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Ceremony Marks Construction Of Jakarta Subway Extension

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NHK
 
Officials of Japan and Indonesia have attended a ceremony to mark the construction of an extension of the subway in Jakarta.
The first subway in Indonesia began its operation in 2019 with Japanese technological cooperation and a yen loan. The line extends about 16 kilometers and connects th...

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Japan To Remove Entry Cap In "Not-So-Distant Future," Official Says

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan is reviewing its border control policy of keeping daily entries below 50,000 and will remove it in the "not so distant future," a government spokesman said Sunday.
The government will simultaneously relax other restrictions including a visa requirement and the requirement to tr...

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Japan Mourns Queen Elizabeth, Lauds Her Major Role In Bilateral Ties

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's imperial family, politicians and public mourned Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Friday, a day after she died at the age of 96, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida lauding how she "contributed significantly" to strengthening bilateral relations, including through her 1975 visit ...

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India And Japan Plan More Military Drills To Strengthen Ties

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THE HINDU
 
India also ivited investment by Japanese industries as the Defence Ministers of both the countries met on Thursday
India and Japan said on Thursday they would deepen defence cooperation, with New Delhi inviting investment by Japanese industries and both countries planning a joint mili...

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Japan Government Websites Hit By Cyber-Attacks, Killnet Suspected

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INFO SECURITY
 
The Russia–affiliated hacking group Killnet claimed responsibility for a series of cyber–attacks against Japanese companies and 20 websites across four government ministries.
In particular, the country's government is reportedly looking into whether problems to the aforementioned ...

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Japan PM Defends Decision On State Funeral For Abe

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CNA
 
Japan's prime minister on Thursday (Sep 8) accepted criticism that he had not sufficiently explained why he wants a state funeral for assassinated former premier Shinzo Abe but defended the decision that has helped drag his support to its lowest ever.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's decision...

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Japan's Travel Curbs Choke Off Chance For Tourism Recovery On Weak Yen

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CNA
 
Japan further relaxed its infection border controls on Wednesday (Sep 7), but its insistence on visitor visas means the yen's plunge will not translate to a tourism boom any time soon.
The government raised the daily ceiling of inbound travellers to 50,000 from 20,000 and scrapped a require...

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FOCUS: Japan Eases COVID-19 Border Controls But Tourist Surge Doubtful

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's relaxed border measures from Wednesday, including raising a daily cap on arrivals from 20,000 to 50,000, will not translate into a surge of tourists to gun its economy unless they are given greater freedom to travel in the country, industry officials say.
They say that touris...

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JR East Is Offering An Unlimited-Ride Train Pass Covering Eastern Japan

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TIME OUT
 
Get unlimited rides on all JR East trains including shinkansen across eastern Japan, from Tokyo to Nagano to Aomori
If you’re looking to visit one of Japan’s many gorgeous autumn destinations this year, you might want to consider this new discount rail pass. JR East is offering a speci...

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Cost Of Abe's State Funeral To Total Over 1.6 Bil. Yen: Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government said Tuesday it will allocate an additional 1.4 billion yen ($9.97 million) for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to cover security costs and welcome foreign dignitaries, bringing the total price tag to over 1.6 billion yen.
With opposition...

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