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COVID-19 Cases Up For 8th Consecutive Week In Japan

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
This summer, the spread of an omicron subvariant known as nimbus has been high, accounting for about 40% of infections in the country.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 has increased for eight consecutive weeks, driven by the spread of a new coronavirus subvariant.
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City Hosts Delegation From Miyoshi, Japan

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THE REPUBLIC
 
Columbus will welcome international visitors from one of its sister cities next week.
A delegation of city officials from Miyoshi, Japan will be in town from Sunday night to Thursday, including Mayor Tasuku Oyama, Yoshihiro Masuoka, vice chairman of the Miyoshi city council, Yuichi...

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Taiwan Foreign Chief's Visit Affecting Japan-China Relations

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NIPPON
 
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-Lung's latest trip to Japan has affected Japan-China ties, with Beijing canceling at the last minute a bilateral meeting of agriculture ministers.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi avoided going into detail in a press conference on Fri...

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80 Years On: Japan Govt Struggles to Collect War-Dead Remains

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government has been struggling to collect the remains of Japanese nationals who died abroad in World War II as the number of bereaved families and local people with firsthand experience of the war is decreasing.
Of the 2.4 million Japanese nationals who are believed to have ...

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Japan Expo Visitors Stranded Overnight By Halted Train

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CNA
 
A sudden suspension of the sole train to Japan's Expo 2025 stranded more than 30,000 visitors, with some forced to spend a sweltering night near the station and more than 30 people sent to hospitals by Thursday (Aug 14) morning.
A power outage abruptly shut the metro line in Osaka on Wednes...

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Japan Eyes ¥100 Bil Budget For Defense Drone Mass Deployment

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is considering earmarking over 100 billion yen for the fiscal 2026 initial budget for mass deployment of defense drones amid the increasingly severe security environment, government sources said Tuesday.
The government may opt to buy low-priced drones made in Turkey, which hav...

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One Dead After Yacht And Cargo Ship Collide In Waters Off Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters off southern Japan on Wednesday, with one person confirmed dead and several others reported missing, officials said.
The captain of a 492-ton gravel carrier reported to the Japan Coast Guard that it collided with a yacht close to Hoto Isla...

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British Navy Carrier Group Makes Port Call In Japan, 1st In 4 Years

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KYODO NEWS
 
A British aircraft carrier strike group made a port call in eastern Japan on Tuesday, marking the first such visit in about four years in a show of deeper security cooperation between the two nations.
The aircraft carrier the Prince of Wales docked at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka,...

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Competition for Japan Govt Jobs Lowest Ever

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NIPPON
 
One out of 2.9 applicants passed employment examinations for Japan’s career-track national public servants in fiscal 2025, the lowest rate ever, the National Personnel Authority said Tuesday.
A total of 8,815 people passed the exam, up 1,258 from the previous year, when one in 3.2 applic...

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Families Mourn 40 Years Since Deadly Japan Airlines Crash

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RFI
 
On August 12, 1985, the doomed Boeing 747 was around 40 minutes into an hour-long flight from Tokyo to Osaka, when it crashed into a mountain about 120 kilometres (75 miles) northwest of the capital.
Tuesday saw hundreds of people -- including bereaved families and friends -- hike the trail...

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