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COVID Removes The Luster From Japan's 'Golden Week' Holidays

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DW.COM
 
Traditionally a time to travel, shop and go out, this year's festive season has been disrupted by a third state of emergency as cases of COVID-19 rise.
Every spring for the 20 years that Fumie Takenaka has lived in Tokyo, she has taken advantage of the Golden Week holiday period to trave...

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Japan Takes 2nd In 4x400 Relay

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THE JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan earned a medal in the men’s 4x400-meter relay at a global meet for the first time when the quartet of Rikuya Ito, Kaito Kawabata, Kentaro Sato and Aoto Suzuki finished second at the World Athletics Relays, Sunday in Chorzow, Poland.
Clocking 3 minutes 4.45 seconds, it mark...

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Japan’s Senkaku Public Awareness Campaign At Risk Of Backfiring

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EAST ASIA FORUM
 
The Japanese policy debate on the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands is heating up. China’s new Coast Guard Law, passed in January 2021, stimulated nationalistic reactions in Japan.
9Hinting at the possibility of using the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the National Defense Division of the ruli...

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Japan's Child Population Hits Record Low

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AA.COM
 
According to data number of children aged 14 or younger are 14.93 million, lowest comparable figure over past 40 years
Amplifying concerns over the growing aging population, the latest data released by Japan on Tuesday has shown the child population is the lowest in decades.
Figures rele...

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New Dinosaur Fossil Discovered On Awaji Island, Named After Japanese God

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SORA NEWS
 
 
 
Well, new to us at least.
Being the relatively small country it is, Japan doesn’t come across dinosaur fossils as easily as other places like neighboring China, so it’s always a special treat when one is unearthed.
Fukui Prefecture is one place where dino remnants were found, and ...

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Xiaomi Launches A New Redmi Note 10T In Japan

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GSM ARENA
 
Xiaomi has 13 phones named Redmi Note 11 and it needs to do something about it. Yet we are not sure, what the manufacturer did last month in Japan is a step forward. The company launched the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10T with 5G capabilities for the Japanese market, which is the 10th member o...

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Japan Nurses Voice Anger At Call To Volunteer For Tokyo Olympics Amid Covid Crisis

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Medical staff say their focus shouldremain on treating coronavirus patients rather than helping hold Games
The organisers of the Tokyo Olympics have sparked anger in Japan’s medical community after they asked 500 nurses to volunteer at this summer’s Games.
The request came as the I...

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Total Number Of Cases In Japan Tops 600,000

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NHK
 
 
Japan's health authorities say the coronavirus case tally in the country has surpassed 600,000. The number of patients with serious symptoms is the highest-ever at 1,050.
The sharp increase is putting a strain on the healthcare system, especially in the larger cities of Tokyo and Osaka.
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Suga Says Plenty Of Nurses Available To Work Olympics Since 'Many Are Taking Time Off Now'

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The controversial 2021 Olympics seems to be happening this summer in Japan, despite the majority of Japanese people thinking they should be cancelled or postponed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In order to carry out the Olympics as safely as possible, several measures h...

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Tokyo Hosts Olympic Test Events With Athletes From Abroad Amid Emergency

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The first international sports events with athletes from abroad during this third pandemic-related state-of-emergency kicked off Saturday in Tokyo.
About 200 divers from 45 nations and regions participated in the FINA Diving World Cup, the final qualifier for the Olympics, and ab...

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