JAPAN TIMES
 
In a major change to border-control measures, Japan will from Monday allow re-entry to all returnees from six countries blacklisted over the spread of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.
The six countries — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri ...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Discovery made by a local girl comes decades after the bottle was put into the sea by schoolchildren as part of an experiment to monitor ocean currents
A glass bottle that was released into the sea 37 years ago by high school students in Japan has been found on the island of Hawaii...

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AP NEWS
 
The race is on for the next Japanese prime minister.
Official election campaigning kicked off Friday for the new head of Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party, a role that typically signals the next national leader.
Four candidates are competing in the Sept. 29 vote to replace outg...

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FRANCE 24
 
The campaign to become Japan's next prime minister kicks off on Friday, with four candidates vying for leadership of the ruling party in an unusually close race.
The candidates include two women hoping to lead a country that has never had a female prime minister, though both are consi...

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SORA NEWS
 
A new take on an old favourite, complete with “glamping sauce”. 
As Japan’s most popular locally grown fast food chain, Mos Burger has its finger on the pulse when it comes to delivering flavours that appeal to local tastes and lifestyles.
So when the seasons change, Mos Burger knows ...

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NHK
 
Severe tropical storm Chanthu is expected to approach Japan. Weather officials are advising people to be on the alert for landslides, strong winds and high waves in the west of the country.
Rough weather is also expected in wide areas from northern to western Japan through Saturday.
The Met...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
North Korea fired what appeared to be two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday — an act Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga slammed as “outrageous” — just days after testing a new weapon believed to be capable of delivering a nuclear bomb to most of Japan.
The spate of te...

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GMA NETWORK
 
Japan's embassy in Manila on Tuesday confirmed that its government has received information on possible terror attacks in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines.
"We confirm that the Japanese government has received information about a possible terror attack, but we cannot give y...

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STRIPES.COM
 
New coronavirus cases in Japan’s capital city are continuing to drop to levels not seen since the runup to the fifth and highest wave of infections, which peaked a month ago.
Tokyo reported 1,052 newly infected people Wednesday, according to public broadcaster NHK. For 24 consecutiv...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Takemitsu Takizaki, the founder of electronic sensor-maker Keyence Corp., has overtaken Uniqlo billionaire Tadashi Yanai to become Japan’s richest person.
Takizaki is now worth $38.2 billion (¥4.2 trillion), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after his company’s shares a...

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