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Japan’s Virus Wave Is Easing Despite Lack of Government Action

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japan’s most recent and largest wave of coronavirus infections is showing signs of subsiding, despite a lack of heavy intervention from the government to bring it under control.
After peaking at the start of August, the country is on track for a sixth consecutive day where new cases a...

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Japan Reports 718 New Coronavirus Cases On Tuesday

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NHK WORLD
 
Japanese authorities reported 718 new coronavirus cases nationwide on Tuesday, including 182 in Tokyo.
The total number of cases in Japan now stands at 64,714. That includes cases found during airport quarantine checks, as well as 712 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was doc...

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Japan's Shinzo Abe Returns To Hospital On Day He Becomes Country's Longest-Serving Prime Minister

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CNN
 
Tokyo (CNN)Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned to the hospital on Monday on the day he became the country's longest serving head of government in terms of consecutive days in office.
Abe, leader of the world's third-largest economy, has now served 2,799 consecutive days as Prime Min...

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Japan, Cambodia To Reopen Borders

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NHK
 
Japan and Cambodia have agreed to ease entry restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and mutually admit long-term stayers, including expatriates, as soon as early next month.
Japan's Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu met Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in the capital...

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Japan Will Allow All Foreign Residents To Re-Enter The Country Starting In September

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TIME OUT
 
All foreign residents will be allowed into Japan provided they take a PCR test and quarantine upon arrival
Covid-19 coronavirus has caused Japan to close its borders to arrivals from 146 nations and regions and deny re-entry even to its foreign residents.
Initially, foreign residents w...

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Spirited Away: Safe Full Of Cash Vanishes From Japan Ninja Museum

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JAKARTA POST
 
They came in the dead of night; no one saw them and nobody knew they were there. Moments later, the Japanese ninja museum was missing a safe full of cash.
Under cover of darkness, thieves vanished with the 150-kilogramme (330-pound) strongbox containing around $9,500, paid as admis...

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Hiroshima Wards Mark 6th Anniversary Of Deadly Landslides

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JAPAN TODAY
 
HIROSHIMA - Residents of two wards in Hiroshima on Thursday marked the sixth anniversary of landslides that claimed 77 lives.
Because of the coronavirus, fewer people than in past years were present at the memorial service which was attended by Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui.
Flowers...

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Galaxy committed to Japan IR, willing to adjust timelines: Lui Che Woo

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ASIAN GAMING
 
Galaxy Entertainment Group Chairman Lui Che Woo says the company remains fully committed to developing an integrated resort in Japan, even if the central government makes major changes to its IR timeline.
His comments, which formed a key part of GEG’s 2Q20 results announcement on T...

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Japanese Show Support For Hong Kong Activist Agnes Chow

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JAPAN TODAY
 
People across Japan on Tuesday showed their support for Agnes Chow, the pro-democracy activist who was arrested in Hong Kong Monday night for allegedly breaching a sweeping national security law imposed by China.
The hashtag #FreeAgnes was trending on Japanese Twitter in an outpouri...

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Japanese Social Conformity Behind Wearing Of Face Masks Amid Pandemic

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KYODO NEWS
 
Conforming to social norms is the primary motive for Japanese people wearing face masks during the novel coronavirus pandemic, survey results recently showed, dismissing the oft-touted reason that wearers are putting them on to protect themselves and others.
A team of psychologists l...

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