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Suga Gives Koizumi New Role As Minister In Charge Of Climate Change

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday gave Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi a new role as minister in charge of climate change as the country seeks to take the lead in upcoming international conferences on the global issue.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Suga ha...

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Japan To Allow Use Of Insulin Syringes For COVID-19 Vaccines

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will allow hospitals to administer Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine using insulin syringes, which can extract seven shots per vial rather than the five possible with the type of syringe the government has procured, health minister Norihisa Tamura said Tuesday.
The move comes as t...

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Suga-Biden In-Person Summit Could Take Place In April

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
WASHINGTON — Japan and the United States have started discussions on holding the first summit between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden in person at the White House as early as April, diplomatic sources said.
The possible meeting could make Suga the first...

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Japan Wary Of China's Higher Defense Spending

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NHK
 
Japanese defense officials say they intend to closely monitor how China will increase its defense spending this year.
The Chinese government presented this year's draft budget at the annual session of the National People's Congress, which opened on Friday.
The defense budget increased by 6....

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Japan Considers Sending In Troops To Help Meet China’s Diaoyu Challenge

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SCMP
 
The Chinese coastguard has increased its activity near the Japanese-controlled islands, raising alarm in TokyoObservers say tensions could be a test for the Biden administrationFresh signs of tensions are emerging in the East China Sea as Japan considers sending its armed forces to deal wi...

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Coronavirus Helps Golf To Bounce Back In Japan

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DW.COM
 
Once a status symbol, golf suffered a dramatic downturn in its fortunes when Japan's economic bubble burst. The number of players is now again rising.
A symbol of wealth and social standing in Japan 40 years ago, golf suffered a deep downswing in its popularity after the nation's economi...

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The Towering Sea Wall Legacy Of Japan's 2011 Tsunami

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JAKARTA POST
 
The Japanese town of Taro had sea walls that were supposed to be able to survive almost anything the ocean could offer up, but the 2011 tsunami still brought utter destruction.
A decade after the deadly waves unleashed by one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history, th...

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Japan Reportedly Won’t Allow Overseas Visitors To Attend Tokyo Olympics

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THE POINTS GUY
 
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Japan isn’t planning...

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Robot Pets Help Ease Virus Isolation In Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Nami Hamaura says she feels less lonely working from home thanks to her singing companion Charlie, one of a new generation of cute and clever Japanese robots whose sales are booming during the pandemic.
Smart home assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa have found success worldwide, but t...

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Japan Billionaire Offers Space Seats to Moon

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VOA NEWS
 
It's the sort of chance that comes along just once in a blue Moon: a Japanese billionaire is throwing open a private lunar expedition to eight people from around the world. 
Yusaku Maezawa, an online fashion tycoon, was announced in 2018 as the first man to book a spot aboard the lunar...

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