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Japan's Mieko Kawakami Wants To 'Stir Things Up'

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BANGKOK POST
 
TOKYO - Mieko Kawakami has called out cliched depictions of women by one of her country's most feted writers, and seen her own bold style attacked by a top politician.
But the award-winning Japanese author says she is happy to "stir things up" in her drive to depict the world as sh...

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Japan Mulls Closing Another Door To Refugees

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FOREIGN POLICY
 
A new amendment would make Japan’s strict immigration policies even stricter.
Japan granted asylum to less than 1 percent of refugees and asylum-seekers who applied in 2019, despite having the third-largest economy in the world. Germany, which has a similar GDP, took around 53 pe...

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Messaging App Line To Transfer All Users' Data To Japan For Security

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JAKARTA POST
 
The president of messaging app provider Line said Tuesday all data of its users will now be transferred to Japan and stored in the country to better protect its customers' personal information.
The measure comes after Line, whose app is used by over 86 million of Japan's some 126 m...

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Japan Charges Americans With Helping Ghosn Flee, Jump Bail

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DELTA OPTIMIST
 
Japanese prosecutors charged two Americans, Michael Taylor and his son Peter, Monday in the escape of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn to Lebanon, while he was out on bail.
Tokyo District Prosecutors have been questioning the Taylors since they were extradited from the United ...

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'Everything Evaporated': Olympics' Overseas Fan Ban Hits Japan Tourism

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JAKARTA POST
 
Toshiko Ishii spent $180,000 renovating her traditional Japanese inn in expectation of a flood of tourists for the Tokyo Olympics, but now she won't be hosting a single overseas fan.
After Olympics organisers announced a ban on spectators from abroad, those working in Japan's touri...

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Japanese Ancient Wall Paintings Shown To Media

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Colorful wall paintings found inside an ancient tumulus in Nara Prefecture were shown to the media before Japan marked the 50th anniversary of their discovery Monday.
The murals including those of “Asuka Bijin” beautiful women were found inside the Takamatsuzuka Tomb in the Nara ...

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New Hospital Bed Allocation Plan Required By May

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
One of the reasons the government decided to end the coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures on Sunday was because of lower hospital bed occupancy rates. According to the health ministry, the rate in Tokyo peaked at 83.6% on Jan. 13, but it had ...

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Japan To End Virus Emergency In Tokyo Despite Rebound Fears

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DELTA OPTIMIST
 
TOKYO — Japan said Thursday it would end a monthslong state of emergency in the Tokyo area set up to curb the spread of the coronavirus, despite concerns the spring party season and next week’s Olympic torch relay could fuel a resurgence.
The emergency measures are set to be lift...

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Super Nintendo World opens in Osaka, Japan

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CNN
 
Osaka, Japan (CNN) — Children and adults alike waited in line for their turn to experience the world's first Super Nintendo World and its life-sized Mushroom Kingdom, which opened Thursday at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.
Many wore the iconic red Mario hat, while others were decked head...

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Japan: Court Orders Suspension Of Nuclear Plant

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AA
 
Order issued on appeal by locals living near Tokai No. 2 nuclear power plant in Ibaraki province, reports local media
A court in Japan has ordered the suspension of a nuclear plant over concerns raised by citizens, local media reported Thursday.
Residents of Ibaraki and surrounding provinces...

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