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Doctor: Symptoms Mild, But Caution Needed

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NHK WORLD
 
A doctor who treated people infected with the new coronavirus says symptoms are relatively mild but measures should be taken to protect vulnerable people.
Satoshi Kutsuna of Japan's National Center for Global Health and Medicine spoke to NHK about his experience treating five patients...

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Japan Launches Optical Spy Satellite

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SPACE FLIGHT NOW
 
Japan launched an optical reconnaissance satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center Sunday aboard an H-2A rocket after a 12-day delay caused by a nitrogen leak.
Japanese crews returned the H-2A rocket to its vertical assembly building at Tanegashima for repairs following the a...

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Japan's Abe Orders Antivirus Steps As December Consumption Falls

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AL JAZEERA
 
The government said is watching developments closely as the virus outbreak could hurt inbound tourism and consumption.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered his government to take "all necessary steps" to mitigate the effects of the virus outbreak on the economy, including t...

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Coronavirus: Infections Double Among Japan Cruise Ship Passengers

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DW
 
Twenty individuals onboard the Diamond Princess have tested positive for the coronavirus. However, most of the thousands of passengers have yet to be screened. The death toll has continued to rise in the past 24 hours.
- The number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in mainland China has risen ...

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Poll Reveals More than 80% Support Death Penalty in Japan

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NIPPON.COM
 
In a recent opinion poll on the death penalty, 9.0% of Japanese respondents answered it should be abolished in all cases, while 80.8% said that it was necessary in some cases.
The opinion poll was conducted by the Cabinet Office in November 2019, targeted at 3,000 Japanese adults. Th...

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Japan Considers Extra Spending Over Coronavirus’s Impact on Tourism

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hinted Friday that extra spending may be needed to deal with a coronavirus outbreak, after earlier in the day saying the government would bar infected people showing symptoms from entering the country.
“The priority is to prevent the virus from sprea...

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Fukushima Radioactive Water Should Be Released Into Ocean, Say Japan Experts

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Build-up of contaminated water from wrecked nuclear plant has been sticking point in clean-up likely to take decades
A panel of experts advising Japan’s government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant has recommended releasing it int...

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Japanese Police Helicopter Carrying Heart Crash-Lands In Northeast Japan, 7 Hurt

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KYODO NEWS
 
A Fukushima prefectural police helicopter transporting a heart for transplant crash-landed Saturday in the northeastern Japanese prefecture, injuring all seven persons on board, including one seriously, authorities said.
Three police officers, two technicians and two medical workers ...

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Commercial Independence At Core Of Japan’s New Rugby Union League

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SPORTS PRO MEDIA
 
Competition set to launch in 2021 with 15,000-seat stadia requirement for teams.
Japan’s rugby union (JRFU) has revealed further plans for its new domestic club competition, with the league set to launch in autumn 2021.
The governing body had initially drawn up plans for the ne...

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Living Better Together: Japan’s Bold Move To Fight Dementia Means Adapting To It

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FORBES
 
Every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops a condition that, unlike cancer, has no cure. Dementia is one of the fastest-growing syndromes, with the number of sufferers expected to triple to 150 million by 2050, according to the World Health Organization.
In Japan, dementia rates are ...

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