NHK
 
A group of Japanese researchers has won an Ig Nobel Prize for their analysis of how people use their fingers to turn a knob.
Professor Matsuzaki Gen and his team at the Chiba Institute of Technology were awarded this year's engineering prize in an online ceremony on Thursday.
The Ig Nobel a...

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SORA NEWS
 
Travel restrictions finally set to be lifted as country returns to pre-pandemic entry procedures. 
Last week, Japan eased entry restrictions for international tourists by raising the entry limit from 20,000 to 50,000 people per day. It was the latest step in a series of small steps to...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan and the United States agreed on joint technological research to counter hypersonic weapons, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said Wednesday, as the two countries work to closely align their security strategies in the face of China's growing assertiveness in the region...

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STRAITS TIMES
 
Japan is expected to lift a ban on individual tourist visa requirements and remove a limit on daily arrivals in October, as it aims to benefit from a rebound in global tourism, Nikkei reported Thursday.
Following the change, Japan will not require visas for short-term travellers f...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan on Wednesday stepped up its warnings about the yen's volatility, with its finance minister hinting at direct market action to arrest the currency's decline and the Bank of Japan carrying out a "rate check," seen as a precursor to intervention.
The strongest warnings to date cam...

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TIME OUT
 
This special Tinder convenience store is open till 5am – sure gives a whole meaning to the phrase ‘late night snack’
Tired of just swiping? If you’re hoping for some face-to-face interaction instead, Tinder might have just opened Tokyo’s hottest new hangout – or pickup joint, depending...

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THE JAPAN TIMES
 
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday arrested Kadokawa Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, 79, on suspicion of offering bribes totaling around ¥69 million to a former executive of the Tokyo Games organizing committee.
Prosecutors suspect Kadokawa made the bribes t...

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GSM ARENA
 
Google has started a promo campaign for the upcoming Pixel 7 lineup in Japan that's unusual and tasty.
The promo teases the Pixel 7's colors as potato chip flavors - Snow Cheese is the white (Snow) one, Hazel Onion is the dark sage-slash-olive (Hazel) color, Salty Lemon is the yellow ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Police officers increased their patrols at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday as Japan strengthens security ahead of a state funeral later this month for slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Accompanied by two dogs, around 60 officers, some carrying metal detectors, inspected tras...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Businesses want prime minister Fumio Kishida to loosen restrictions to help the world’s third-biggest economy recover from the pandemic
Japan could return to unfettered tourism by the end of next month as pressure builds on the government to end Covid-19 travel restrictions and cas...

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