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Japan’s Death Row Inmates Learn They’re Being Executed On The Same Day. Now 2 Are Suing

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GLOBAL NEWS
 
Two death row inmates in Japan are suing the country over how prisoners are notified only hours before the death penalty is carried out, demanding change and seeking compensation for the impact of the “inhumane” practice, their lawyer said on Friday.
Capital punishment in Japan is c...

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Japan To Ease Entry For Vaccinated Foreigners

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NHK
 
Japan has decided to allow fully vaccinated foreigners to enter the country. But borders will remain closed to tourists. Strict rules barring entry were put in place ten months ago as part of efforts to Japan's anti-coronavirus measures.
In a news conference on Friday Japanese Deputy Chief ...

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PM Meeting With Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Of Japan: 2 November 2021

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GOV.UK
 
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan today at the COP26 Summit in Glasgow.
The Prime Minister met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan today in Glasgow.
He congratulated him on his election as Prime Minister and looked forward to working close...

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Kishida's Debut On World Stage Offers Few Clues About His Foreign Policy

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday made a smooth diplomatic debut at the U.N. climate talks in Britain, showing not only his commitment to issues of global importance but also networking with key countries that share concerns over China's assertiveness in the Indo-Paci...

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Japan's New Political Powerhouse Is A Young, Right-Wing Twitter-Friendly Governor Known For Advocating That People Gargle Iodine To Cure COVID-19

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YAHOO NEWS
 
 Japan's rising political star is a young governor from Osaka, who is the face of a right-wing, populist party.Hirofumi Yoshimura is known for his conservative views, and for once advocating that gargling iodine could prevent and cure COVID-19.His party, Nippon Ishin no Kai, nearly q...

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Japan May Reduce Quarantine To Three Days For Vaccinated Business Travellers

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TIME OUT
 
 
Reduced from the current ten days, the new Covid-19 quarantine rule could go into effect from Monday
Japan is slowly starting to open back up as opening-hour restrictions have finally been lifted on businesses in Tokyo amid a decline in nationwide Covid-19 cases over the past month.
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Kishida Administration Back To Work After LDP Secures Controlling Majority

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also president of the Liberal Democratic Party, began work to launch what will officially be his second cabinet on Monday after the ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito secured a majority of seats in the House of Representatives election th...

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Voters Voice Hope, Concern As Japan Holds General Election

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese voters expressed their hopes and concerns over issues such as addressing income disparities and bringing COVID-19 infections under control, as the country held a general election Sunday.
"Politicians speak of redistributing wealth, saying only what is nice to hear, but it ma...

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Japanese Local Governments Going Extra Mile To Get Shots Into Arms

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
At the entrance to a mass vaccination site in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward, posters on the wall declared “Vaccination available without appointment” and “Non-ward residents OK.”
“I’m grateful that I could just walk in and get vaccinated when I had some free time,” said Masatoshi Hasegawa ...

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Face Mask Row In Japan Over Cost Of 80m Left In Storage Unused

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THE GURADIAN
 
Government facing ridicule over ‘Abenomasks’ as it denies wasting large amounts of taxpayers’ money
Wearing masks may be near-ubiquitous in Japan, but the government has come under fire after it was revealed that more than 80m face coverings it procured at the start of the coronavi...

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