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Australia And Japan To Sign Security Cooperation Treaty During Virtual Summit

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ABC NEWS
 
Australia and Japan are set to sign a treaty to beef up defence and security cooperation at a virtual summit today, in the latest move to strengthen ties amid China's rising military power and economic clout in the Indo-Pacific region.
 Key points:The agreement forms a framework for de...

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Okinawa Likely To Report Around 980 COVID Cases

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NHK
 
The governor of Okinawa in southern Japan, Tamaki Denny, says the prefecture's tally of coronavirus cases for Thursday is expected to come to around 980.
That would mark the highest daily count for Okinawa, surpassing the previous record of 809 cases reported on August 25 of last year.
 
 

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Drip-Brewed Drinkable Soups Developed By Japanese Soy Sauce Giant

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SORA NEWS
 
A savory alternative to drip-brewed coffee.
Coffee and tea have long dominated a particular category of hot beverages often enjoyed while relaxing. Recently, however, the concept of drinking straight soup stock has been gaining momentum in Japan with many canned soup broths appearing ...

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Australia And Japan To Sign Defense And Security Cooperation Treaty

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CNN
 
Australia and Japan are set to sign a treaty to strengthen defense and security cooperation at a virtual summit on Thursday, after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled trips to Australia and the United States due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morris...

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Japan Marks Year's 1st Day Of Work As COVID Cases Remain High

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's central and local governments, alongside many businesses, marked the year's first day of work Wednesday as the country refrained from implementing travel restrictions despite a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases.
As of Tuesday, nationwide daily COVID-19 figures stood at aro...

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Japan Businesses Putting Quantum Technology To Practical Use

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NHK
 
Japanese businesses are increasingly finding practical applications for quantum technology from worker shift-scheduling to railway operations.
Electronics and other firms have been engaged in research into quantum computers, which would vastly surpass the calculating power of supercomputers...

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Japan's Kishida Lays Out New Contigency Plan Against Omicron Risk

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REUTERS
 
 SummaryGovt will aim to deliver Pfizer oral treatment in Feb - KishidaDecision on fate of border control likely next week - KishidaJapan may tighten curbs if Omicron leads to bed shortages 
Japan will gear up efforts to deal with a possible surge in Omicron coronavirus cases and aim to...

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Japan PM Won't Go To U.S., Australia Before Mid-Jan., To Focus On COVID

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he has given up on visiting the United States and Australia for in-person summit talks before the start of a regular parliamentary session in mid-January and will focus on the COVID-19 response at home instead.
Kishida said he had be...

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Japan On Alert As COVID-19 Cases Rise

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NHK
 
The Japanese government is seeing an increase in COVID-19 infections. On Monday it confirmed more than 780 new cases, the first time since October that the daily count has surpassed 700.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 103 new cases that day -- the first time the figure has risen...

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It’s Eco-Friendly AND Delicious! Popular Yamanashi Sweet Now Comes In An Edible Container

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SORA NEWS
 
This tasty sweet is now easier to eat…but the edible package version is harder to find.
If you’ve done any amount of traveling in Japan then you know that every prefecture boasts its own unique kind of food. For Yamanashi Prefecture, home to the northern half of Mt. Fuji, one of their...

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