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As Olympics Near, Japan Extends A State Of Emergency In Tokyo Due To COVID-19

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USA TODAY
 
TOKYO – Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. Frustrated young people drinking in the streets because bars are closed. Protests planned over a possible visit by the Olympics chief.
As the coronavirus spreads in Japan ahead of the Tokyo Olymp...

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Japan's Daily COVID-19 Cases Top 7,000 For First Time Since January

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japan's daily COVID-19 cases topped 7,000 for the first time since mid-January on Saturday, a day after the government's decision to expand the ongoing state of emergency beyond Tokyo and the greater Osaka region, amid growing fears over spreading variants of the coronavirus.
While...

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Unused COVID Shots Piling Up In Japan Amid Slow Rollout

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REUTERS
 
Unused COVID-19 vaccines in Japan are set to reach tens of millions of doses, as the country is poised to approve two more shots in coming weeks and the pace of its inoculation campaign remains slow due to manpower and logistical bottlenecks.
Japan imported 28 million doses of Pfizer In...

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Japan Looks To Reduce Environmental Burdens Of Its Fashion Industry

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan’s public and private sectors are set to collaborate on reducing the environmental burden caused by the fashion industry.
The fashion sector is said to be the second-biggest source of environmental pollution in the world, after the oil industry, as it emits huge amounts of carb...

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Japan To Establish No-fly Zone Over Olympic Venues During Tokyo Summer Games

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REPUBLIC WORLD
 
 Japan government would set up a no-fly zone over Olympic venues from July 21 to September 5 as part of anti- terrorism measures during the summer games in
Japan transport ministry on Thursday said that their government would set up a no-fly zone over Olympic venues from July 21 ...

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COVID Removes The Luster From Japan's 'Golden Week' Holidays

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DW.COM
 
Traditionally a time to travel, shop and go out, this year's festive season has been disrupted by a third state of emergency as cases of COVID-19 rise.
Every spring for the 20 years that Fumie Takenaka has lived in Tokyo, she has taken advantage of the Golden Week holiday period to trave...

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Japan’s Senkaku Public Awareness Campaign At Risk Of Backfiring

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EAST ASIA FORUM
 
The Japanese policy debate on the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands is heating up. China’s new Coast Guard Law, passed in January 2021, stimulated nationalistic reactions in Japan.
9Hinting at the possibility of using the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the National Defense Division of the ruli...

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Japan's Child Population Hits Record Low

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AA.COM
 
According to data number of children aged 14 or younger are 14.93 million, lowest comparable figure over past 40 years
Amplifying concerns over the growing aging population, the latest data released by Japan on Tuesday has shown the child population is the lowest in decades.
Figures rele...

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New Dinosaur Fossil Discovered On Awaji Island, Named After Japanese God

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SORA NEWS
 
 
 
Well, new to us at least.
Being the relatively small country it is, Japan doesn’t come across dinosaur fossils as easily as other places like neighboring China, so it’s always a special treat when one is unearthed.
Fukui Prefecture is one place where dino remnants were found, and ...

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Xiaomi Launches A New Redmi Note 10T In Japan

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GSM ARENA
 
Xiaomi has 13 phones named Redmi Note 11 and it needs to do something about it. Yet we are not sure, what the manufacturer did last month in Japan is a step forward. The company launched the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10T with 5G capabilities for the Japanese market, which is the 10th member o...

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