000 to 19.37 million people, government data released Sunday showed, in further evidence of the country's rapidly graying society.
Also hitting record highs this year wer...

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Japan Storm: Millions Told To Evacuate As Typhoon Nanmadol Makes Landfall

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BBC
 
Typhoon Nanmadol has brought winds of at least 180 km/h (112mph) and some areas could see 500mm (20 inches) of rainfall over today and tonight.
At least four million people have been told to evacuate their homes.
Extensive flooding and landslides are expected, while bullet train services, f...

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Japan Ends Travel Ban On Individual Tourists, Waives Visa Requirements For Certain Countries

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SORA NEWS
 
Travel restrictions finally set to be lifted as country returns to pre-pandemic entry procedures. 
Last week, Japan eased entry restrictions for international tourists by raising the entry limit from 20,000 to 50,000 people per day. It was the latest step in a series of small steps to...

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Japan Warns Of Intervention, BOJ Conducts "Rate Check" Amid Yen Fall

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan on Wednesday stepped up its warnings about the yen's volatility, with its finance minister hinting at direct market action to arrest the currency's decline and the Bank of Japan carrying out a "rate check," seen as a precursor to intervention.
The strongest warnings to date cam...

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Kadokawa Chairman Arrested In Widening Tokyo Olympic Bribery Case

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THE JAPAN TIMES
 
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday arrested Kadokawa Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, 79, on suspicion of offering bribes totaling around ¥69 million to a former executive of the Tokyo Games organizing committee.
Prosecutors suspect Kadokawa made the bribes t...

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Google Teases Pixel 7 Colors With Weirdly Delicious Chips In Japan

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GSM ARENA
 
Google has started a promo campaign for the upcoming Pixel 7 lineup in Japan that's unusual and tasty.
The promo teases the Pixel 7's colors as potato chip flavors - Snow Cheese is the white (Snow) one, Hazel Onion is the dark sage-slash-olive (Hazel) color, Salty Lemon is the yellow ...

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