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Coronavirus Puts Japan's Teachers Under Pressure
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NHK
Japan's teachers already work some of the longest hours of educators anywhere. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development figures show that junior high school teachers in Japan worked an average of 56 hours per week in 2018.
That put them at the top of a list of 48 countries and ...
Japan's teachers already work some of the longest hours of educators anywhere. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development figures show that junior high school teachers in Japan worked an average of 56 hours per week in 2018.
That put them at the top of a list of 48 countries and ...
- August 29, 2020
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In Race To Replace Japan's Abe, Loyalist Suga Emerges As Strong Contender
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CNA
TOKYO: Yoshihide Suga, a longtime lieutenant of Japan's Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a strong contender to succeed him as prime minister, an outcome that would extend the fiscal and monetary stimulus that defined Abe's nearly eight years in office.
Abe, Japan's longest-serving premier, said o...
TOKYO: Yoshihide Suga, a longtime lieutenant of Japan's Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a strong contender to succeed him as prime minister, an outcome that would extend the fiscal and monetary stimulus that defined Abe's nearly eight years in office.
Abe, Japan's longest-serving premier, said o...
- August 29, 2020
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Kabuki Adaptation Of Miyazaki’s Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind Now Available To Stream Online
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SORA NEWS
Stage play goes beyond the Studio Ghibli founder’s anime movie to tell the complete story.
More than 35 years after its release, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind remains one of the most loved and respected anime movies of all time.
Director Hayao Miyazaki has been approached multipl...
Stage play goes beyond the Studio Ghibli founder’s anime movie to tell the complete story.
More than 35 years after its release, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind remains one of the most loved and respected anime movies of all time.
Director Hayao Miyazaki has been approached multipl...
- August 28, 2020
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Japan To Lift Re-Entry Restrictions On Foreign Residents: Abe
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KYODO NEWS
Japan will lift re-entry restrictions on foreign residents next month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, changing an aspect of the government's coronavirus response that has received strong criticism from within the expatriate community.
Returning foreign residents will be requi...
Japan will lift re-entry restrictions on foreign residents next month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, changing an aspect of the government's coronavirus response that has received strong criticism from within the expatriate community.
Returning foreign residents will be requi...
- August 28, 2020
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Japan Firms Push Digital Signatures
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NHK NEWS
People and businesses in Japan have long used seals to stamp official documents. But some major companies are now shifting from tradition by promoting digital signatures instead.
Eleven firms, including NEC, Fujitsu and Hitachi, set up the Japan Digital Trust Forum on Thursday. They ho...
People and businesses in Japan have long used seals to stamp official documents. But some major companies are now shifting from tradition by promoting digital signatures instead.
Eleven firms, including NEC, Fujitsu and Hitachi, set up the Japan Digital Trust Forum on Thursday. They ho...
- August 27, 2020
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Japanese Government To Lift Ban On Reselling Masks And Hand Sanitizer, Citizens Express Concern
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SORA NEWS
Is it too soon to allow people to resell hot public health commodities?
As you may well remember, when coronavirus started to become a worldwide issue back in March, people started to go a little crazy.
A sudden skyrocket in demand for paper products, cleaning items, and non-perishabl...
Is it too soon to allow people to resell hot public health commodities?
As you may well remember, when coronavirus started to become a worldwide issue back in March, people started to go a little crazy.
A sudden skyrocket in demand for paper products, cleaning items, and non-perishabl...
- August 26, 2020
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Stranded By Virus, Japan Couple Become Cape Verde Envoys
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JAKARTA POST
A pair of Japanese honeymooners stranded in Cape Verde by the coronavirus pandemic have been named unlikely ambassadors for the tropical paradise's Olympic team at next year's Tokyo Games.
Rikiya and Ayumi Kataoka started a round-the-world trip in December in South Africa, and were...
A pair of Japanese honeymooners stranded in Cape Verde by the coronavirus pandemic have been named unlikely ambassadors for the tropical paradise's Olympic team at next year's Tokyo Games.
Rikiya and Ayumi Kataoka started a round-the-world trip in December in South Africa, and were...
- August 25, 2020
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Abe Ties Sato For Longest Uninterrupted Term As PM
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe brought up his 2,798th consecutive day in office on Sunday, tying him with his great uncle Eisaku Sato, who served between 1964 and 1972, for staying in the top government post for the longest uninterrupted term.
When combined with his short 2006-20...
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe brought up his 2,798th consecutive day in office on Sunday, tying him with his great uncle Eisaku Sato, who served between 1964 and 1972, for staying in the top government post for the longest uninterrupted term.
When combined with his short 2006-20...
- August 23, 2020
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Japan's Coronavirus Infections Top 60,000 As Resurgence Continues
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KYODO NEWS
Japan on Thursday passed 60,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as a resurgence in Tokyo and other urban areas shows no signs of slowing.
Over 1,100 additional cases were reported across the country, with Tokyo accounting for 339, topping the 300 mark for the first time sinc...
Japan on Thursday passed 60,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as a resurgence in Tokyo and other urban areas shows no signs of slowing.
Over 1,100 additional cases were reported across the country, with Tokyo accounting for 339, topping the 300 mark for the first time sinc...
- August 21, 2020
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Japan's Heat Wave Continues, As Temperatures Equal Highest Record
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CNN
Tokyo (CNN)Temperatures in central Japan tied for a national record on Monday, as the country sweltered under a scorching summer heat wave.
The mercury rose to 41.1 degrees Celsius (105.98 degrees Fahrenheit) in the central city of Hamamatsu, in Shizuoka prefecture on Monday, according to t...
Tokyo (CNN)Temperatures in central Japan tied for a national record on Monday, as the country sweltered under a scorching summer heat wave.
The mercury rose to 41.1 degrees Celsius (105.98 degrees Fahrenheit) in the central city of Hamamatsu, in Shizuoka prefecture on Monday, according to t...
- August 18, 2020
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