NHK
 
People in Japan are seeing coronavirus cases spike higher than ever before with no peak in sight.
Wednesday's tally topped 150,000. Thirty of Japan's 47 prefectures saw record-breaking counts. This seventh wave is growing fast.
Tokyo reported more than 20,000 new cases. It's not a record, b...

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RTE
 
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have agreed a joint statement on a roadmap to improving and strengthening ties between Ireland and Japan over the next number of years.
Mr Martin met Mr Kishida in Tokyo this morning, on the second day of his visit to Japan.
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NATURE
 
 
Universities are terminating workers on fixed-term contracts – but unions say the actions do not reflect the purpose of employment laws introduced 10 years ago.
Thousands of researchers and university staff members in Japan are at risk of losing their jobs next year because of apparent...

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NHK
 
A group of Japanese lawmakers is planning to visit Taiwan next week to discuss security issues.
The group includes former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Ishiba Shigeru, former defense minister Hamada Yasukazu, Democratic Party for the People deputy leader Maehara Seiji and Watan...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Traps set and residents warned to keep windows shut after infant grabbed in most serious incident
Police in Japan are searching for a wild monkey that has attacked 10 people in the space of a fortnight.
The attacks began on 8 July in the Ogori district of Yamaguchi prefecture in th...

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COLORS OF INDIA
 
 
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu introduced his retirement on Tuesday, bringing to an finish a 12-year senior profession that noticed him achieve worldwide acclaim as the best male determine skater in historical past.
With applications that paired gravity-defying ju...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
About 120 people gathered for a commemorative service in Kyoto on Monday to remember 36 artists and others killed in an arson attack on Japanese anime studio Kyoto Animation Co three years ago.
The attack on the company known for a long line of popular anime works, including "K-On!"...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government currently has no plans to impose restrictions amid the seventh wave of coronavirus infections, but it remains to be seen whether the medical system will be able to endure the cost of this decision.
Over 105,500 new infections were reported nationwide Sunday, a...

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CNA
 
South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin began a meeting in Tokyo on Monday (Jul 18) with his Japanese counterpart, carrying a message of reconciliation in hopes that the neighbours can overcome historical disputes and repair strained ties.
Ties have been fraught for years over the bitter leg...

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BBC
 
At least 30 green sea turtles have been found dead off a beach of a remote Japanese island, with many having been stabbed in the neck.
Locals on Kumejima island made the discovery last Thursday, after a low tide revealed the bodies.
At least one fishing operator admitted to wounding the an...

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