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Trudeau To Skip Abe's State Funeral

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NHK
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that he will not be attending the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. Trudeau said he will instead stay in Canada to respond to the devastation caused by powerful storm Fiona.
Prime Minister Trudeau was the only incu...

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Japan To Lift Restrictions On Foreign Tourists

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BBC
 
Japan will open its doors back up to foreign tourists, after more than two years of closed borders due to the Covid pandemic.
Tourists will be able to visit the country without a visa, and will no longer need to go through a travel agency, from 11 October.
A cap on daily arrivals will also ...

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea Oppose Change Of Status Quo Amid Taiwan Tension

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KYODO NEWS
 
The top diplomats of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Thursday said they oppose any attempts to change the status quo of territories by force amid China's growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region, while showing their resolve to resolutely respond to any nuclear tes...

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Japan, Philippines Vow To Beef Up Security Cooperation

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KYODO NEWS
 
The leaders of Japan and the Philippines agreed Wednesday their countries will further strengthen cooperation in sectors such as security, energy and infrastructure, according to the Japanese government.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos ...

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Japan Holds 1st Tourism Expo In 2 Years To Aid Virus-Hit Industry

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A large international tourism event kicked off Thursday in Japan for the first time in two years, with the travel industry hoping to overcome setbacks from the coronavirus pandemic as the country gradually eases its border restrictions.
Tourism Expo Japan, one of the biggest events ...

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Japan Weighs Plan For Ban On Hotel Guests Without Masks: Report

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CNA
 
Japan's government is considering allowing hotels to refuse entry to guests who do not wear masks and follow other measures to control infection during an outbreak, Fuji News Network said on Wednesday (Sep 21).
The government will submit a Bill at an extraordinary session of parliament next...

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Japan PM Kishida Urges World To Reaffirm Rules-Based Order, Reform U.N.

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged the world Tuesday to reaffirm the importance of the rules-based international order amid ongoing war in Ukraine and criticized Russia for threatening possible use of nuclear weapons in the conflict.
Addressing the U.N. General Assembly in N...

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Shinzo Abe: Man Sets Himself Alight In Protest At State Funeral For Killed Japan PM

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Protester sustains widespread burns as Japan wrestles with legacy of leader whose death revealed scale of politicians’ links to Unification church
A man has set himself alight near the Japanese prime minister’s office, apparently in protest against next week’s state funeral for the...

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Japan Begins Giving Omicron Booster Shots To Stem 7th COVID Wave

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan on Tuesday began its rollout of vaccines against the Omicron coronavirus variant as part of efforts to stem the ongoing seventh wave of COVID-19 infections in the country.
Those aged 60 and older and medical workers yet to receive their fourth shots will be given priority, with...

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Japan Cleans Up After Typhoon Nanmadol Leaves 4 Dead

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DW
 
Typhoon Nanmadol has moved out into the Pacific Ocean after battering Japan, killing four people, injuring over 100, and leaving thousands of homes without power.
Japanese authorities confirmed the deaths of two people on Tuesday, with two others said to have been found "without vital signs"...

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