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Tokyo Confirms 55 New Cases Of Coronavirus

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NHK
 
 
Sources with the Tokyo Metropolitan government say 55 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in the capital on Wednesday.
It's the first time since May 5 that the daily figure topped 50. The figure is also the largest since the state of emergency was lifted on May 25.
The 55 n...

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Tokyo Disney Parks To Reopen From July 1

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea will reopen from July 1 after a four-month suspension over coronavirus, its operators said Tuesday, as Japan gradually reopens its economy, including theme parks and professional sports.
Oriental Land said the two resorts will resume operations...

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Add A Dash Of Kyoto Culture To Your Daily Snack With Uji Matcha Chocolate-Covered Potato Chips

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SORA NEWS
 
Get your fix of potato and fine Japanese green tea in the same bite.
We all understand that chocolate and potato chips go together like peaches and cream by now, right? Whether using crunched up potato chips as a chocolate coating or drizzling chocolate sauce on your fries, Japanese f...

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Japan's Strike Options Assume New Urgency

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JAPAN TIMES
 
After last week’s decision to suspend deployment of Aegis Ashore missile defense systems — which is looking more like cancellation each day — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that Japan needs to discuss ways to strengthen its deterrence.
What he means — or more precisely, what he want...

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Vote In Japan To Change Status Of Disputed Islands Threatens To Raise Tensions With China

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CNN
 
A bill that changes the status of an island chain claimed by both Japan and China was approved by a city council in Okinawa on Monday, generating a strong protest from Beijing, which said it had dispatched coast guard ships to the area.
The Ishigaki City Council in Japan's Okinawa prefectur...

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Japan Firms Testing AI Tech To Recruit Talent

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KYODO NEWS
 
Many Japanese companies have already shifted to online interviews and seminars for recruiting new employees due to the coronavirus pandemic, but some have gone a step further by testing artificial intelligence to efficiently hire talent.
But while companies see the benefits of AI suc...

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Japan Rolls Out Microsoft-Developed COVID-19 Contact Tracing App

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THE VERGE
 
Japan’s government today released its coronavirus contact tracing app for iOS and Android. The apps rely on Apple and Google’s co-developed exposure notification platform, using Bluetooth to help determine whether users have come into close contact with others who have tested positive...

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Mukai Taichi to Release Live Album, Live Video, and Tour Book

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
On January 1, Mukai Taichi laid out his schedule for the first half of 2020. It included a tour of China and Taiwan in the spring, a new digital EP in May, and release parties for the EP in Tokyo and Osaka in June. However, like all 2020 plans, Taichi’s didn’t happen due to COVID-19...

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Over Half Japanese Autopsy Institutions Cannot Accept Coronavirus-Infected Bodies

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
More than 50%, or 40 of the 73 institutions that conduct forensic autopsies, said they “cannot accept” corpses infected with the coronavirus, according to a May survey conducted by the Japanese Society of Legal Medicine and the Japanese Society of Forensic Pathology. Many institu...

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Tokyo Has 0.1% Rate Of Coronavirus Antibodies

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NHK WORLD
 
Japan's health ministry says tests suggest that 0.1 percent of people in Tokyo have coronavirus antibodies.
The ministry has tested about 8,000 people in Tokyo, Osaka and Miyagi prefectures.
It says antibodies were confirmed in 0.1 percent of people tested in Tokyo; 0.17 percent in Os...

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