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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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Japanese Snack Makers Reduce Plastic Packaging

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NHK
 
Japan's major snack-food makers are trying to go green by reducing plastic packaging.
This month, Calbee started using paper as a main material for packages of some potato-chip products. The bags contain half as much plastic as before.
Potato-chip packaging has a plastic film to maintain th...

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Nanmadol: Mudslides And Flooding As Typhoon Batters Japan

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BBC
 
Rescue workers in Japan have warned of mudslides and flooding after one of the biggest storms in recent decades battered the country.
Typhoon Nanmadol killed at least four people and injured more than 100 others after making landfall on the southern island of Kyushu on Sunday morning.
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Japan Over 75s Top 15% Of Population For 1st Time

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KYODO NEWS
 
For the first time, Japan's over 75s account for over 15 percent of the population after their cohort rose by 720,000 to 19.37 million people, government data released Sunday showed, in further evidence of the country's rapidly graying society.
Also hitting record highs this year wer...

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