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Suga Omits Part Of Speech At Hiroshima Ceremony

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga omitted part of his speech at the Peace Memorial Ceremony held in Hiroshima on Friday and apologized for the error at a press conference following the ceremony.
In the speech, Suga said, “Japan will firmly uphold the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. Fre...

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Yayoi Kusama’s Yellow Pumpkin Washed Away During Typhoon In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
On Sunday night, Typhoon Lupit made landfall on Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu, moving in a northeasterly direction over the Seto Inland Sea, bringing strong winds and heavy downpours to the region that lasted through to Monday evening.
One of the small islands in the Seto In...

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Japan’s New Canned Curry Is Ready-To-Drink And Ready To Delight The Curry-Loving Nation

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SORA NEWS
 
Just when we thought we couldn’t love Japan’s beverage makers anymore than we already did, they go and do this.
Canned coffee is one of the greatest ideas Japanese drink companies ever had. When you find yourself wanting a jolt of java, there’s no need to go to the hassle of brewing a...

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Typhoon Lupit Weakens To Extratropical Cyclone Over Western Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
Typhoon Lupit weakened to an extratropical cyclone Monday morning as it traversed western Japan following its landfall earlier in the day, the weather agency said, warning of downpours and stormy winds across wide areas.
It is forecast to reach the Sea of Japan, bringing heavy rain a...

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Japan PM Suga's Support Slides To Record Low As Olympic Games Close - Survey

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REUTERS
 
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga slid below 30% for the first time since he took office, a survey showed on Monday, a sign the Tokyo Olympic Games failed to boost his ratings amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections.
Roughly a third disapproved of holding the Games ...

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Japan Has Its Best Olympic Medal Haul: 27 Gold, 58 Overall

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YOURBASIN
 
Despite the pandemic, the one-year delay and the soaring costs, the Japanese public may still find a sweet spot for the Tokyo Olympics, the way it did for the storied 1964 Games.
Why? A historic haul of medals.
Japan had its best Olympic production in every category: the most gold med...

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Pride And Anxiety Mingle In Japan As Olympic Medal Tally And Covid Cases Rise

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Outdoor events have drawn huge turnouts in Tokyo despite public concern over coronavirus
Japan broke two records last week. On Thursday, the day its athletes took their medal haul to a level not seen in the country’s Olympic history, the host city reported 5,042 coronavirus cases –...

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Olympics: Japan Takes Women's Basketball Silver After Loss To U.S.

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan finished its women's basketball Cinderella story at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday with a silver medal following a 90-75 loss to the United States.
The one-sided result in the final at Saitama Super Arena could not take the sheen off a historic tournament for head coach Tom Hovas...

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Left Out Of Olympics, Men’s Rhythmic Gymnasts Loved In Japan

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AP NEWS
 
In the suburbs of Tokyo, Hiromi Matsumoto found herself falling in love with online videos of rhythmic gymnastics — a spectacular swirl of ballet and acrobatics, clubs soaring through the air, bodies contorting into superhuman bends.
But it was not the rhythmic gymnastics currently bein...

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Olympics A Hit For Japan’s Athletes, Not For Its Prime Minister

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JAPAN TIMES
 
As the curtain falls on Tokyo’s Olympics, delayed and curtailed by the coronavirus, Japan’s athletes can chalk it up as a triumph, having bagged more gold medals than ever before.
For Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga it’s more of a letdown, unlikely to improve his chances in a looming ...

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