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Japan Expands State Of Emergency

NHK
 
Japan has expanded its coronavirus state of emergency to the prefectures of Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima, where daily case counts have been surging. The measure now covers nine prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka and is in force until May 31.
Residents of Hokkaido are urged not to go ...

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Japanese Government Seeks To Double Renewables In Fiscal 2030 Energy Mix

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government is considering doubling the proportion of renewable energy use in the nation’s energy mix in fiscal 2030 to between 36% and 38% from the fiscal 2019 record, it has been learned.
The national energy plan is set to be revised this summer to present a basic direction ...

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Japanese Student Writes To Arnold Schwarzenegger For English Class; Gets Reply

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - When you’re learning another language, nothing is more satisfying than being able to use that language to communicate with someone you wouldn’t otherwise be able to talk to in real-life.
It’s far more exciting than repeating boring drills from a textbook, and one English tea...

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Support for Japan’s Suga Falls to New Low as Virus Spreads

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BLOOMBERG
 
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga fell to 32.2%, the lowest since he took office in September, in a poll published by Jiji Press late Friday.
The proportion of respondents saying they didn’t support him rose to 44.6%, the highest level so far, amid growing dissatisfac...

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Japan To Donate $4M In Food Aid To Myanmar

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AA.NEWS
 
More than 3.4M in Myanmar to face hunger crisis in coming six months, says World Food Programme
Japan will donate $4 million in emergency food aid to Myanmar because of the humanitarian crisis caused by a military coup there on Feb. 1, according to the Japanese foreign minister.  
Japan...

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Starbucks Japan’s New Strawberry Frappuccino: The Next Best Thing To Being In Wimbledon Right Now

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SORA NEWS
 
Boring old strawberry or a surprising flavour with an interesting backstory?
Our Japanese-language reporter K. Masami is so dedicated to her Starbucks Frappuccino studies that she commits to buying all the new releases, no matter how boring or ho-hum they may appear to be.
So when she...

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Japan Set to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine Program For Elderly

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THE DIPLOMAT
 
Japan will step up efforts to complete the vaccination of its elderly population by the end of July.
Japan has announced that it plans to speed up the inoculation of all elderly people over the coming months amid a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections. Starting this week the governme...

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Japan To Temporarily Ban Foreign Residents Travelling From India, Nepal And Pakistan

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TIME OUT
 
The temporary measure will take effect from Friday May 14 to curb the spread of Covid-19
According to The Japan Times, the Japanese government has decided to further tighten entry restrictions by banning foreign residents who are travelling from India, Nepal or Pakistan.
Until recently...

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Japan's Brave Blossoms To Play Test Against Ireland In July

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Japan will play Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on July 3 following their clash with the British & Irish Lions on June 26, the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) said on Monday.
Jamie Joseph's Brave Blossoms will travel to Ireland after taking on the Lions at Murrayfield in ...

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Japan's Opposition Leader Says Tokyo Olympics Cannot Be Held Safely

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ARIRANG
 
With the Tokyo Olympics just several weeks away,.. the leader of Japan's main opposition party is questioning Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's assurances that the Games can be held safely.
Yukio Edano, head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said Monday that it's impossible...

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