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Cut Out Baumkuchen Cakes Feature Lovestruck Pandas For Valentine’s Day

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Katanukiya is a cake shop based in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district that does something quite unique when it comes to their products.
They specialize in the multi-layered Baumkuchen cake, a German dessert also loved by people in Japan. The center portion of the cakes features differe...

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These Two Types Of Chocolate Ramen Are Going To Make Valentine’s Day Extra-Sweet

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SORA NEWS
 
The angelic and devilish ramen sweets are ready to satisfy all our cravings at once.
Korakuen is one of Japan’s most popular ramen chains, proudly serving noodles to customers since the 1960s. That doesn’t mean that Korakuen is afraid of trying new things, which is how we were gifted ...

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Japan's Motegi, New US Secretary Of State Blinken Vow To Boost Alliance

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JAKARTA POST
 
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Wednesday he and new US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed to strengthen the Japan-US alliance and achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific, sharing the view that the regional security situation is becoming increasingly severe.
In phone tal...

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Japan’s Arms Exports: A Prudent Possibility Amid Enduring Challenges

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THE DIPLOMAT
 
Japan needs to urgently address key structural problems in order to build an export-driven defense industry.
To get out of its rut, Japan needs two essential components for its defense industry: a brand, and a market with demand for its defense products. Its moves in the last seven...

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Advisor To Japanese Prime Minister Names 4 Conditions For The Tokyo Olympics To Go On

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CNBC
 
Key PointsRecent opinion polls show that the majority of people in Japan — about 80% of those surveyed — do not want the Tokyo Olympics to be held this summer.Speculation was reignited last week after U.K. newspaper the Times reported that the Japanese government had privately concluded th...

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New Coronavirus Cases In Tokyo Fall To 618; Nationwide Tally 2,723

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday reported 618 new cases of the coronavirus, down 368 from Sunday. It was the lowest number since the capital reported 481 cases on Dec 28.
The number (326 men and 292 women) is the result of 7,161 tests conducted on Jan 22.
By age group, th...

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Tokyo 2020 Concerns Continue As COVID-19 Vaccinations Yet To Get Underway In Japan

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INSIDE THE GAMES
 
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics faces further uncertainty due to the Japanese Government's COVID-19 vaccination plans, with its roll out not expected until late February.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga suggested in a speech last week that vaccines are a "clincher" and promised ...

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Japan Likely To Hit COVID-19 Herd Immunity In October, Months After Olympics

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is likely to achieve herd immunity to COVID-19 through mass inoculations only months after the planned Tokyo Olympics, even though it has locked in the biggest quantity of vaccines in Asia, according to a London-based forecaster.
That would be a blow to Prime Minister Yoshihid...

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Japan's Telework Rate Low Amid Virus State Of Emergency

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Companies in Japan have not promoted teleworking much, despite a call by the government to reduce the number of workers in offices by 70% during the second coronavirus state of emergency, a survey by the Japan Productivity Center has shown.
The proportion of teleworkers fell to 22.0...

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Japan Mulls Countermeasures Over ROK Court Ruling

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
 
The government plans to continue urging South Korea to correct the violation of international law over a South Korean court ruling ordering Japan to pay damages to 12 former “comfort women.”
If South Korea does not provide an effective solution, the Japanese government will c...

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