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Japanese Medical Institutions Face Rubella Vaccine Shortage

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NHK
 
Japanese medical institutions are having difficulty obtaining supplies of rubella vaccines. Some have temporarily been unable to provide vaccinations.
The Tokyo Medical Association conducted a survey of about 1,000 medical institutions in October. More than 60 percent reported a "severe sho...

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Japan Oks 83 Bil. Yen In Extra Loans For New Indonesia International Port

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will provide Indonesia with an additional 83.4 billion yen ($530 million) in low-interest loans for an ongoing project to build a new international seaport east of Jakarta.
The loans are for the development of Patimban Port in Subang Regency in Indonesia's West Java Province an...

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Ishiba Rallies Opposition Support In Diet To Achieve Policy Goals

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday pledged to build a cross-party consensus through parliamentary debate as his minority government seeks to ensure sustained pay hikes and regional revitalization as his priority goals.
At the opening of a 150-day Diet session, Ishiba s...

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Central Tokyo Condo Prices Top ¥100 Mil Again In 2024

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The average price of new condominiums released last year in central Tokyo topped 100 million yen ($639,000) for the second year in a row, as costs for building materials remained high, according to the latest real estate research firm data.
But the price was slightly lower than the ...

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One Killed, Two Injured In Central Japan Stabbing

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CNA
 
A man stabbed three people at a train station in central Japan on Wednesday (Jan 22) before fleeing the scene, leaving one person dead, local media reported.
The attack occurred around 8pm, local time, outside the JR Nagano Station, the Kyodo and Jiji news agencies said, with police searchi...

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Births In Japan Set To Fall Below 700,000 For 1st Time In 2024

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KYODO NEWS
 
The number of births in Japan in 2024 is set to fall below 700,000 for the first time after government data showed Friday that the figure for the first 11 months of the year dropped 5.1 percent to 661,577.
The figure underscores a trend in Japan where more people are choosing not to ...

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Boyfriend Of Missing Woman Arrested After Bones Found On Beach

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested a 45-year-old man on Friday on suspicion of mutilating and abandoning the remains of his girlfriend, whose bones were discovered on a beach on Izu Oshima last October.
Sotatsu Yanase, who runs a tatami shop on the island, admitted to the allegation...

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Japan TV Host, Ex-SMAP Pop Idol Masahiro Nakai Quits Showbiz Amid Scandal

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he has retired from show business following alleged sexual misconduct that led broadcasters to suspend programs featuring him.
"As of today, I will retire from entertainment activities," Nak...

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Old Daruma Dolls Burned in Purification Rite in Central Japan City; JR Shinetsu Line Will Get New Stop There Called Toyooka Daruma Station

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JAPAN NEWS
 
About 10,000 old Japanese daruma dolls were ritually burned during a memorial service for the good-luck talisman figures, which represent the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Wednesday.
The service was conducted by the prefecture’s Gunma Daruma Doll Manufa...

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Japan Emperor Reflects On Children's Dreams In Poem

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was heartened to see children talk about their dreams for the future during official visits across Japan.
The emperor and Empress Masako visited Ishikawa Prefecture thr...

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