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2 Dogs Test Positive, Marking Japan's 1st Reported Pet Infections

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KYODO NEWS
 
Two pet dogs of two coronavirus patients have tested positive for the coronavirus, a pet insurance company said Monday, marking the first cases in which infection of a pet animal has been reported in Japan.
The two dogs have not shown any symptoms and one has already shown negative r...

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Health Minister Says State Of Emergency Possible

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NHK WORLD
 
Japan's health minister Kato Katsunobu has hinted at the possibility of another nationwide state of emergency if infections of the novel coronavirus surge.
Kato told reporters on Tuesday that he is aware local authorities are taking measures to contain infections. But he said the gove...

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Japan Considers Measures For Summer Holidays

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NHK WORLD
 
The coronavirus shows no signs of a summer slowdown in Japan as the upward trend continues. Officials are turning a worried eye to the season's upcoming holidays.
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is calling on people to keep taking thorough measures against the virus.
In a break from his usu...

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Japan’s Painful Choice on RCEP

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THE DIPLOMAT
 
Tokyo faces a major conundrum with the proposed free trade agreement.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is emerging as a mega FTA centered on the ASEAN+3. Although ASEAN is the obvious driving force behind RCEP, the negotiations are also influenced by Japan and...

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Japan Reports Over 1,300 New Cases Daily

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JAPAN BULLET
 
Over 1,300 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Sunday across Japan. Authorities have counted more than 1,000 new cases for five days in a row through Sunday.
In Tokyo, 292 new cases were reported on Sunday. The daily tally in the capital fell below 300 for the first time in f...

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Rainy Season Ends Later Than Usual In Tokyo, Neighboring Areas

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The rainy season in Tokyo and neighboring areas in the Kanto-Koshin region in eastern and central Japan appears to have ended, finishing later than in usual years, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday.
This year's rainy season, which started around June 11, finished...

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Japan's Only Prefecture With Zero COVID Cases Reports First Infections

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MAINICHI
 
Japan's northeastern prefecture of Iwate, the only prefecture in the country to have reported zero coronavirus cases, confirmed its first infections on July 29 as the country saw the daily number of cases top 1,000 for the first time.
The Iwate Prefectural Government said two people ha...

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Japan's Daily Coronavirus Infections Exceed 1,100

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NHK
 
Japan's daily number of confirmed coronavirus cases topped 1,100 on Wednesday. It's the highest daily total and the first time the symbolic 1,000 threshold has been crossed.
Officials in the western prefecture of Osaka reported 221 cases on Wednesday. It's the highest ever daily total there...

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Bodyguard Of Japan's Defense Chief Infected With Coronavirus

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KYODO NEWS
 
A bodyguard of Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, but Kono himself is negative, police and the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
The bodyguard, who belongs to the Metropolitan Police Department, developed a fever earlier Tuesday and was co...

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ONLY In JAPAN Series Moves To New Youtube Channel

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - John Daub, creator and producer of the ONLY in JAPAN series on YouTube, one of the top Japan travel channels with an audience of over 1.5 million subscribers, has moved to a new YouTube channel.
Saying good-bye to the old channel was not easy. “I really tried my best to find...

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