CNA
 
Japan is set to ease border rules for Chinese visitors as early as April, permitting entrance without prior coronavirus testing if they have been vaccinated at least three times, Fuji News Network (FNN) reported on Thursday (Mar 30).
The move could pave the way for the return of more Chines...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is eager to attract more highly skilled foreign workers, with the government having announced new visa pathways earlier this month. But recruitment companies say the latest move is unlikely to make much of a difference for such foreign workers amid a competitive global job mar...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
French illustrator Emilie Bouquet-Nanko wants to experience Japanese farm life, and in doing so, help revitalize a town in Fukushima Prefecture hit hard by the 2011 disaster.
Bouquet-Nanko, 34, was to make a move Saturday from Iwaki in the prefecture to Okuma, one of the towns devast...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
For some passengers flying out of Haneda Airport later this month, the terminal is going to look a little different.
Specifically, if you’re in Terminal 2 and planning to look up at the big monitors above the pre-boarding security line to check your flight into, you’re going to have...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan will see a 450% year-on-year increase in inbound tourism in 2023, according to a JTB Corp. travel trend forecast.
Visitor numbers have increased rapidly since the easing last October of the nation’s COVID-19 border control measures and some 21.1 million tourists — 66% of the 20...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
Travelers on New Year's holidays flooded planes and trains on Thursday even though the coronavirus pandemic continues, with the exodus peaking in many modes of public transportation in the country.
Reservations for shinkansen (bullet trains) and local trains as well as flights are...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan will require a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival for travelers from mainland China due to the rapid spread of the virus in the country, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday.
Travelers from China who test positive will be required to quarantine for seven days, Kishida...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Singer Ichiro Mizuki, known as the “king of anime songs,” died from lung cancer on Dec. 6, his agency announced Monday. He was 74.
Born in Tokyo as Toshio Hayakawa, Mizuki made his debut in 1968 as a singer of popular songs, then switched to anime songs in 1971.
He sang more than 1,2...

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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
 
Tokyo Should Support Crimes Against Humanity Investigation
On December 5, Japan’s upper house of parliament, the House of Councilors, approved a resolution highlighting human rights abuses in areas including Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, and Hong Kong.
The resolution did n...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A huge grinning Totoro and other whimsical exhibits welcomed visitors to Japan's new Ghibli theme park as three of its five sections opened to the public on Tuesday.
The attraction in central Japan has been long awaited by fans of Studio Ghibli's beloved animations, from "Howl's Mov...

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