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Transportation, Tourism Sectors Hit Hard By New Virus Outbreak
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KYODO NEWS
A new coronavirus outbreak has weighed on the transportation and tourism sectors in Japan, including Shinkansen bullet trains, with fears about infection making people reluctant to venture outdoors or share confined spaces with others for long hours.
The number of passengers between ...
A new coronavirus outbreak has weighed on the transportation and tourism sectors in Japan, including Shinkansen bullet trains, with fears about infection making people reluctant to venture outdoors or share confined spaces with others for long hours.
The number of passengers between ...
- February 29, 2020
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Sapporo Streets Quiet Amid Coronavirus Emergency
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NHK
The declaration of a coronavirus emergency in the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido has brought an abrupt halt to public activities. Streets are quiet in the prefectural capital Sapporo, one day after the measure came into effect.
Governor Naomichi Suzuki on Friday declared the three...
The declaration of a coronavirus emergency in the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido has brought an abrupt halt to public activities. Streets are quiet in the prefectural capital Sapporo, one day after the measure came into effect.
Governor Naomichi Suzuki on Friday declared the three...
- February 29, 2020
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Tourists In Japan Cautious But Upbeat Amid Virus Outbreak
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KYODO NEWS
As Japan deals with one of the worst outbreaks of a new coronavirus outside China, foreign tourists here remain largely confident -- for the moment -- that they will be safe in the country.
There were over 70 confirmed cases in Japan as of Wednesday, the third highest number after Ch...
As Japan deals with one of the worst outbreaks of a new coronavirus outside China, foreign tourists here remain largely confident -- for the moment -- that they will be safe in the country.
There were over 70 confirmed cases in Japan as of Wednesday, the third highest number after Ch...
- February 20, 2020
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Japan To Support Ski Resort Renovation To Lure Foreign Tourists
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JAKARTA POST
To promote the renovation of ski resorts to attract more foreign skiers, the government will select between 10 to 15 skiing venues by a nationwide public offering and help revitalize them into resorts for longer stays. Skiing is becoming less popular in Japan.
The government plans ...
To promote the renovation of ski resorts to attract more foreign skiers, the government will select between 10 to 15 skiing venues by a nationwide public offering and help revitalize them into resorts for longer stays. Skiing is becoming less popular in Japan.
The government plans ...
- December 26, 2019
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Japanese Theme Park Opening Godzilla Experience In 2020
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CNN
(CNN) — If Godzilla movies aren't scary enough for you, head to Japan next year and you can get eaten by the fearsome lizard himself.
The Nijigen no Mori theme park on Awaji Island in Hyogo prefecture will debut a Godzilla-themed area in 2020, complete with a massive lizard measuring 20 m...
(CNN) — If Godzilla movies aren't scary enough for you, head to Japan next year and you can get eaten by the fearsome lizard himself.
The Nijigen no Mori theme park on Awaji Island in Hyogo prefecture will debut a Godzilla-themed area in 2020, complete with a massive lizard measuring 20 m...
- November 1, 2019
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Propilot Golf Ball By Nissan Automatically Guides Itself Into Golf Hole
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JAPAN TRENDS
Car maker Nissan has developed the ProPilot Golf Ball, a ball that automatically corrects the trajectory and pilots itself into a hole on the course.
While this might seem rather to defeat the purpose of playing golf in the first place, it is presumably intended to showcase Nissan’...
Car maker Nissan has developed the ProPilot Golf Ball, a ball that automatically corrects the trajectory and pilots itself into a hole on the course.
While this might seem rather to defeat the purpose of playing golf in the first place, it is presumably intended to showcase Nissan’...
- September 4, 2019
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2020 Olympic Organizers Test Heat Countermeasures In Sweltering Tokyo
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - With temperatures rising to 35 degrees Celsius and humidity of 75% on Thursday, Tokyo 2020 organizers had the perfect weather to try out their heat countermeasures and preparedness for next year's Olympics at the beach volleyball test event.
Although it has been less hot thi...
TOKYO - With temperatures rising to 35 degrees Celsius and humidity of 75% on Thursday, Tokyo 2020 organizers had the perfect weather to try out their heat countermeasures and preparedness for next year's Olympics at the beach volleyball test event.
Although it has been less hot thi...
- July 26, 2019
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Johnny Kitagawa: Japanese Boy Band Mogul Dies At 87
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BBC
Johnny Kitagawa, one of the most influential figures in Japan's entertainment industry, has died at the age of 87.
For more than 50 years the agency he founded, Johnny & Associates, turned multiple bands into household names, including SMAP, Arashi and KAT-TUN.
Many of the artists he propel...
Johnny Kitagawa, one of the most influential figures in Japan's entertainment industry, has died at the age of 87.
For more than 50 years the agency he founded, Johnny & Associates, turned multiple bands into household names, including SMAP, Arashi and KAT-TUN.
Many of the artists he propel...
- July 10, 2019
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Japan To Begin Screening Departing Foreign Travelers With Facial Recognition Technology
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JAPAN TIMES
Thanks to the growing influx of foreign travelers, immigration procedures often keep international visitors waiting in long queues at Japan’s airports.
But short-term travelers will be able to skip long lines when they are leaving the country from this summer by using facial recogni...
Thanks to the growing influx of foreign travelers, immigration procedures often keep international visitors waiting in long queues at Japan’s airports.
But short-term travelers will be able to skip long lines when they are leaving the country from this summer by using facial recogni...
- July 3, 2019
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My Melody And Little Twin Stars Join Hello Kitty For New Themed Rooms At Tokyo Hotel
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JAPAN TRENDS
Keio Plaza Hotel’s new rooms come furnished with cuteness.
On June 15, the Keio Plaza Hotel in Tama, Tokyo, unveiled a pair of new themed rooms as part of their ongoing collaboration with cute character creation powerhouse Sanrio. My Melody and Little Twin Stars (featuring the well...
Keio Plaza Hotel’s new rooms come furnished with cuteness.
On June 15, the Keio Plaza Hotel in Tama, Tokyo, unveiled a pair of new themed rooms as part of their ongoing collaboration with cute character creation powerhouse Sanrio. My Melody and Little Twin Stars (featuring the well...
- June 30, 2019
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