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500 Infections Found At Japanese Host And Hostess Clubs Since Emergency Lifted

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
At least 514 employees and customers at host and hostess clubs in five prefectures including Tokyo have been infected with the novel coronavirus since the state of emergency was lifted on May 25, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
Tokyo accounts for more than 80% of total cases rel...

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Japan To Focus On Female Empowerment, Support For Single Mothers

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government adopted Wednesday a set of policies on women, focusing on promoting their empowerment in the business and political arenas and helping single mothers secure child support from divorced husbands.
The policies stated that accelerating efforts to further increase...

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As Japan Reopens, A Hospital Grapples With Coronavirus Aftermath

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JAKARTA POST
 
Doctors in white coats and blue scrubs sat around a conference room table in June, looking up at a colorful slide projected on the wall.
"How is anyone supposed to memorize this?" a doctor sitting in the back asked as Yoshihiro Masui, the director of Yokohama City Seibu Hospital's ...

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Muji’s New Fill-It-Up-Yourself Water Bottle Product

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Muji stores will have a faucet where you can fill up your 190 yen plastic bottle with water.
You. Yes, you! Go get a drink of water. Yes, even if you have a drink already.
Where did you go to get your water from? Your kitchen faucet? Maybe a local convenience store?
We’re pr...

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Japan Seeking To Keep South Korea Out Of G-7

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THE PRINT
 
According to Kyodo News, Japan wants to maintain its status as the only Asian country in the Group of Seven summit.
Japan has told the U.S. it opposes the participation of South Korea in a Group of Seven summit this year, Kyodo News reported, citing more than one source related to Jap...

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Cat Honored By Japan Police For Leading To Rescue Of Man Stuck In Canal

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JAKARTA POST
 
A cat in central Japan's Toyama city has been honored by local police for helping lead to the rescue of an elderly man who had fallen into an irrigation channel.
On June 16, a 77-year-old woman taking a walk around 7:30 p.m. found female cat Koko, who belongs to a neighbor, staring...

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New State Of Emergency In Japan Unlikely Anytime Soon, Top Official Says

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The government is unlikely to again declare a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus pandemic soon, following a recent surge in new infections in Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga suggested Monday.
“We don’t think that the uptrend represents a situation requiring ...

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Japan Backs Out Of Costly US Missile System Despite 'Imminent Threat' From North Korea

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Japan has scrapped plans to buy a multibillion-dollar missile defence system from the US that was intended to boost its ability to counter the “serious and imminent” threat posed by North Korea.
Japan’s defence minister, Taro Kono, conceded the land-based Aegis Ashore system would ...

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Japan’s Pragmatic Approach to COVID-19 Testing

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THE DIPLOMAT
 
At this point it is necessary to develop a stepwise approach from the end of the state of emergency to a final exit strategy.
As the threat of COVID-19 spreads around the world, countries are developing strategies to limit the death toll while maintaining economic activities. Thoug...

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Coronavirus Made Vietnam Shut Its Borders. Now It's Allowing Flights From Japan For The First Time

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CNN
 
A planeful of Japanese business travelers landed in Vietnam on June 25, marking the first flight between the two countries since they imposed border restrictions in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Vietnam almost completely sealed off its borders to foreign nationals in March, while...

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