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COVID-19: Japan Considers Another State Of Emergency

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AA.COM
 
In April 2020, government declared state of emergency covering some 47 prefectures, including Tokyo, Osaka
The Japanese government will consider declaring another state of emergency over the novel coronavirus, an official said on Saturday.
“We agreed that we are in a severe situation tha...

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Japanese Government Doubts Effectiveness Of Any Emergency Declaration

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Tokyo reported a Sunday record of 816 new COVID-19 cases, broadcaster TBS said, a day after Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and the governors of three neighboring prefectures requested the central government to swiftly declare a state of emergency over the new coronavirus amid a recent surg...

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Japan-UK Post-Brexit Trade Deal Takes Effect

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A post-Brexit trade deal between Japan and the United Kingdom came into force Friday, ensuring business continuity and strengthening the bilateral relationship as London seeks to join the larger Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
The two countries signed the FTA...

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Japan Stepping Up Preparations For Vaccinations

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NHK 
 
Japan's government is stepping up preparations to start vaccinations against the coronavirus as early as late February.
The government is giving top priority to quick assessment of coronavirus vaccines for regulatory approval. It regards inoculations as a crucial means to contain the pande...

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Japan Greets New Year With Crowds Despite Pleas From Leaders To Stay Home

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Much of Japan welcomed 2021 quietly at home, alarmed after Tokyo reported a record high 1,337 coronavirus infections among the 4,519 daily number nationwide.
Although many people opted not to return to their ancestral homes for the holidays, hoping to lessen health risks for extende...

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Japan Expects Heavy Snow For New Year

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NHK
 
Japan's Meteorological Agency is warning of heavy snowfall in many parts of the country during the New Year's holidays, with the authorities pointing out the possibility of disruptions to transportation networks and blackouts. People are advised to be on the lookout for snow falling from ro...

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Japan Expands Airport Quarantine Measures

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NHK
 
The Japanese government has further tightened airport quarantine measures for people returning to Japan from countries and regions where more contagious variants of the coronavirus have been confirmed.
At Narita Airport near Tokyo, officials carefully checked papers, including negative viru...

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To A Bright New Year

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 Pink and white kamaboko fish cakes, a common New Year’s food believed to bring good luck, are prepared at the Fujikuma Shokuhin food company in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture.
Employees used a special knife to put conger pike and pollack fish paste on small wooden boards about 6 centi...

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Pokémon Plane Takes Off In Japan

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CNN
 
  It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ... Jigglypuff?
Some Pokémon-themed airplanes are starting to appear in the skies in Japan.
Solaseed Airlines, a local carrier based on the Japanese island of Kyushu, debuted a Pokémon-painted plane on December 19. Its maiden flight was from Miyazaki City...

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Japan To Suspend New Entry Of All Nonresident Foreign Nationals From Abroad

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan will suspend new entry into the country of nonresident foreign nationals from around the world from Monday through late January as a precautionary step against the new, potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant, the government said Saturday.
The government will also r...

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