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Heavy Rain Across Eastern And Western Japan

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NHK
 
A seasonal rain front is bringing downpours to eastern and western Japan. Information on heavy rain inundation and landslides has been issued for Tokyo.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says an inflow of warm, damp air toward the front has made rain clouds develop, mainly along the Pacific coa...

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Sprinter Yamagata Named Japan's Tokyo Olympic Captain

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KYODO NEWS
 
Male sprinter Ryota Yamagata was chosen to captain Japan's Tokyo Olympic delegation, the Japanese Olympic Committee said Thursday, with female table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa named vice captain.
Yamagata and Ishikawa, both Olympic medalists who will be competing in their third st...

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Softbank Suspends Production Of Chatty Robot Pepper

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JAPAN TODAY
 
SoftBank has suspended production of its humanoid robot Pepper, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday, seven years after the conglomerate unveiled the signature chatty white android to much fanfare.
Pepper, used to greet people in stores and hotels in Japan and around the world, have b...

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Japan To Introduce Tougher Guidelines For Tokyo Games Training Camps

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Government guidelines for local authorities that host foreign athletes will be revised to strengthen measures against COVID-19, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
The new guidelines are expected to stipulate that if a member of a foreign delegation for the Tokyo Olympics or Paralym...

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Tokyo Infections Continue Upward Trend With 317 New Cases

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Tokyo confirmed 317 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Monday, up 81 from the same day a week earlier.
The daily tally in the capital was higher than the figure logged on the same day of the previous week for the ninth consecutive day.
According to the Tokyo met...

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Suga Visits Haneda Airport For Briefing On Anti-Virus Border Measures

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visited Tokyo's Haneda airport Monday and was briefed on border measures to prevent COVID-19 from being brought into Japan ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, set to begin in less than a month.
The games will bring tens of thousands of athletes, staff and jour...

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Japan’s Olympic-Sized COVID-19 Gamble

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EAST ASIA FORUM
 
After a one-year postponement, the Tokyo Olympic Games are set to begin on 23 July. The Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have emphasised that they will hold a ‘safe and secure’ Games. But the Japanese medical community and public question the wis...

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Bury Your Face In This Pokémon’s Butt For The Softest, Soundest, And Weirdest Nap Ever

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SORA NEWS
 
This Pokémon wants to lend you a hand when you’re sleepy by lending you its backside.
No matter how enthusiastic and active a person you may be, all of us have days where we find ourselves running low on energy. It starts with a yawn in the middle of the day, followed by the sensation...

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Govt Stops Accepting Applications For Workplace Vaccinations

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THE JAPAN TIMES
 
The government on Friday temporarily stopped accepting applications from companies to conduct COVID-19 inoculations at workplaces as demand exceeded expectations, stretching vaccine supply levels.
In a program broadcast by Fuji TV on Thursday, Taro Kono, the minister in charge o...

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Japan To Donate Millions More Astrazeneca Vaccine Doses Across Asia

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will donate 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses each to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand starting next week, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday.
Tokyo will also offer 1 million doses each to Taiwan and Vietnam, in addition to the batches of 1.24 mil...

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