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107 Victims Of 2005 Fatal Train Derailment In Hyogo Remembered

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JAPAN TODAY
 
West Japan Railway Co (JR West) officials, survivors and relatives of victims of a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Monday placed flowers at a memorial site.
Since the accident, a memorial service has been held each year, attended by relatives of victims a...

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Japan: Ten Confirmed Dead From Missing Tourist Boat

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BBC
 
At least 10 people have been killed after a tourist boast went missing off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, the Japan Coast Guard says.
They say the search is continuing in frigid waters for 16 others who were on board the Kazu 1 vessel.
Contact with the boat was lost after it said...

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Japanese School Entrance Ceremony Held In The Metaverse For Over 3,000 New Students

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SORA NEWS
 
Metaversity?
Spring is the time for new beginnings in Japan, especially for students, many of whom are entering the workforce or new schools for the first time.
In the case of schools, that makes this the season for large-scale entrance ceremonies all over Japan, but the lingering pan...

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Russian Submarines Test-Fire Cruise Missiles In Sea Of Japan

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NHK
 
Russia's defense ministry says two of its submarines have successfully test-fired cruise missiles in the Sea of Japan. The move apparently aims to check an ongoing Japan-US joint exercise in the Sea of Japan.
The ministry said Kalibr missiles launched from the two diesel-powered submarines ...

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Japan Confirms 1st Case Of Omicron XE Variant In Airport Arrival

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan has confirmed its first case of the Omicron XE derivative strain of the novel coronavirus in a woman upon arrival at Narita airport near Tokyo, the health ministry said Monday.
The woman in her 30s, who has stayed in the United States and showed no symptoms, arrived at the airp...

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Japan Cancels Purchase Of 40 Million Astrazeneca Vaccine Doses

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has canceled the purchase of about 40 million Astrazeneca PLC COVID-19 vaccine doses it agreed to buy last year, a health ministry official said in parliament on Monday.
The contract allowed the government to cancel a portion of the supply if it was unneeded, the official said...

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Japan To Lift COVID Nonresident Foreigner Entry Ban For 106 Nations

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will lift its entry ban on nonresident foreign nationals from 106 countries including Britain, India and the United States starting from Friday, the government said, as part of procedures to gradually ease COVID-19 restrictions.
The policy change, however, will not drastically ...

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Popular Manga Artist Fujiko Fujio A Dies At 88

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Famed Japanese manga artist Fujiko Fujio A, known for beloved children's cartoons including "Ninja Hattori" and "Little Ghost Q-Taro", has died aged 88, local media reported on Thursday.
The artist, whose real name was Moto Abiko, was found collapsed outside his home in Kawasaki on ...

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As The Pandemic Drags On, More In Japan Find Solace In 'Oshikatsu' Devotion

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
“Oshikatsu,” a Japanese word meaning the act of enthusiastically supporting someone like an idol singer or actor that one feels particular devotion to, is increasingly taking hold in Japan.
Such activities — long monopolized by otaku, or people with an obsessive interest in Japane...

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Japan Foreign Minister Visits Poland-Ukraine Border Crossing Point

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Sunday observed a border checkpoint in Medyka in southeastern Poland, where Ukrainian refugees have been arriving as Japan prepares to bolster humanitarian aid for the Eastern European country besieged by Russian aggression.
Having arriv...

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