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Last Fukushima Town To Reopen Welcomes Back Its First Residents

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Three people have moved back to Futaba, which aims to attract about 2,000 over the next five years
Late last month, Yoichi Yatsuda slept in his own home for the first time in more than a decade.
As a resident of Futaba, a town in the shadow of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...

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Burger King Releases The King Yeti On Japan

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SORA NEWS
 
No Yetis were harmed in the making of this burger…we think. 
For the past year or so, Burger King has been upsizing some of their limited-release burgers in a BIG way. So far, they’ve given us the Maximum Super One-Pound Beef Burger, the Extreme One Pound Beef Burger, the Tokyo Teriya...

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Japan Takes Bronze In Team Nordic Combined

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan took the bronze medal in the team Nordic combined event at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday.
The squad featuring Hideaki Nagai, 38, Ryota Yamamoto, 24, Yoshito Watabe, 30, and Akito Watabe, 33, secured Japan’s first team Nordic combined medal since the 1994 Lillehammer Olym...

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It's Official: Japan Eases Entry Restrictions For Foreign Students, Business Travelers And Other Nontourists

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that Japan will allow new entries of foreign nationals who are entering the nation for reasons other than tourism, such as foreign students and business travelers, starting March as part of an exit strategy of the sixth wave.
“We are gradua...

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New Warplane Sensor Team Boosts UK-Japan Defense Agenda

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DEFENSE NEWS
 
Britain and Japan have extended their defense-technology partnership, announcing a tie-up Feb. 15 to undertake joint research on a key combat jet sensor.
The two sides have signed a letter of arrangement to jointly conduct research into what the British Ministry of Defence describe...

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Japan To Shorten Or Drop Quarantine Requirements For Most Arrivals From March

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan plans to shorten the period of quarantine for all arrivals — both Japanese and foreign nationals — from the current seven days to three days starting in March, when it opens the border for travelers other than tourists.
For some arrivals, the government is considering to drop ...

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Serious Coronavirus Cases Rising In Japan

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NHK
 
 
New coronavirus infections are declining in many parts of Japan, but serious cases are increasing nationwide.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Monday reported 10,334 new cases, for a 6th straight day of week-on-week decline.
Seriously ill patients on ventilators or ECMO heart-lung mac...

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Olympics: Japan's Team Pursuit Title Defense Ends With Fall On Final Bend

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's Olympic title defense in the women's speed skating team pursuit ended in heartbreak Tuesday at the Beijing Games after Nana Takagi fell on the last bend of the final to hand the gold medal to Canada.
The three-woman team of Ayano Sato, Miho Takagi and her older sister Nana ca...

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Teen Murase Makes Japan History With Big Air Bronze

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Teenager Kokomo Murase sailed and twisted into Japanese sporting history when she became the youngest-ever Japanese female medalist at a Winter Olympics, finishing third in the snowboard big air event on Tuesday at the Beijing Games.
Murase scored 171.50 points over her two best ...

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Japan Ready To Raise Daily Cap On Entrants To 5,000

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara suggested Sunday that the government will raise the daily number of people allowed to enter the country from the current level of about 3,500 to around 5,000, easing its border controls against the coronavirus.
“It’s quite possible to rais...

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