THE GUARDIAN
 
People in Okinawa asked to avoid non-essential outings amid new wave of infections driven by highly transmissible BA.5
Japan’s government has urged people to exercise the “highest level of vigilance” after the country reported a record number of new Covid-19 cases in a new wave of ...

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CNA
 
Japan's defence ministry said on Friday (Jul 22) it was alarmed at fresh threats from Russia and had growing worries about Taiwan, in an annual report that comes as Tokyo weighs significantly increasing military spending.
The document includes a chapter on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, whic...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Akutagawa and Naoki literature prizes, which are given out twice annually, announced this year’s first winners on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Two women won the awards, as the five authors short-listed for the Akutagawa Prize for literary fiction were all women, and four women were among ...

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NHK
 
People in Japan are seeing coronavirus cases spike higher than ever before with no peak in sight.
Wednesday's tally topped 150,000. Thirty of Japan's 47 prefectures saw record-breaking counts. This seventh wave is growing fast.
Tokyo reported more than 20,000 new cases. It's not a record, b...

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RTE
 
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have agreed a joint statement on a roadmap to improving and strengthening ties between Ireland and Japan over the next number of years.
Mr Martin met Mr Kishida in Tokyo this morning, on the second day of his visit to Japan.
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NATURE
 
 
Universities are terminating workers on fixed-term contracts – but unions say the actions do not reflect the purpose of employment laws introduced 10 years ago.
Thousands of researchers and university staff members in Japan are at risk of losing their jobs next year because of apparent...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Traps set and residents warned to keep windows shut after infant grabbed in most serious incident
Police in Japan are searching for a wild monkey that has attacked 10 people in the space of a fortnight.
The attacks began on 8 July in the Ogori district of Yamaguchi prefecture in th...

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COLORS OF INDIA
 
 
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu introduced his retirement on Tuesday, bringing to an finish a 12-year senior profession that noticed him achieve worldwide acclaim as the best male determine skater in historical past.
With applications that paired gravity-defying ju...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government currently has no plans to impose restrictions amid the seventh wave of coronavirus infections, but it remains to be seen whether the medical system will be able to endure the cost of this decision.
Over 105,500 new infections were reported nationwide Sunday, a...

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CNA
 
South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin began a meeting in Tokyo on Monday (Jul 18) with his Japanese counterpart, carrying a message of reconciliation in hopes that the neighbours can overcome historical disputes and repair strained ties.
Ties have been fraught for years over the bitter leg...

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