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Coronavirus: Japan Sends Final Evacuation Flight
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THE DIPLOMAT
Japan is sending its final evacuation flight to Hubei as it continues to try to stem the spread of the virus.
On Monday, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announced that the Japanese government would send a fifth chartered flight to Hubei province this week to evacuate Ja...
Japan is sending its final evacuation flight to Hubei as it continues to try to stem the spread of the virus.
On Monday, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announced that the Japanese government would send a fifth chartered flight to Hubei province this week to evacuate Ja...
- February 13, 2020
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Two Earthquakes Hit Japan Nearly Simultaneously
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JAPAN TIMES
Two earthquakes struck Japan nearly simultaneously on Wednesday at around 7:30 p.m., the larger a 5.5 magnitude that hit off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture.
That quake, which was also felt in the Kanto region, reached a 4 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale to 7.
A second quake — ...
Two earthquakes struck Japan nearly simultaneously on Wednesday at around 7:30 p.m., the larger a 5.5 magnitude that hit off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture.
That quake, which was also felt in the Kanto region, reached a 4 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale to 7.
A second quake — ...
- February 13, 2020
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Japan Confirms Six More Cases From Quarantined Cruise Ship As Coronavirus Deaths Surpass SARS Toll
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JAPAN TIMES
SHANGHAI/BEIJING/TOKYO – China raised the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic from 2002 to 2003 and raising anxiety among people preparing to return to work after an extended Lunar New Year break.
In Japa...
SHANGHAI/BEIJING/TOKYO – China raised the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic from 2002 to 2003 and raising anxiety among people preparing to return to work after an extended Lunar New Year break.
In Japa...
- February 10, 2020
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Japan Star Hanyu Wins Gold At Four Continents
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YAHOO SPORTS
Seoul (AFP) - Japan's two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu clinched his first Four continents title on Sunday, becoming the first male skater to complete the so-called "Super Slam".
Hanyu skated to Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi's "Seimei" for his free skate, relying on the...
Seoul (AFP) - Japan's two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu clinched his first Four continents title on Sunday, becoming the first male skater to complete the so-called "Super Slam".
Hanyu skated to Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi's "Seimei" for his free skate, relying on the...
- February 9, 2020
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Japan Studies Impact Of Coronavirus On Olympics
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NHK
Japan's Sports Agency has begun examining the impact the coronavirus outbreak could be having on athletes preparing for the Olympic and Paralympic games, which open in Tokyo in about six months.
The Sports Agency is surveying Japanese sports associations to assess how the outbreak has affec...
Japan's Sports Agency has begun examining the impact the coronavirus outbreak could be having on athletes preparing for the Olympic and Paralympic games, which open in Tokyo in about six months.
The Sports Agency is surveying Japanese sports associations to assess how the outbreak has affec...
- February 5, 2020
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Japan Testing 3,700 People Quarantined On Cruise Ship After Hong Kong Novel Coronavirus Case
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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
TOKYO: Japanese officials began screening more than 3,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship quarantined off the port of Yokohama near Tokyo on Tuesday (Feb 4) after a Hong Kong man who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive for coronavirus.
The 80-year-old man flew...
TOKYO: Japanese officials began screening more than 3,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship quarantined off the port of Yokohama near Tokyo on Tuesday (Feb 4) after a Hong Kong man who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive for coronavirus.
The 80-year-old man flew...
- February 4, 2020
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Outrage Sparks As Investigation On Burned Shuri Castle Is Closed With No Conclusive Results
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SORA NEWS
Many can only speculate as to what happened to Okinawa’s beloved castle.
Designated as a UNESCO heritage site in 2000, Shuri Castle is a symbol of the many facets making up Okinawa’s complex history and culture.
Serving as the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom in the 1300s and appropriated...
Many can only speculate as to what happened to Okinawa’s beloved castle.
Designated as a UNESCO heritage site in 2000, Shuri Castle is a symbol of the many facets making up Okinawa’s complex history and culture.
Serving as the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom in the 1300s and appropriated...
- February 3, 2020
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New Harajuku Station Building Shown To Press
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) showed the press the Yamanote Line’s new Harajuku Station building and platform Wednesday.
The station in Tokyo stands near Takeshita Street, a center of fashion and youth cultures that draws many visitors from abroad.
The new...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) showed the press the Yamanote Line’s new Harajuku Station building and platform Wednesday.
The station in Tokyo stands near Takeshita Street, a center of fashion and youth cultures that draws many visitors from abroad.
The new...
- January 30, 2020
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Japanese Chef Wins First Ever Three-Star Rating In France
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THE JAPAN NEWS
PARIS (Reuters) — The French edition of the Michelin Guide, the bible of gastronomy, for the first time in its history awarded the highest rating of three stars to a Japanese-born chef.
The accolade, unveiled at a ceremony in Paris on Monday evening, went to chef Kei Kobayashi wh...
PARIS (Reuters) — The French edition of the Michelin Guide, the bible of gastronomy, for the first time in its history awarded the highest rating of three stars to a Japanese-born chef.
The accolade, unveiled at a ceremony in Paris on Monday evening, went to chef Kei Kobayashi wh...
- January 28, 2020
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Japan Mourns Kobe Bryant, The Man Who Helped Put Kobe Beef On The Global Map
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WASHINGTON POST
TOKYO — Kobe beef has long been a famous delicacy in Japan, but one man did more than most to put it on the global map.
“Mr. Kobe Bryant was named after Kobe beef after his father had a taste of it and loved it,” said Tetsunori Tanimoto, director of the Kobe Beef Marketing and D...
TOKYO — Kobe beef has long been a famous delicacy in Japan, but one man did more than most to put it on the global map.
“Mr. Kobe Bryant was named after Kobe beef after his father had a taste of it and loved it,” said Tetsunori Tanimoto, director of the Kobe Beef Marketing and D...
- January 28, 2020
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