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Japan’s New Covid-19 Border Rules Explained

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TIME OUT
 
Who can enter the country, when, how, and what quarantine will look like from March 1
Covid-19 restrictions are ever-changing and it can be hard to keep track of new information on Japan’s border restrictions. To bring you up to speed on the latest rule changes, we’ve answered some of ...

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Kishida Announces More Sanctions Against Russia

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan will impose additional sanctions targeting Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, joining the United States and Europe in piling pressure on Moscow.
The new package of sanctions include export controls on high-tech products such as ...

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Kishida Reacts To Putin's Announcement

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NHK
 
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has reacted to the Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that his country's troops will conduct what he called a "special military operation" in eastern Ukraine.
Kisihda said, "There are various kinds of reports on the issue. We are focusing on...

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Japan Says It's Ready To Join U.S.-Led Sanctions On Russia

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan on Tuesday said it stood ready to join the United States and other Group of Seven industrialized nations in slapping sanctions on Russia, should President Vladimir Putin order an invasion of Ukraine.
The confirmation by the world’s No. 3 economy comes as the crisis in Europe d...

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Japan Local Govts Taking Forward-Thinking Approach To COVID-19-Related Services

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The number of people recuperating at government-designated accommodation facilities has soared during the sixth wave of the novel coronavirus.
In response to this increase, those infected are being offered an array of services, including the provision of luxury lunch boxes made b...

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Lindt Japan Keeps The Sakura Sweets Coming With New Cherry Blossom Dessert Drink, Macarons

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SORA NEWS
 
Swiss chocolatier’s Japan branches keep the pedal/petal to the metal for sakura sweets season.
Last month, we tried Swiss chocolatier Lindt’s first-ever sakura-flavor Lindor chocolates, and we can still taste how delicious they are (partly because we’re constantly thinking about desse...

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Osaka, Kyoto Among 17 Prefs. To Remain Under Japan's COVID Quasi-Emergency

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will extend COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures until March 6 in 17 other prefectures including Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka to curb coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday.
But the measures will be lifted Sunday in five other prefectures -- Yamagata, Shima...

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Japan Plans Targeted COVID-19 Curbs As New Cases Fall But Deaths Hit Record

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CNA
 
A Japanese health panel approved on Friday (Feb 18) a plan to bring in more targeted COVID-19 curbs across much of the nation, as overall new infections decline but fatalities rise to a record level.
The government will let infection restrictions on mobility and commerce lapse on Sunday in ...

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Japan Confirms Details Of F-15J Upgrade Program Worth $5.6 Billion

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DEFENSE NEWS
 
 
Japan has confirmed that it will put 68 license-built Mitsubishi F-15J Eagle interceptors through an upgrade that will improve its radar, electronic warfare, weapons carriage capacity and stand-off weapon capabilities.
A document released by the Japanese Ministry of Defense’s Acq...

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Last Fukushima Town To Reopen Welcomes Back Its First Residents

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Three people have moved back to Futaba, which aims to attract about 2,000 over the next five years
Late last month, Yoichi Yatsuda slept in his own home for the first time in more than a decade.
As a resident of Futaba, a town in the shadow of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...

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