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Japan Raises COVID-19 Entry Cap To 5,000 Per Day Amid Calls For More

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan eased COVID-19 border controls on Tuesday, setting its limit on new entrants at 5,000 per day, up from the previous 3,500, and reducing or exempting quarantine periods for both Japanese and foreign nationals.
Within the daily cap, which was relaxed for the first time in three m...

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Made-In-Japan Manga Goes Global With Webtoon, Deadpool

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AP NEWS
 
Perhaps nothing highlights how the world of manga, the comics and cartoons originating in Japan, has gone global better than that coming together of superheroes, American and Japanese.
In “Deadpool: Samurai,” Marvel’s Deadpool gets help in his battle against evil from All Might, the mus...

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Japan To Join U.S., EU In Cutting Russian Banks Off Int'l System

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will join efforts by the United States and the European Union in blocking access by some Russian banks to the international payment system SWIFT, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday, as Russia continued with its military attack on Ukraine.
On top of the sanctions already a...

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Japan, U.S. Foreign Ministers Condemn Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi held a 25-minute telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday morning, during which they condemned Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine as a serious violation of international law.
The two ministers reaffirmed ...

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Japan’s New Covid-19 Border Rules Explained

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TIME OUT
 
Who can enter the country, when, how, and what quarantine will look like from March 1
Covid-19 restrictions are ever-changing and it can be hard to keep track of new information on Japan’s border restrictions. To bring you up to speed on the latest rule changes, we’ve answered some of ...

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Kishida Announces More Sanctions Against Russia

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan will impose additional sanctions targeting Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, joining the United States and Europe in piling pressure on Moscow.
The new package of sanctions include export controls on high-tech products such as ...

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Kishida Reacts To Putin's Announcement

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NHK
 
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has reacted to the Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that his country's troops will conduct what he called a "special military operation" in eastern Ukraine.
Kisihda said, "There are various kinds of reports on the issue. We are focusing on...

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Japan Says It's Ready To Join U.S.-Led Sanctions On Russia

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan on Tuesday said it stood ready to join the United States and other Group of Seven industrialized nations in slapping sanctions on Russia, should President Vladimir Putin order an invasion of Ukraine.
The confirmation by the world’s No. 3 economy comes as the crisis in Europe d...

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Japan Local Govts Taking Forward-Thinking Approach To COVID-19-Related Services

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The number of people recuperating at government-designated accommodation facilities has soared during the sixth wave of the novel coronavirus.
In response to this increase, those infected are being offered an array of services, including the provision of luxury lunch boxes made b...

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Lindt Japan Keeps The Sakura Sweets Coming With New Cherry Blossom Dessert Drink, Macarons

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SORA NEWS
 
Swiss chocolatier’s Japan branches keep the pedal/petal to the metal for sakura sweets season.
Last month, we tried Swiss chocolatier Lindt’s first-ever sakura-flavor Lindor chocolates, and we can still taste how delicious they are (partly because we’re constantly thinking about desse...

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