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Abe To Attend Hiroshima, Nagasaki Events Marking U.S. Atomic Bombings

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he will take part in peace memorial ceremonies to be held in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of the cities.
This year's ceremonies will be scaled back due to concerns around the ongo...

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Tokyo Coronavirus Cases Top 400 For 2nd Day

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NHK
 
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported a record 472 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. It is the second day in a row that the daily tally in the Japanese capital has topped 400.
The capital reported 463 cases on Friday.
The total number of coronavirus infections in Tokyo now stan...

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The Future Is Here! Coronavirus Prevention Leads To Holographic Touch Screens In Everyday Spaces

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SORA NEWS
 
Soon we won’t have to worry about getting infected by a dirty touch screen!
As the coronavirus pandemic persists, we’re beginning to face a new normal where we all stay two meters (or six feet) apart, avoid touching things, and avoid crowded places.
That means adjustments to modern am...

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Boeing And Mitsubishi Sign Agreement To Support Japan F-15 Upgrades

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DEFENSE NEWS
 
 
American firm Boeing has signed an agreement with Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to support upgrades to Japan’s fleet of F-15 fighter jets.
The agreement, made through the U.S. Direct Commercial Sales process, is part of a larger $4.5 billion modernization program f...

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Osaka Marks New Record High Of 149 Coronavirus Cases

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A record 149 people were newly confirmed as being infected with the novel coronavirus in Osaka Prefecture on Friday, exceeding Wednesday’s high of 121, according to the prefectural government.
It was the third day in a row that the prefecture’s daily figure exceeded 100.
 
 

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Japan To Negotiate Easing Travel Bans With China, S. Korea, Taiwan

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KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday Japan will commence negotiations to resume business travel with some 10 countries and regions including China, South Korea and Taiwan, easing entry bans currently in place to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
At the coronavirus task fo...

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Human Rights Watch Criticises Japan After Report Reveals Abuse Of Athletes

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THE GUARDIAN
 
 Physical and sexual abuse has led some to take their lives‘Sport has been a cause of pain, fear and distress for too many’ 
A damning new study of sport in Japan has found child athletes have routinely suffered physical, sexual and verbal abuse from their coaches, which led severa...

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Japan Launches First Arab Space Mission To Mars

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A rocket from Japan carried the first Arab space mission to Mars into space Monday, with the probe dubbed “Hope” successfully separating about an hour after liftoff.
Carrying a Mars orbiter developed by the United Arab Emirates, the H-IIA rocket launched by Mitsubishi Heavy Industri...

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Japanese Actor Haruma Miura Dies in Apparent Suicide

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NIPPON.COM
 
Tokyo, July 18 (Jiji Press)--Popular Japanese actor Haruma Miura, 30, has died in apparent suicide, it was learned Saturday.
Miura was found hanging at his condominium in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the day and was later confirmed dead at a hospital, investigative sources said. Circumstan...

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2 People Missing After Mudslide In Western Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
Two people went missing Tuesday morning after a mudslide hit an area in western Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture, local authorities said.
Rescue workers are searching for a woman in her 80s and her son, in his 50s, in the city of Higashihiroshima after receiving an emergency call reporti...

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