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Japan To Shorten Or Drop Quarantine Requirements For Most Arrivals From March

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan plans to shorten the period of quarantine for all arrivals — both Japanese and foreign nationals — from the current seven days to three days starting in March, when it opens the border for travelers other than tourists.
For some arrivals, the government is considering to drop ...

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Serious Coronavirus Cases Rising In Japan

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NHK
 
 
New coronavirus infections are declining in many parts of Japan, but serious cases are increasing nationwide.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Monday reported 10,334 new cases, for a 6th straight day of week-on-week decline.
Seriously ill patients on ventilators or ECMO heart-lung mac...

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Olympics: Japan's Team Pursuit Title Defense Ends With Fall On Final Bend

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's Olympic title defense in the women's speed skating team pursuit ended in heartbreak Tuesday at the Beijing Games after Nana Takagi fell on the last bend of the final to hand the gold medal to Canada.
The three-woman team of Ayano Sato, Miho Takagi and her older sister Nana ca...

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Teen Murase Makes Japan History With Big Air Bronze

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Teenager Kokomo Murase sailed and twisted into Japanese sporting history when she became the youngest-ever Japanese female medalist at a Winter Olympics, finishing third in the snowboard big air event on Tuesday at the Beijing Games.
Murase scored 171.50 points over her two best ...

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Japan Ready To Raise Daily Cap On Entrants To 5,000

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara suggested Sunday that the government will raise the daily number of people allowed to enter the country from the current level of about 3,500 to around 5,000, easing its border controls against the coronavirus.
“It’s quite possible to rais...

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Ski Jumper Kobayashi Earns Large Hill Silver

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi claimed the silver medal in the large hill individual event at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday night, his second medal after he won gold on the normal hill on Feb. 6.
It was also the 10th medal for Japan at the Games.
This is the first time that...

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Fujisawa Gives Japan Thrilling Win Over Denmark In Women’s Curling

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Skip Satsuki Fujisawa’s super shot with the final stone gave Japan three points and a dramatic 8-7 come-from-behind victory over Denmark in women’s curling at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday.
The victory gives Japan, which is aiming to medal for the second straight Olympi...

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Japan's COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 20,000 As Nation Logs 98,000 New Cases

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The cumulative COVID-19 death toll in Japan topped 20,000 on Friday, with the figure growing in recent weeks amid the sixth wave of infections, driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant, a Kyodo News tally showed.
Japan has seen multiple days of over 100 deaths this year, m...

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Yuzuru Hanyu: Chinese Netizens' Outpouring Of Support For Japan Skater

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BBC
 
Chinese netizens have rallied around Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu after the two-time defending Olympic champion fell on his final skate, failing to reclaim his title.
The support for the star comes just two days after Chinese social media users savaged one of their own athletes...

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Calls For Japan To Relax COVID-19 Entry Restrictions Intensify

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Disappointed and angry over Japan’s stringent entry restrictions that have been prolonged for months amid the spread of the omicron variant, some of the nation’s most prominent foreign business lobby groups and student representatives stuck abroad have called for a relaxation of the...

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