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Japan's defence minister Nobuo Kishi has agreed to launch a military hotline with China in 2022.
The move was announced by Japan's government spokesperson on Tuesday, citing recent talks between Mr Kishi and his Chinese counter...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Aspiring "idol" singing and dancing acts in Nagoya, said to be a hothouse for the emergence of new talent, are trying to revive the all-important close contact with fans after long struggling under coronavirus-related restrictions.
The proximity of audiences with Japanese idol perfor...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Three death row inmates were hanged Tuesday, the Justice Ministry said, in Japan's first executions since December 2019 and first under the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The three were identified as Yasutaka Fujishiro, 65, who killed seven of his relatives in Hyogo...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan reported four new cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus at airport screening sites, the health ministry said Monday, bringing the total number of cases detected in the nation to 17.
According to the health ministry, the patients, both male and female in their 20s thr...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan reported eight new cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara said Friday, bringing the country's total number of cases involving the variant to 12.
He said all eight cases were detected from the COVID-19 testing conducted on a...

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BBC
 
Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa has blasted off on a trip to the International Space Station (ISS), joining the growing list of billionaires who have made it to space.
He plans to carry out 100 tasks in space, including playing golf.
Mr Maezawa made his fortune through e-commerce comp...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida advocated health security in connection to the COVID-19 pandemic, during an address Wednesday for the GZERO Summit.
The three-day virtual conference organized by the Eurasia Group and supported by The Yomiuri Shimbun and other organizations is being h...

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NHK
 
The Japanese government says it has confirmed the country's third case of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu told reporters on Monday that a man in his 30s who had stayed in Italy is infected with the variant.
Matsuno said the man tested positive in a ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has confirmed its third case of the omicron COVID-19 variant, government sources said Monday.
The case was of a male who arrived at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Dec. 1 and had a record of staying in Italy.
The country’s third omicron case comes after two earlier infections were c...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The total cost of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was at least 150 billion yen ($1.3 billion) less than expected as the Games were mostly held without spectators, helping to cut labor costs and other outlays, officials with knowledge of the matter said Friday.
Cost reductions ste...

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