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Japan To Tighten COVID-19 Border Controls For Travellers From China

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CNA
 
Japan will toughen from Sunday (Jan 8) its COVID-19 border control measures for travellers from China, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, in response to a surge of infections among such visitors.
Additional measures will require negative coronavirus tests before passengers board direct flig...

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Komazawa Hits Stride To Seal Triple Crown

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Komazawa University runners were in perfect stride at the Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden.
The team stayed steady in the return trip from Hakone to Tokyo on Tuesday, keeping its first-day lead and holding off the field with relative ease to win the 99th edition of the race.
Komaz...

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Million Yen Per Child To Leave Tokyo – Japan’s Offer To Families

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Government boosts incentives to lure people to ‘unfashionable’ regional areas hit by ageing, shrinking populations
Japan’s government is offering ¥1m ($7,500) per child to families who move out of greater Tokyo, in an attempt to reverse population decline in the regions.
The incent...

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ROK Military Welcomes Sharing Intel With Japan On North Korean Missile Launches

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NK NEWS
 
Official says cooperation would improve responses, after media report that two sides look to share real-time radar data
The South Korean military assessed that sharing more information with Japan on North Korean missile launches would improve ROK responses to such tests, after Japanese ...

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Japan Joins U.N. Security Council As New Nonpermanent Member

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan joined the U.N. Security Council as a nonpermanent member Sunday, starting a two-year stint amid growing calls for the world body's reform following its failure to halt Russia's aggression in Ukraine.
Tokyo takes a nonpermanent seat of the council, in charge of ensuring interna...

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Japan Emperor Makes First Public New Year's Appearance Since 2020

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CNA
 
Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Monday (Jan 2) made his first public New Year's greetings since 2020, resuming an annual tradition with caution as the nation and the royal family gradually return to normalcy.
Naruhito, joined by Empress Masako, was scheduled to make six brief appearances throu...

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Japanese Architect And ‘Postmodern Giant’ Arata Isozaki Dies Aged 91

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Pritzker prize winner who combined Asian and western influences said postwar ruins of Japan stayed with him in his work
Pritzker-winning Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, known for his avant garde style and category-defying works, has died at the age of 91, his office says.
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Yoon Wishes For Return To Best Period Of South Korea-Japan Relations

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KYODO NEWS
 
 
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has wished for a return to the period when his nation's relations with Tokyo were "at their best," the leader of Japan's junior ruling party Komeito said Thursday.
Following a meeting with Yoon in Seoul earlier in the day, Komeito leader Natsuo ...

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Hong Kong Asks Japan To Drop Airport Restrictions With 60,000 Travellers Affected

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CNA
 
Hong Kong's government has asked Japan to withdraw a COVID-19 restriction that requires passenger flights from the financial hub to land at only four designated Japanese airports, saying the decision will impact around 60,000 passengers.
Japan, which is a top travel destination for Hong Kon...

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Travelers On New Year's Holidays Flood Planes, Trains In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
Travelers on New Year's holidays flooded planes and trains on Thursday even though the coronavirus pandemic continues, with the exodus peaking in many modes of public transportation in the country.
Reservations for shinkansen (bullet trains) and local trains as well as flights are...

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