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Foreigners Urge Japan To Ease Entry Ban

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NHK
 
Demonstrators in several countries have called on the Japanese government to ease its coronavirus entry restrictions.
Participants gathered on Friday in front of Japanese embassies and other places in eight countries, including Germany, Spain and Bangladesh. Those who took part were people ...

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Fujimino Shooting: Japanese Doctor Killed In Rare Gun Violence

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BBC
 
Police have arrested a man in Japan after an 11-hour siege who allegedly attacked three medical workers visiting his home and fatally shot one of them.
Hiroshi Watanabe, 66, is facing murder charges following Thursday's incident in Fujimino, just north of Tokyo.
A well-known doctor, Junichi...

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Japan Cuts Quarantine For Those Entering Country From 10 Days To Seven

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has reduced the 10-day self-isolation required for people entering the country to seven days, starting Saturday, the health ministry announced late Friday.
The latest move comes after the government on Jan. 14 reduced the quarantine period from 14 days to 10 days and was expec...

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JR East To Equip Trains Station Staff With Bodycams To Protect Them From Attacks

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SORA NEWS
 
Violent drunks better smile for the camera from now on.
A rather odd dark side to Japanese culture is that people have been known to attack train conductors surprisingly often.
An investigation by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism found that in 2020 there wer...

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Hostage-Taking Suspect Held After Doctor Attacked And Nurse Shot In Japan

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Doctor’s condition grave after attack in Fujimino near Tokyo as police confirm man aged 50 to 70 in custody
A Japanese man has been arrested for the attempted murder of a doctor he allegedly took hostage overnight, reports said on Friday.
The suspect is also alleged to have shot a ...

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Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Japanese Youth Sue Over Cancer Diagnoses

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NHK
 
Six young Japanese people are suing the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant after developing thyroid cancer in the years following the 2011 nuclear disaster.
The plaintiffs, aged between six and 16 at the time of the disaster, say they got cancer from radiation exposure.
All of them und...

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Outpatient Clinics Overstretched By Rapid Spread Of Omicron

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The surge in people infected with the coronavirus amid the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant is causing apprehension at outpatient clinics, generally the first stop for individuals to check if they have the virus.
Doctors say they are stretched almost to breaking point...

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Japan Expands Quasi-State Of Emergency

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NHK
 
Japan's government is expanding a quasi-state of emergency aimed at containing the coronavirus. Infections are surging nationwide at an unprecedented pace, largely fueled by the Omicron variant.
Officials confirmed more than 60,000 new cases on Tuesday. The figure is a record high. A total ...

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Japanese Aid To Tonga Aimed At Countering China’s Influence

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Following the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga, the Japanese government is working to provide aid to the South Pacific nation, spurred partly by Beijing’s growing influence in the region.
China is increasing its influence by providing infrastructure assistance to nation...

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Kishida Cabinet's Approval Rating At 55.9%: Poll

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The approval rating for the cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stood at 55.9 percent, down 4.1 points from the previous survey in December, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday, as Japan grapples with recent surges in COVID-19 infections driven by the highly transmissible Omicron ...

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