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Japan Plans Anti-Coronavirus Measures Targeting Younger People

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NHK
 
The Japanese government plans to step up anti-coronavirus measures targeting younger people as the number of new cases in that age demographic is rising.
Health ministry officials say people in their 20s accounted for the largest number of new infections among all age groups in the week thr...

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Japan Foreign Minister Visits Poland-Ukraine Border Crossing Point

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Sunday observed a border checkpoint in Medyka in southeastern Poland, where Ukrainian refugees have been arriving as Japan prepares to bolster humanitarian aid for the Eastern European country besieged by Russian aggression.
Having arriv...

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Japan's Foreign Minister Visits Poland; Renews Support For Ukraine

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi held talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday, assuring him of Tokyo's "firm resolve" to assist Ukraine.
During their meeting in the Polish capital of Warsaw, Hayashi said Japan is with the Ukrainian people and prepar...

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Experts Warn Of A New Wave Of COVID-19 As Cases Rise Across Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is seeing a rebound in COVID-19 cases across the country, government data showed Saturday, as experts caution that another resurgence of infections may be around the corner.
The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in a week through Friday increased in 44 of the country’s...

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Japan To Raise Daily Cap On Arrivals To 10,000

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NHK
 
The Japanese government has decided to raise the daily cap on the number of arrivals to 10,000 on April 10. The figure includes Japanese and foreign nationals.
The cap was previously raised from 5,000 a day to the current 7,000 on March 14. Officials have since been studying whether it is p...

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Get Ready For An Increase In Food Prices In Japan From This Month

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TIME OUT
 
Prices of essentials like bread, pasta and toilet paper will be higher due to rising cost of raw materials
April is the start of the new financial year in Japan, and with that comes a bump to the cost of goods. Japan will now face increased prices of daily essentials due to the rising ...

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Taste For Free Curry Leaves Japanese Defence Force Members In A Pickle

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Six members receive brief suspensions after years of eating free ‘navy curry’ they were not entitled to
A keen appetite for curry has landed six members of Japan’s maritime self-defence forces (SDF) in trouble, after it emerged that they had been tucking into the dish without payin...

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Japan Slaps New Sanctions On North Korea After Missile Launch

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KHALEEJ TIMES
 
Japan’s government on Friday approved fresh sanctions against North Korea over its recent test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile, following Washington’s calls for tougher international punishment for the nuclear-armed state.
Japan already has bans on trade and vessel...

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Signs Of Rebound In COVID Cases In Japan

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NHK
 
Japan "does not intend to withdraw" from oil and liquefied natural gas development projects in Russia, trade minister Koichi Hagiuda told reporters on Friday, as it makes a choice between energy security and further tightening sanctions on Russia for the war in Ukraine.
A little over a week...

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Japanese Government Calling On Citizens To Drink More Milk…Again

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JAPAN TODAY
 
On Monday, news went out that the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is asking that everyone in Japan drink more milk at the behest of the Japan Dairy Association. The reason is that a large amount of surplus of milk is at risk of going unused and therefore disposed of....

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