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Japan Set To Release Fukushima Plant Water Into Sea

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government is poised to release treated radioactive water accumulated at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea despite opposition from fishermen, sources familiar with the matter said Friday.
It will hold a meeting of related ministers as early as Tuesday to ...

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Ikee Wins 4th Title At Japan Swimming Championship

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Rikako Ikee won the women’s 50-meter butterfly in 25.56 seconds, a personal best since returning to the sport since her fight against leukemia, at the Japan swimming championships on Saturday at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. Ikee is the Japan record holder in the women’s 50-meter bu...

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Japan Imposes New Virus Measures In Tokyo Ahead Of Olympics

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COAST REPORTER
 
Japan announced Friday that it will raise the coronavirus alert level in Tokyo to allow tougher measures to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ahead of the Summer Olympics.
Japan's national vaccination drive has lagged and most people in the capital still have not...

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In World First, COVID-19 Patient In Japan Undergoes Living Donor Lung Transplant

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Kyoto University Hospital said Thursday it had performed the world’s first living donor lung transplant on a patient who lost the functionality of both her lungs due to COVID-19.
The operation, which took around 11 hours to perform, transplanted part of healthy lungs from the pati...

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Japan To Tighten Border Controls On Travelers From 2 More States

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan said Tuesday it will tighten border controls on travelers from Spain, Finland and the Canadian province of Ontario in response to the spread of new variants of the novel coronavirus detected there.
Under the new measure, people arriving from the three areas will be required to ...

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Gov't Fears COVID-19 Variants Are Behind Possible 4th Wave

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese health authorities are concerned that variants of the coronavirus are driving a nascent fourth wave in the pandemic with just 109 days remaining until the Tokyo Olympics.
The variants appear to be more infectious and may be resistant to vaccines, which are still not...

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The Japan-US Summit And Cooperation With South Korea

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THE DIPLOMAT
 
The United States may have to play a leading role if it wants to see relations between Seoul and Tokyo improve.
When Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide arrives in Washington for the first face-to-face summit meeting President Joe Biden will have with a foreign leader on April 1...

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Japan Post Conducts Robot Parcel Deliveries In Apartment Complex

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan Post Holdings Co. is conducting trials using a robot to deliver packages to customers living in a condominium, in a bid to implement such deliveries within three years.
Behind the move are efforts to lower costs and reduce burdens on delivery staff.
Trials have been conduct...

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Bandai Launches Gunpla Recycling Project To Reuse Gundam Anime Model Kit Plastics

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SORA NEWS
 
Model maker is installing drop boxes at arcades across Japan.
Since 1980, toymaker Bandai has been pumping out a constant stream of model kits based on the Gundam mecha anime series. These kits are called Gunpla, with the “pla” being short for “plastic,” the most prominently used mate...

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Japanese Photographer Captures Great Buddha’s Ritual Cleaning

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Buddha statues can be seen at temples, sitting quietly with calm and peaceful faces.
The size range is wide, but when you have to stand back to see the whole picture because it is so tall...the statue looks overwhelmingly majestic.
As you can imagine, the bigger the statues are, the...

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