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Tokyo Virus Cases Fall Below 2,000 For 1st Time In A Month

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
Tokyo reported 1,915 new cases of novel coronavirus on Monday, falling below 2,000 for the first time in just over a month.
The last time Tokyo saw the figure below 2,000 was on July 26, when 1,429 cases were reported.
The daily tally in the capital dropped by 532 from the same...

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Japan's Huge Army Of Under-Employed Ex-Housewives

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BBC
 
There are plenty of smart, educated women in Japan who could be driving the country out of its current economic slump to a stunning pandemic recovery.
But the country's rigid hiring system - and male-dominated leadership - remain a huge hurdle, blocking women from the best-paid jobs.
The c...

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Two Die In Japan Days After Receiving Moderna Shots Suspended Over Contamination Risk

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CNN
 
Two people have died in Japan days after receiving doses from a batch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines whose use was suspended Thursday following concerns over a contamination risk, the country's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Saturday.
A causal link between the vaccine and the deat...

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Airport Attack Forces Japan To Suspend Evacuation

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NHK
 
NHK has learned that Japan had to give up on taking Japanese and Afghan evacuees to Kabul's international airport on Thursday due to the deadly bombings.
The government had Self-Defense Force transport aircraft in Pakistan ready to evacuate Japanese expats and Afghans who have worked at the...

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Australia, India, Japan, and U.S. Kick-off Exercise MALABAR 2021

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NAVAL NEWS
 
 Maritime forces from Australia, Japan, India, and the United States began phase 1 of cooperative maritime exercise MALABAR 2021 in the Philippine Sea, August 26.
MALABAR is an annual maritime exercise that enhances planning, training, and employment of advanced warfare tactics betwe...

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Coronavirus Panel Head Suggests School Term Delay

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NHK
 
The head of the Japanese government's coronavirus advisory panel said that some local governments should consider pushing back the start of the new school term in order to curb the spread of infections.
Omi Shigeru made the comment at a Lower House health committee meeting on Wednesday.
Omi...

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Japan Further Expands Virus Emergency Areas As Cases Surge

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AP NEWS
 
Japan expanded its coronavirus state of emergency on Wednesday for a second week in a row, adding eight more prefectures as a surge in infections fueled by the delta variant strains the country’s health care system.
The government last week extended the state of emergency until Sept. 12...

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Japan's Paralympic Team Aims To Build A More Inclusive Society

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is sending a record number of athletes to the Paralympics aiming not only for gold medals but also to build a more inclusive society, according to top team official Miki Matheson.
A gold medallist herself at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Matheson serves as one of thre...

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Japan’s Premier Faces Fresh Blow as Ally Loses Election

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga suffered a fresh blow amid criticism of his pandemic management, when his favored candidate lost an election for mayor in the city where he began his political career.
Hachiro Okonogi was defeated by Takeharu Yamanaka, a former university profess...

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Tokyo Logs 2,447 Virus Cases

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Tokyo confirmed 2,447 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Monday, down 515 from the same day last week.
It was the first time in two days for the daily tally to fall below the same day in the previous week.
According to the Tokyo metropolitan government, the number of ser...

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