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Former Japanese Princess Mako Komuro Finds New Role At New York's MET

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Mako Komuro, the former princess who left Japan after marrying her college sweetheart in October, has been making use of her background in art history through curating work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which is colloquially referred to as the MET.
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Japanese Phenom Roki Sasaki, 20, Throws 19-Strikeout Perfect Game In Record-Setting Performance

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ABC NEWS
 
Pitching phenom Roki Sasaki had 19 strikeouts while throwing a perfect game in a record-setting performance Sunday in Japan's top professional league.
Sasaki, 20, recorded the first perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball since 1994 and the 16th in league history, according to mul...

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Japan Pledges Additional Funding Of Up To $500 Mil. To COVAX Facility

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NHK
 
Japan says it will provide additional funds of up to 500 million dollars to the COVAX Facility, an international framework seeking a fair distribution of vaccines.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio made the announcement on Friday during an online meeting on equitable access to vaccines ...

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PM Kishida Denies Japan Will Soon Resume Tourist Entry Amid Pandemic

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan has no plan for now to resume the entry of foreign tourists to the country, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, as it has been bracing for a possible resurgence of the coronavirus.
"No specific schedule has been decided," Kishida said at a press conference, adding the gov...

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Japan To Expel Eight Russians, Including Diplomats, As Kishida Announces New Sanctions

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JAPAN TIMES
 
In a surprise move, Japan announced Friday it will expel eight Russian diplomats and trade representatives, a significant policy change that will likely prompt a similar move from Moscow.
The Foreign Ministry made the announcement ahead of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s news confere...

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Old Enough: The Japanese TV Show That Abandons Toddlers On Public Transport

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THE GUARDIAN
 
This Japanese phenomenon – now airing on Netflix – sends children as young as two out into the world alone. It’s an absolute rollercoaster of emotions
f you have looked at Netflix over the past few days, there is an overwhelming chance that you will have been bashed over the head b...

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Japan Brings In 20 Ukrainian Refugees On Special Flight

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CNA
 
The Japanese government flew 20 Ukrainian refugees into Tokyo on Tuesday (Apr 5) in a high-profile show of support for the international effort to help Ukraine by a country that has long been reluctant to take in foreigners.
The 20 - aged between 6 and 66, and including 15 women - are not t...

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Japan Plans Anti-Coronavirus Measures Targeting Younger People

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NHK
 
The Japanese government plans to step up anti-coronavirus measures targeting younger people as the number of new cases in that age demographic is rising.
Health ministry officials say people in their 20s accounted for the largest number of new infections among all age groups in the week thr...

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Experts Warn Of A New Wave Of COVID-19 As Cases Rise Across Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is seeing a rebound in COVID-19 cases across the country, government data showed Saturday, as experts caution that another resurgence of infections may be around the corner.
The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in a week through Friday increased in 44 of the country’s...

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Japan To Raise Daily Cap On Arrivals To 10,000

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NHK
 
The Japanese government has decided to raise the daily cap on the number of arrivals to 10,000 on April 10. The figure includes Japanese and foreign nationals.
The cap was previously raised from 5,000 a day to the current 7,000 on March 14. Officials have since been studying whether it is p...

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