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Japan Parliament Adopts Resolution On Human Rights In China

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CNN
 
Japan's parliament adopted a rare resolution on Tuesday on what it called the "serious human rights situation" in China, and asked the government to take steps to relieve the situation.
Japan has already announced it will not send a government delegation to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olymp...

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First Japanese Athlete To Test Positive In Beijing

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NHK
 
Japan's Beijing Olympic team says an athlete due to compete in a skiing event has tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in the Chinese capital.
The athlete tested negative prior to departure from Japan, but was found positive after a PCR test was administered upon arrival in Be...

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Japan F-15 Fighter Apparently Crashes Into Sea Of Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
An Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet apparently crashed into the Sea of Japan on Monday shortly after taking off from Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, the ASDF said.
Part of the fighter, which went missing while on its way for training with a crew of two ...

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Former Tokyo Gov Shintaro Ishihara Dies At 89

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Author and former Tokyo Gov Shintaro Ishihara, who left his mark on Japanese politics as a staunch hawk and whose nationalistic views often ruffled the feathers of Japan's neighbors, has died, a source close to him said Tuesday. He was 89.
The novelist-turned politician, who also se...

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PM 'Not Considering' Tokyo State Of Emergency Now

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NHK
 
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says that for now his government is not considering declaring a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo.
Kishida said on Monday that intensive quasi-emergency measures are already in place in the capital.
He said the government's basic position is that ...

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COVID-19 State Of Emergency Possible: LDP’S Takaichi

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese ruling party executive Sanae Takaichi said Sunday it is possible for the government to declare a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus pandemic.
A state of emergency will have adverse impacts on the economy, but (protecting) life is top priority, Takaichi, head o...

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Japan: N.Korea Fired Ballistic Missile

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NHK
 
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu has said that North Korea launched a ballistic missile eastward. This is the 7th launch Pyongyang has conducted so far this year.
Matsuno said "If the missile was on a normal ballistic trajectory, it is estimated to have flown about 800 kilom...

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Foreigners Urge Japan To Ease Entry Ban

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NHK
 
Demonstrators in several countries have called on the Japanese government to ease its coronavirus entry restrictions.
Participants gathered on Friday in front of Japanese embassies and other places in eight countries, including Germany, Spain and Bangladesh. Those who took part were people ...

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Fujimino Shooting: Japanese Doctor Killed In Rare Gun Violence

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BBC
 
Police have arrested a man in Japan after an 11-hour siege who allegedly attacked three medical workers visiting his home and fatally shot one of them.
Hiroshi Watanabe, 66, is facing murder charges following Thursday's incident in Fujimino, just north of Tokyo.
A well-known doctor, Junichi...

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Japan Cuts Quarantine For Those Entering Country From 10 Days To Seven

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has reduced the 10-day self-isolation required for people entering the country to seven days, starting Saturday, the health ministry announced late Friday.
The latest move comes after the government on Jan. 14 reduced the quarantine period from 14 days to 10 days and was expec...

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