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Japanese Aid To Tonga Aimed At Countering China’s Influence

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Following the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga, the Japanese government is working to provide aid to the South Pacific nation, spurred partly by Beijing’s growing influence in the region.
China is increasing its influence by providing infrastructure assistance to nation...

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Kishida Cabinet's Approval Rating At 55.9%: Poll

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The approval rating for the cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stood at 55.9 percent, down 4.1 points from the previous survey in December, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday, as Japan grapples with recent surges in COVID-19 infections driven by the highly transmissible Omicron ...

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Japan's Daily COVID-19 Case Tally Exceeds 60,000 For The First Time

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan's daily count of new coronavirus cases stood at 62,599 on Tuesday, exceeding 60,000 for the first time, as the central government prepared to put 18 more prefectures under virus quasi-emergency measures amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant.
Tokyo reported a record high...

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Dozens Of Chinese Warplanes Fly Near Taiwan After US-Japan Show Of Naval Might

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CNN
 
China sent 39 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said, the largest such incursion this year.
The flights by the People's Liberation Army aircraft came a day after the United States and Japanese navies put on a massive show of ...

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Japan Reports Over 50,000 New Coronavirus Cases

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NHK
 
Japan topped the 50,000 mark for new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday for the first time since the pandemic began.
The daily figure has set a record high for the fifth straight day.
 
 
 

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Japan's Tepco Hit By Setback In Clean-Up Of Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Plant

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CNA
 
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has found that a coolant solution, used to create an ice wall halting the seepage of groundwater into reactor buildings, has leaked from two storage tanks.
The leakage has had no impact on the wall or environment, said Tokyo Ele...

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Toyota Land Cruiser Customers In Japan Face Four-Year Wait

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BBC
 
Motor industry giant Toyota has warned customers in Japan that they will have to wait for up to four years to take delivery of its new Land Cruiser SUV.
The world's biggest carmaker says the delay is not related to the global chip shortage or the supply chain crisis.
However, it refused to ...

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Japan Is Ramping Up COVID-19 Restrictions As Omicron Cases Surge

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NPR
 
Restaurants and bars will close early in Tokyo and a dozen other areas across Japan beginning Friday as the country widens COVID-19 restrictions due to the omicron variant causing cases to surge to new highs in metropolitan areas.
The restraint, which is something of a pre-state of emergenc...

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Japan And Australia Strengthen Security Cooperation

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NAVAL NEWS
 
Since the signing of the Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation in 2007, Australia and Japan have grown closer through joint training exercises between the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF). And the Australia-Japan relationship has entered a ne...

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Indonesia Receives Astrazeneca Vaccine Doses Donated By Japan

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ANTARA NEWS
 
The Indonesian government is immensely thankful to the Japanese government for this donation.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - An AstraZeneca vaccine consignment donated by the Japanese government arrived in Indonesia on Wednesday evening.
"The Indonesian government is immensely thankful to the J...

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