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Oldest Chinese Restaurant In Japan Shuts Down After 138 Years

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YAHOO NEWS
 
After filing for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, Japan's oldest existing Chinese restaurant, Heichinrou, is shutting down after 138 years of business.
The restaurant, located in Yokohama Chinatown, first opened in 1884, catering to foreigners who moved to the city during the Meiji...

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US Naval Officer In Japan Faces Prison Over Deadly Crash

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AP NEWS
 
For Ridge Alkonis, a U.S. Navy lieutenant living in Japan, a springtime trip with his wife and three children to Mount Fuji was intended as fun and leisurely family time before an expected deployment.
What happened next, and why, is a matter of dispute. But it gave rise to a three-year ...

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Japan Considers Resuming Tourism Discount As COVID Eases

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REUTERS
 
Japan's government is considering resuming a national travel discount campaign as soon as late this month to help the tourism industry recover from a COVID-19 slump, the Nikkei newspaper said on Saturday.
A revived "Go To Travel" campaign would likely serve as a core measure to stimulat...

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Japan Sets New Record, Brings World Closer To Internet 100,000 Times Faster Than Current Speeds

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YAHOO NEWS
 
The world is about to get a whole lot faster — 100,000 times faster to be exact, thanks to researchers in Japan who have set a new record for data transmission speeds.
The Network Research Institute at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) report...

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Japanese Man, 83, Becomes Oldest Person To Sail Solo Non-Stop Across Pacific

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Yachtsman Kenichi Horie repeats trick after becoming first person to successfully take on feat in 1962
Before he set off, Kenichi Horie said his only fear about sailing solo non-stop across the Pacific Ocean was his age. But on Saturday, the 83-year-old – known as “Japan’s most fam...

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US, South Korea, Japan Envoys Meet On North Korea Nuclear Tension

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CNA
 
Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday (Jun 3) for talks on North Korea amid signs the isolated country is preparing to conduct a nuclear test for the first time since 2017.
US Special Representative Sung Kim met his South Korean and Japanese counterp...

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Japan Ends Visa Lenience For Pandemic-Stranded Foreigners

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NHK
 
Japan is ending a measure that suspended some work restrictions on foreign nationals prevented from returning home by the pandemic.
Immigration authorities introduced the temporary measure in 2020, allowing part-time work to maintain livelihoods. It covered people with a type of visa that w...

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More Regional Japan Airports To Accept Entrants From Abroad: PM

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan plans to allow more regional airports to accept entrants from abroad, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday, as the country gradually relaxes stringent border controls implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The government will also unveil guidelines on COVID-era ...

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IOC Officials In Sapporo To Assess 2030 Winter Games Venues

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JAPAN TODAY
 
International Olympic Committee officials on Tuesday began inspecting competition venues in Sapporo, seen as a frontrunner to host the 2030 Winter Games.
On their three-day visit, the IOC delegation will also look at road access in and around Sapporo, which was the first Asian city ...

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New Guidelines For Face Masks In Japan

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NHK
 Policy revision ahead of summerThe Japanese government has relaxed its recommendations for mask use as part of an overhaul of its coronavirus policy. To that end, it has announced a list of situations where people should continue to wear face coverings, and others where they no longer need t...

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