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Japan Says Olympics With No Fans Still Possible As COVID Spreads

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CBS NEWS
 
The island nation of Samoa has withdrawn its weightlifting team from the Summer Olympics, citing Japan's rising rate of coronavirus infections.
Vaccinations are accelerating, but so too are the number of daily COVID-19 cases, especially in the capital Tokyo, which is set to host the Su...

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Japan To Hold First Joint Air Force Exercises With Philippines In Sign Of Closer Defense Ties

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CNN
 
The air forces of Japan and the Philippines will hold their first-ever joint exercises next week, Japan's embassy in Manila said on Thursday, in a further sign of deepening defense ties between the two countries.
The air-to-air bilateral training in humanitarian and disaster relief, which J...

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Heavy Rain Across Eastern And Western Japan

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NHK
 
A seasonal rain front is bringing downpours to eastern and western Japan. Information on heavy rain inundation and landslides has been issued for Tokyo.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says an inflow of warm, damp air toward the front has made rain clouds develop, mainly along the Pacific coa...

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Softbank Suspends Production Of Chatty Robot Pepper

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JAPAN TODAY
 
SoftBank has suspended production of its humanoid robot Pepper, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday, seven years after the conglomerate unveiled the signature chatty white android to much fanfare.
Pepper, used to greet people in stores and hotels in Japan and around the world, have b...

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Japan To Introduce Tougher Guidelines For Tokyo Games Training Camps

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Government guidelines for local authorities that host foreign athletes will be revised to strengthen measures against COVID-19, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
The new guidelines are expected to stipulate that if a member of a foreign delegation for the Tokyo Olympics or Paralym...

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Suga Visits Haneda Airport For Briefing On Anti-Virus Border Measures

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visited Tokyo's Haneda airport Monday and was briefed on border measures to prevent COVID-19 from being brought into Japan ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, set to begin in less than a month.
The games will bring tens of thousands of athletes, staff and jour...

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Govt Stops Accepting Applications For Workplace Vaccinations

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THE JAPAN TIMES
 
The government on Friday temporarily stopped accepting applications from companies to conduct COVID-19 inoculations at workplaces as demand exceeded expectations, stretching vaccine supply levels.
In a program broadcast by Fuji TV on Thursday, Taro Kono, the minister in charge o...

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Japan To Donate Millions More Astrazeneca Vaccine Doses Across Asia

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will donate 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses each to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand starting next week, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday.
Tokyo will also offer 1 million doses each to Taiwan and Vietnam, in addition to the batches of 1.24 mil...

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Japan Suspends Applications For Corporate Vaccination Drives

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is suspending approval for companies and universities to inoculate staff and students amid concerns that an increase in such applications will hamper the smooth delivery of shots, Taro Kono, the minister in charge of vaccines, said.
The government has been accepting applicatio...

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Japan To Relax Quarantine Measures For Travelers From Certain Areas

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JAPAN TIMES
 
With the share of people vaccinated rising worldwide and numbers of coronavirus infections fluctuating, Japan has begun to loosen its quarantine measures for travelers from several American states, including New York, as well as countries in Europe and the Middle East.
The changes, ...

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