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Experts Move To Allay Replicon COVID Shot Fears In Japan Amid Backlash
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JAPAN TIMES
A new COVID-19 vaccine has sparked extreme anxiety among parts of the public, leading some businesses to deny services to those who have received the shot and causing at least one clinic to stop giving the vaccine for fear of being harassed.
The health ministry and experts say such ...
A new COVID-19 vaccine has sparked extreme anxiety among parts of the public, leading some businesses to deny services to those who have received the shot and causing at least one clinic to stop giving the vaccine for fear of being harassed.
The health ministry and experts say such ...
- 8/10 20:07
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Dragon Float Marches During Japan Autumn Festival; Nagasaki Kunchi Festival Sees Various Performances from City Residents
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JAPAN NEWS
A boat-shaped float with the head of an Oriental dragon marches on the grounds of Suwa Shrine in Nagasaki on Monday.
The performance is part of Nagasaki Kunchi, an autumn festival dating back to 1634 which is designated as an important intangible folklore asset.
The float, which is 1...
A boat-shaped float with the head of an Oriental dragon marches on the grounds of Suwa Shrine in Nagasaki on Monday.
The performance is part of Nagasaki Kunchi, an autumn festival dating back to 1634 which is designated as an important intangible folklore asset.
The float, which is 1...
- 7/10 20:36
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Comedian Shinji Saito Investigated Over Sexual Assault
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JAPAN TIMES
The Metropolitan Police Department has referred Shinji Saito, a member of popular comedy trio Jungle Pocket, to prosecutors over allegations of sexually assaulting a woman and performing nonconsensual sexual intercourse on her in a bus at a filming location, investigative sources re...
The Metropolitan Police Department has referred Shinji Saito, a member of popular comedy trio Jungle Pocket, to prosecutors over allegations of sexually assaulting a woman and performing nonconsensual sexual intercourse on her in a bus at a filming location, investigative sources re...
- 7/10 19:57
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Japan Gov't Admits Group Photo Of New Cabinet Edited
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KYODO NEWS
A group photo of the new Cabinet, appointed by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba last week, was edited before being posted on the official website of his office, the top government spokesman said Monday.
In an unedited photo taken by the media, parts of the white shirts worn by ...
A group photo of the new Cabinet, appointed by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba last week, was edited before being posted on the official website of his office, the top government spokesman said Monday.
In an unedited photo taken by the media, parts of the white shirts worn by ...
- 7/10 19:09
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Japan PM Ishiba Tells Cabinet To Compile Stimulus Package
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REUTERS
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba formally instructed his ministers on Friday to compile a fresh economic package to cushion the blow to households from rising living costs, as the new government makes its top priority an exit from deflation.
The step comes as Ishiba, previously se...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba formally instructed his ministers on Friday to compile a fresh economic package to cushion the blow to households from rising living costs, as the new government makes its top priority an exit from deflation.
The step comes as Ishiba, previously se...
- 5/10 21:23
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Mother Despairs Over N Korea-Abducted Daughter On Her 60th Birthday
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JAPAN TODAY
The mother of Megumi Yokota, an iconic victim among Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, is growing increasingly despondent over the prospects of reuniting with her daughter, whose 60th birthday was Saturday.
"I'm saddened whenever her birthday comes around as it ...
The mother of Megumi Yokota, an iconic victim among Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, is growing increasingly despondent over the prospects of reuniting with her daughter, whose 60th birthday was Saturday.
"I'm saddened whenever her birthday comes around as it ...
- 5/10 20:57
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Possible Dud Shell Found In Residential Area Of Tokyo
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JAPAN TIMES
An object resembling an unexploded bomb has been found in a residential area in Tokyo, with nearby residents temporarily urged to stay away from the site of the discovery.
Around 4:20 p.m. Friday, police received an emergency call reporting that there is something that appears to be...
An object resembling an unexploded bomb has been found in a residential area in Tokyo, with nearby residents temporarily urged to stay away from the site of the discovery.
Around 4:20 p.m. Friday, police received an emergency call reporting that there is something that appears to be...
- 5/10 20:11
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Survey: Japan’s Ishiba Cabinet Receives 51％ Approval Rating; Ruling Party Gets Boost After New Prime Minister Takes Post
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JAPAN NEWS
The approval rating for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet stands at 51%, and support for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has noticeably rebounded since Ishiba became its new leader, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.
The nationwide survey was conducted from Tuesday — th...
The approval rating for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet stands at 51%, and support for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has noticeably rebounded since Ishiba became its new leader, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.
The nationwide survey was conducted from Tuesday — th...
- 3/10 20:25
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Tokyo Expands Underground 'Cathedral' Complex To Counter Climate Change Rains
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JAPAN TODAY
Just after 5 a.m. on August 30, water began flooding a vast underground chamber called the "cathedral" in Saitama Prefecture. The gushing water, captured by security cameras, was the rain that was drenching the capital region as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan, 600 km away.
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Just after 5 a.m. on August 30, water began flooding a vast underground chamber called the "cathedral" in Saitama Prefecture. The gushing water, captured by security cameras, was the rain that was drenching the capital region as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan, 600 km away.
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- 3/10 19:51
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An American Bomb From WWII Explodes At A Japanese Airport, Leaving A Crater On The Taxiway
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AP NEWS
An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights, Japanese officials said.
No one was hurt, and there were no aircraft nearby when the bomb exploded a...
An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights, Japanese officials said.
No one was hurt, and there were no aircraft nearby when the bomb exploded a...
- 3/10 19:15
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