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Japanese Rollercoaster Shut As Injuries Investigated

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BBC
 
A rollercoaster in Japan, said to be the world's fastest-accelerating, has closed indefinitely following reports that multiple riders suffered serious injuries.
The Fuji-Q Highland amusement park said four customers had broken bones on the "Do-Dodonpa" attraction between December 2020 and A...

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Coronavirus Panel Head Suggests School Term Delay

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NHK
 
The head of the Japanese government's coronavirus advisory panel said that some local governments should consider pushing back the start of the new school term in order to curb the spread of infections.
Omi Shigeru made the comment at a Lower House health committee meeting on Wednesday.
Omi...

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Japan Further Expands Virus Emergency Areas As Cases Surge

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AP NEWS
 
Japan expanded its coronavirus state of emergency on Wednesday for a second week in a row, adding eight more prefectures as a surge in infections fueled by the delta variant strains the country’s health care system.
The government last week extended the state of emergency until Sept. 12...

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Experience Akihabara Station In A VR World, Then Ride The Train To A Virtual Marketplace

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JAPAN TODAY
 
One thing this pandemic has taught is that having the option to do physical activities in the digital sphere is both useful and desirable, and thanks to virtual reality technology, living life digitally has become even more immersive than ever. Nowadays, you can even shop in virtual...

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Japan's Paralympic Team Aims To Build A More Inclusive Society

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is sending a record number of athletes to the Paralympics aiming not only for gold medals but also to build a more inclusive society, according to top team official Miki Matheson.
A gold medallist herself at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Matheson serves as one of thre...

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Japan’s Premier Faces Fresh Blow as Ally Loses Election

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga suffered a fresh blow amid criticism of his pandemic management, when his favored candidate lost an election for mayor in the city where he began his political career.
Hachiro Okonogi was defeated by Takeharu Yamanaka, a former university profess...

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Tokyo Logs 2,447 Virus Cases

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Tokyo confirmed 2,447 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Monday, down 515 from the same day last week.
It was the first time in two days for the daily tally to fall below the same day in the previous week.
According to the Tokyo metropolitan government, the number of ser...

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Chinese Actor Banned After His Visit To Japan’s Yasukuni Shrine Harms National Emotion

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GLOBAL TIMES
 
A Chinese actor who posed for pictures at the notorious Japanese Yasukuni Shrine has been forced out of the entertainment industry as more mainstream platforms deletes his films and television works, variety shows and music as of Sunday. 
All films and drama series that Zhang Zheha...

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COVID-19 Tracker: Japan's Case Count Tops 25,000 Again As Surge Continues

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JAPAN TIMES
The nationwide total of COVID-19 cases topped 25,000 for the third straight day as Tokyo reported 5,074 new cases Saturday.
Despite anti-virus measures taken under the state of emergency and quasi-emergency status in hard-hit areas, Japan is grappling with its largest wave of infectio...

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Paralympic Coronavirus Cases At Record High

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NHK
 
Thirty more people involved in the Tokyo Paralympics have tested positive for the coronavirus. The tally includes two para athletes who came to Japan from overseas.
This is the highest daily figure ahead of the Paralympics, which opens on Tuesday.
Sunday's figure brings the total number of ...

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