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Japan Launches Space Unit Under ASDF

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Space Operations Squadron, the first space unit of the Self-Defense Forces, was launched Monday.
The unit, which has been set up at the Air Self-Defense Force’s Fuchu base in Fuchu, Tokyo, is tasked mainly with monitoring satellites of other countries and space debris that co...

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Coronavirus: State Of Emergency Lifted In Most Of Japan

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BBC
 
Japan has lifted a state of emergency imposed due to the coronavirus in 39 out of 47 prefectures, after a sharp fall in new infections.
The order still applies in Tokyo, Osaka and on the northern island of Hokkaido, where new cases are emerging daily.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan's ...

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Japan Seeks to Extend Golden Week Holiday to End Virus Lockdown

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japan is stepping up efforts to try to contain coronavirus infections by telling people to stay at home during a forthcoming week-long holiday, with the goal of ending the country’s quasi-lockdown when the period ends in early May.
With the nation now in its third week of a state of e...

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Japan’s Leader Is Following A Trumpian Playbook On The Coronavirus

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WASHINGTON POST
 
Geopolitical wags can’t help but wonder whether botched coronavirus responses constitute a “Chernobyl moment” for China or the United States. In Japan, though, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing a Fukushima problem.
 Comparisons to Tokyo’s opaque, deer-in-the-headlights reactio...

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Coronavirus: Japan Rushes To House Thousands Of Homeless People

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BBC NEWS
 
Japanese authorities are rushing to house thousands of homeless people following the closure of internet cafes in several major cities.
The cafes have become a common destination for those without secure housing.
They're often open around the clock and many feature private booths, show...

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Aichi Prefecture To Declare Its Own State Of Emergency

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JAPAN TODAY
 
NAGOYA - The governor of Aichi Prefecture, which includes the city of Nagoya and also hosts Toyota Motor Corp, on Thursday said he would declare a state of emergency for his prefecture, starting Friday.
Hideaki Omura made the announcement two days after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for...

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Olympics-‘We’ll Be Stronger Than Ever In 2021’ – Naomi Osaka

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, the poster girl of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, took to social media on Saturday to show her support for the decision to postpone the Games until next year
Osaka, who won the U.S. Open in 2018 and the Australian Open in 2019, was ...

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iri to Release New Album “Sparkle”

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
On March 25, iri will release her fourth album, “Sparkle.” This album comes a little more than a year after her previous album “Shade.”
“Sparkle” includes contributions by a variety of collaborators, including Yaffle of Tokyo Recordings, TAAR, Kan Sano, and Kenmochi Hidefumi of Suiy...

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Japan's Abe Admits Postponing Tokyo Olympics May Be Option

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AL JAZEERA
 
Pressure growing on Japan to delay summer games as Canada withdraws and Australia says preparing for postponement.
Canada has become the first country to withdraw its team from the Tokyo Olympics, increasing pressure on Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to delay an event he said for ...

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Japan Starts to Come Up With Possible Plans to Postpone Olympics

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THE SLATES
 
As the new coronavirus has spread around the world, Japan has insisted that the Summer Olympics will go on as scheduled in July. But it seems organizers may finally be listening to the growing chorus of calls to postpone the 2020 Games.
The organizers of Tokyo 2020 have started to qu...

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