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Japan's Lower House Oks Bills To Strip Russia Of Favored Trade Status

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KYODO NEWS
 
 
Japan's lower house on Thursday passed bills that will strip Russia of its "most-favored nation" trade status and prevent it from transacting in cryptocurrencies, clearing the way for the legislative revisions for tougher sanctions by the end of the current parliamentary session in...

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US Nuclear Aircraft Carrier, Japan's MSDF Conduct Joint Drill

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NHK
 
The US Navy has disclosed that one of its nuclear-powered aircraft carriers is conducting a joint drill with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Sea of Japan.
The 7th Fleet told NHK on Tuesday that the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is conducting "routine bilateral ope...

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Japan’s Stealth Reopening: Parents Of Foreign Residents Get OK To Visit

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan’s borders are closed to tourists, allowing only business travelers, foreign students and academics to newly enter the country. But as the number of daily arrivals recently increased to 10,000, the government is now slowly — and quietly — allowing short-term visits by parents o...

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Japan Confirms 1st Case Of Omicron XE Variant In Airport Arrival

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan has confirmed its first case of the Omicron XE derivative strain of the novel coronavirus in a woman upon arrival at Narita airport near Tokyo, the health ministry said Monday.
The woman in her 30s, who has stayed in the United States and showed no symptoms, arrived at the airp...

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Japan Cancels Purchase Of 40 Million Astrazeneca Vaccine Doses

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has canceled the purchase of about 40 million Astrazeneca PLC COVID-19 vaccine doses it agreed to buy last year, a health ministry official said in parliament on Monday.
The contract allowed the government to cancel a portion of the supply if it was unneeded, the official said...

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Japan's Nationwide Data Show Wide Generation Gaps In Booster Rollout

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NHK
 
Japan's nationwide data underscore the slow rollout pace of coronavirus vaccine booster shots among younger generations.
The government released on Monday the first nationwide rollout figures for the third vaccine shot by age group.
The data show that 57.54 million people, or 45.4 percent o...

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Former Japanese Princess Mako Komuro Finds New Role At New York's MET

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Mako Komuro, the former princess who left Japan after marrying her college sweetheart in October, has been making use of her background in art history through curating work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which is colloquially referred to as the MET.
It’s not uncommon...

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Japanese Phenom Roki Sasaki, 20, Throws 19-Strikeout Perfect Game In Record-Setting Performance

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ABC NEWS
 
Pitching phenom Roki Sasaki had 19 strikeouts while throwing a perfect game in a record-setting performance Sunday in Japan's top professional league.
Sasaki, 20, recorded the first perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball since 1994 and the 16th in league history, according to mul...

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Japan Pledges Additional Funding Of Up To $500 Mil. To COVAX Facility

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NHK
 
Japan says it will provide additional funds of up to 500 million dollars to the COVAX Facility, an international framework seeking a fair distribution of vaccines.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio made the announcement on Friday during an online meeting on equitable access to vaccines ...

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PM Kishida Denies Japan Will Soon Resume Tourist Entry Amid Pandemic

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan has no plan for now to resume the entry of foreign tourists to the country, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, as it has been bracing for a possible resurgence of the coronavirus.
"No specific schedule has been decided," Kishida said at a press conference, adding the gov...

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