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Japan To Drop Covid-19 Border Measures On May 8
- Category:Tourism
TIME OUT
Tourists will no longer need to register a vaccine certificate or produce a negative Covid-19 test before entering Japan
International travel was enough of a hassle in the pre-Covid era, with visa applications, baggage rules and the other umpteen logistical arrangements to consider.
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Tourists will no longer need to register a vaccine certificate or produce a negative Covid-19 test before entering Japan
International travel was enough of a hassle in the pre-Covid era, with visa applications, baggage rules and the other umpteen logistical arrangements to consider.
Th...
- April 6, 2023
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Japanese Gov't Survey Finds Nearly 1.5 Million Living As Recluses
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JAPAN TODAY
Nearly 1.5 million working-age people in Japan are social recluses, according to a new government survey, with a fifth citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the main reason for their withdrawal.
The poll is Japan's first official comprehensive probe into the prevalence of hikikomori, or "...
Nearly 1.5 million working-age people in Japan are social recluses, according to a new government survey, with a fifth citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the main reason for their withdrawal.
The poll is Japan's first official comprehensive probe into the prevalence of hikikomori, or "...
- April 6, 2023
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Diners In Japan Arrested For Dipping Own Chopsticks In Communal Bowl Of Ginger
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THE GUARDIAN
Arrests over prank at beef bowl restaurant in Osaka come in wake of ‘sushi terrorism’ revelations that have gripped Japan’s food industry
Japan’s crackdown on errant diners in the wake of “sushi terrorism” has intensified after two men were arrested for using their chopsticks to re...
Arrests over prank at beef bowl restaurant in Osaka come in wake of ‘sushi terrorism’ revelations that have gripped Japan’s food industry
Japan’s crackdown on errant diners in the wake of “sushi terrorism” has intensified after two men were arrested for using their chopsticks to re...
- April 6, 2023
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Tokyo 'Has Come Alive Again' As Japan Sheds COVID-19 Curbs, Says Governor Koike
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CNA
Ms Koike has been hailed as one of the most powerful women in Japanese politics, and is considered a contender to one day be the first female prime minister of Japan.
Tokyo is buzzing again, with travellers returning to the Japanese capital as the country seeks to downgrade COVID-19 to the...
Ms Koike has been hailed as one of the most powerful women in Japanese politics, and is considered a contender to one day be the first female prime minister of Japan.
Tokyo is buzzing again, with travellers returning to the Japanese capital as the country seeks to downgrade COVID-19 to the...
- April 5, 2023
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Japan To Fund Overseas Defense Projects In First Departure From Aid Rules
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CNN
Japan on Wednesday said it plans to offer friendly nations financial assistance to help them bolster their defenses, marking Tokyo’s first unambiguous departure from rules that forbid using international aid for military purposes.
Japan’s Overseas Security Assistance (OSA) will be operated ...
Japan on Wednesday said it plans to offer friendly nations financial assistance to help them bolster their defenses, marking Tokyo’s first unambiguous departure from rules that forbid using international aid for military purposes.
Japan’s Overseas Security Assistance (OSA) will be operated ...
- April 5, 2023
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Japan To Provide Equipment To Militaries Of Like-Minded Nations
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KYODO NEWS
Japan decided Wednesday to provide equipment to the armed forces of "like-minded" countries that share its values, such as the rule of law, to improve their defense capabilities to deal with regional security threats, including China's military buildup in the Indo-Pacific.
The four A...
Japan decided Wednesday to provide equipment to the armed forces of "like-minded" countries that share its values, such as the rule of law, to improve their defense capabilities to deal with regional security threats, including China's military buildup in the Indo-Pacific.
The four A...
- April 5, 2023
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Bear Meat Vending Machine Is A First For Japan
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BBC
Japanese vending machines, which offer whale meat, snails-in-a-can or edible insects, have a new dish on the menu: wild bear meat.
Different cuts of local black bear are sold from a vending machine in Semboku city, according to a Japanese daily.
Customers can buy fatty or lean meat for abo...
Japanese vending machines, which offer whale meat, snails-in-a-can or edible insects, have a new dish on the menu: wild bear meat.
Different cuts of local black bear are sold from a vending machine in Semboku city, according to a Japanese daily.
Customers can buy fatty or lean meat for abo...
- April 5, 2023
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China Urges Japan Not To Back U.S. Chip Export Restrictions As Washington Tries To Rally Allies
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CNBC
Key PointsChinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang urged Japan not to support U.S. curbs on China’s semiconductor industry.Semiconductors — critical components in everything from home appliances to military equipment — have been thrust into the center of a battle for tech supremacy between the ...
Key PointsChinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang urged Japan not to support U.S. curbs on China’s semiconductor industry.Semiconductors — critical components in everything from home appliances to military equipment — have been thrust into the center of a battle for tech supremacy between the ...
- April 4, 2023
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Watertight Bulkheads to be Mandatory on Small Passenger Vessels Following Fatal Accident in Hokkaido
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JAPAN NEWS
It will be mandatory to install watertight bulkheads in all new small passenger boats from fiscal 2025 following a fatal accident in Hokkaido last year, the government announced Tuesday.
The Kazu I sightseeing boat sank in waters off the Shiretoko Peninsula on April 23 with 26 people...
It will be mandatory to install watertight bulkheads in all new small passenger boats from fiscal 2025 following a fatal accident in Hokkaido last year, the government announced Tuesday.
The Kazu I sightseeing boat sank in waters off the Shiretoko Peninsula on April 23 with 26 people...
- April 4, 2023
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More Dolphins Found On East Japan Shores A Day After 33 Beached
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JAPAN TODAY
More dolphins were found stranded on beaches east of Tokyo on Tuesday, a day after dozens of them had washed up in the same area.
Eight dolphins, of a species known as the melon-headed whale, were discovered at around 8 a.m. Tuesday along the shores of Isumi and Ichinomiya in Chiba ...
More dolphins were found stranded on beaches east of Tokyo on Tuesday, a day after dozens of them had washed up in the same area.
Eight dolphins, of a species known as the melon-headed whale, were discovered at around 8 a.m. Tuesday along the shores of Isumi and Ichinomiya in Chiba ...
- April 4, 2023
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