SORA NEWS
 
Yeah, but when you convert that to dollars… Holy cow!
The post office isn’t normally the place one would look to find cunning capers and high stakes intrigue. Even Japanese post offices that double as banks, seem to somehow drain all the excitement out of sitting on a bunch of money.
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JAPAN TODAY
 
A small capsule from the Hayabusa2 space probe hopefully containing soil samples from a distant asteroid arrived in Japan on Tuesday for research into the origins of life and the evolution of the solar system.
Two days after being retrieved from the Australian desert, the capsule, c...

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ASAHI SHINBUN
 
To assess Japan's antivirus measures ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the government is considering accepting small group tours from overseas in the spring, which are currently prohibited.
The trial run will be an attempt to help revive the nation's hard-hit tourism in...

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
On December 4, Fujii Kaze will release his new digital EP, “Hedemo Ne-Yo EP.”
The four song release is centered on his digital single “Hedemo Ne-Yo”, which he released on October 30, the day after he premiered the song at his first Budokan concert, “Fujii Kaze “NAN-NAN SHOW 2020″ HE...

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NHK
 
Officials in Japan's western prefecture of Osaka are urging all residents to refrain from leaving their homes for any non-essential reason until the middle of this month. This follows a surge in the number of coronavirus cases with severe symptoms.
Osaka Governor Yoshimura Hirofumi said, "I...

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SORA NEWS
 
Starbucks Japan Releases Beautiful Sign-Language Mug At Its First Sign-Language Branch In TokyoExclusive drinkware is stylish and touching, and its companion journal is even more moving.
Starbucks does a lot of adapting to local tastes, so at the chain’s coffeehouses in Japan you can ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has decided to develop a successor to its aging F-2 fighter jet jointly with both the United States and Britain instead of picking only one partner, government sources said Wednesday.
Under the plan, Japan will work with the two partners on specific parts for the Air Self-Defe...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Sanmitsu is known in English as the three Cs – confined spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings – situations the public are asked to avoid
Japan’s approach to tackling the coronavirus pandemic has become the country’s buzzword for 2020. Sanmitsu – known in English as the ...

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JAKARTA POST
 
 
Japan aims to allow "large-scale" numbers of overseas visitors to attend next year's Tokyo Olympics without mandatory vaccinations or quarantine provided they submit negative COVID-19 test results and download tracking apps, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday.
The re...

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GIZMOCHINA
 
If we decide to brand Japan as the Robotics headquarters of the world, we won’t be wrong! The Asian nation leads the world in the field of robotics with highly competitive research, development, and applied technologies.
The stride isn’t ending anytime soon as a 60-foot (18-meter) “G...

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