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Crowdfunding Opens On Japanese Version Of A Gadget That Makes Any Canned Beer Easier To Drink

  • Category:Gourmet
SORA NEWS
 
Turn even the cheapest convenience store beer into a classy little beer cup with this device!
Now that some travel advisory levels have lowered and the temperatures are creeping up, people are beginning to dream longingly about venturing out to hang out with people outside once more.
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Japan-South Korea Spat at G-7 Shows Biden’s Challenge With China

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BLOOMBERG
 
It was supposed to be another sign of Joe Biden bringing together U.S. allies left adrift under four years of Donald Trump: The leaders of Japan and South Korea sitting down for a meeting at the Group of Seven summit.
Yet Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and South Korean Preside...

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Biden Reaffirms Support For Tokyo Olympics To Japan's Suga

  • Category:Event
REUTERS
 
U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed his support for the Tokyo Olympics at a meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday, highlighting the necessity of imposing public health measures ensuring the safety of those involved.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which were ...

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ANA Begins On-Site Vaccinations, The First Among Japanese Firms

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JAPAN TIMES
 
All Nippon Airways Co. on Sunday began its COVID-19 vaccination program for employees at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, moving up the original schedule by more than a week and becoming the first Japanese firm known to start offering workplace vaccinations.
The government unveiled a plan ea...

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You Can Now Rent “Fat People” In Japan

  • Category:Experience
SORA NEWS
 
New company seeks to change the image of being overweight in Japanese society.
One of the more unusual industries to appear in Japan in recent years is the rent-a-person business. There were the rent-a-middle-aged-dude and rent-a-sister services we tried out, for example, and now come...

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Japan May Keep Some Virus Curbs Until Games Start

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REUTERS
 
The Japanese government is considering ending a state of emergency in Tokyo and several other prefectures as scheduled on June 20, but keeping some curbs such as on restaurant hours until the Olympics start in July, the Mainichi daily reported.
New coronavirus infections in Olympics hos...

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Spread Of Delta Coronavirus Variant Accelerating In Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The pace of growth in the number of new COVID-19 infections resulting from the delta coronavirus strain is accelerating in Japan.
According to the health ministry, 87 cases of the variant first discovered in India had been confirmed in 12 of the country’s 47 prefectures as of Monday...

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Hurdles Remain To Getting Ex-Nurses Involved In Vaccine Rollout

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Expectations are high that licensed nurses currently not employed at medical facilities can help speed up Japan's coronavirus vaccination rollout, but obstacles including inflexible working hours lie in the way.
"I could help if I were able to give shots at a local clinic in the mor...

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Japan Decides To Lift COVID-19 Quasi-Emergency In 3 Prefectures

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government decided Thursday to lift the COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency in three prefectures after this weekend, having deemed infections are steadily declining and the strain on hospitals has eased.
Restrictions in Gunma, Ishikawa and Kumamoto including a ban on resta...

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Cowboy Bebop’s Original Composer Is Coming Back For The Netflix Live-Action Version

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SORA NEWS
 
If “get everybody and the stuff together” means “get Yoko Kanno and her amazing musical talent,” then yes, it’s time to jam.
Hollywood has been showing a renewed interest in adapting hit anime franchises to live-action, and whenever a new project gets announced, the first question on ...

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