JAKARTA POST
 
Japan will suspend new entry into the country of non-resident 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...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan on Friday confirmed its first cases of a mutated form of COVID-19 in five people who entered the nation from the U.K., health minister Norihisa Tamura said.
The same day, Japan confirmed a record 3,748 new coronavirus cases, the third consecutive day above 3,000.
The people wh...

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AL JAZEERA
 
Ex-PM says he was unaware that his office had subsidised cherry blossom viewing parties for his supporters.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has apologised for what he said were mistakes regarding unreported political funds involving as much as 30 million yen ($289,807) and ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is constantly coming up with new ways to make our lives more convenient via the latest technology, sometimes even inventing solutions to problems we didn’t know we had.
And now, continuing that tradition, you can buy tombstones with bluetooth technology.
At the Yachiyo Yukyu n...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe submitted to voluntary questioning by Tokyo prosecutors on Monday in a case against his secretary over unreported political funds, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified sources.
Abe, who stepped down citing ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The nation’s death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 3,000 on Tuesday amid fears that a recent spike in the number of infections could further squeeze its health care system.
The number of deaths across Japan in December, which has exceeded 800, is already more than double that...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's cabinet approved Monday a largest-ever 106.61 trillion yen ($1.03 trillion) draft budget for fiscal 2021, as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, its rapidly aging society and new security challenges.
Marking a record high for the ninth consecutive yea...

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government approved a ninth consecutive rise in military spending on Monday, funding the development of an advanced stealth fighter and longer-range anti-ship missile to counter China's growing military power.
The Ministry of Defense will ge...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Sony said Friday it was pulling the much-hyped "Cyberpunk 2077" from PlayStation stores around the world citing "lack of customer satisfaction", after complaints of bugs, compatibility issues and even health risks.
"SIE (Sony Interactive Entertainment) strives to ensure a hi...

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
December hasn’t been the best month for the girls of LDH. Despite rumors of E-girls‘ disbandment being postponed to 2021, it was confirmed by LDH that the group would officially be disbanding at the end of the year on December 31st. This had fans curious about the fate of the other ...

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