TAIWAN NEWS
 
Taiwan included in second list of approved countries including China, South KoreaJapan’s ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, has reportedly favored loosening travel restrictions on Taiwan in recognition of the island nation’s success in stemming the spread of the coronavirus...

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japan is expected to lift the state of emergency for 39 of its 47 prefectures on Thursday, local media reported, while the capital Tokyo is set to keep restrictions in place until it sees a convincing containment of the coronavirus.
The world's third-largest economy declared a nati...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan plans to ease its coronavirus travel restrictions by letting in up to around 250 business travelers per day from Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam, government sources said Thursday.
The quota, which authorities aim to introduce this summer, will initially apply to b...

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
Ever since the scandal cheating scandal involving Masahiro Higashide broke, both media and the public have been curious for the reaction of Ken Watanabe, Masahiro’s father in law. For the past week various publications have reached out to Ken for a comment, but he has stayed silent....

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CITY LAB
 
No coronavirus clusters have been found on subways, trains and buses in those countries. Does that mean public transportation is less risky than thought?Between May 9 and June 3, 150 clusters of new coronavirus cases emerged in France, according to the country’s national public health ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a draft second extra budget for fiscal 2020, totaling 31.91 trillion yen ($296 billion), to provide additional funding to front-line medical workers and support people reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
The country's largest-ever...

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VOA NEWS
 
TOKYO - Japan will not join the United States, Britain and others in issuing a statement scolding China for imposing a new security law, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing officials from countries involved. 
The United Kingdom, the U.S., Australia and Canada condemned China o...

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SORA NEWS
 
As the summer rains and summer flowers return, so too does this special treat.
The city of Uji, in Kyoto Prefecture, is pretty much synonymous with tea, and with good reason. Uji produces some of the finest green tea in all of Japan, and the mere mention of “Uji matcha” is enough to p...

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SCMP
 
Female wrestler’s suspected suicide is thought to be linked to cyberbullyingKimura had been target of hateful messages online after episode in which she got angry with male cast member over washing of her wrestling costume
Japanese reality TV show Terrace House has suspended its production...

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JAKARTA POST
 
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday it may be necessary to a stage a "simplified" Olympics next year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and that organisers were already discussing possible changes.
Koike's comments come after the Yomiuri newspaper reported that var...

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