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Mutated COVID-19 Strain Confirmed In Japan As Nationwide Case Tally Hits Record High

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan on Friday confirmed its first cases of a mutated form of COVID-19 in five people who entered the nation from the U.K., health minister Norihisa Tamura said.
The same day, Japan confirmed a record 3,748 new coronavirus cases, the third consecutive day above 3,000.
The people wh...

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Japan’s Shinzo Abe Apologises Over ‘Cherry Blossom’ Scandal

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AL JAZEERA
 
Ex-PM says he was unaware that his office had subsidised cherry blossom viewing parties for his supporters.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has apologised for what he said were mistakes regarding unreported political funds involving as much as 30 million yen ($289,807) and ...

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Bluetooth Tombstones Help You Mourn Loved Ones Without Breaking The Bank

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is constantly coming up with new ways to make our lives more convenient via the latest technology, sometimes even inventing solutions to problems we didn’t know we had.
And now, continuing that tradition, you can buy tombstones with bluetooth technology.
At the Yachiyo Yukyu n...

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Japan's Bitter Vaccine History Creates Hurdle In COVID-19 Fight

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JAPAN TIMES
 
  
With agreements to secure more coronavirus vaccines than it needs and legislation to distribute it for free, Japan may seem to have its inoculation plans in place. Yet a tense public history with vaccines and a cautious approval process has some concerned over how quickly the cou...

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Eat Eevee! Pokémon Tokyo Banana Team-Up Enters Round Two With Suggestions To Freeze, Singe Eevee

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SORA NEWS
 
Once again, the number-two Pokémon is right on Pikachu’s heels.
Eevee’s National Pokédex number is 133, but in terms of marketing, the much-loved species is really the number-two Pokémon. Sure, Pikachu usually takes point on collaborative Pokémon projects, but you can usually expect E...

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Abe Questioned By Prosecutors: Report

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe submitted to voluntary questioning by Tokyo prosecutors on Monday in a case against his secretary over unreported political funds, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified sources.
Abe, who stepped down citing ...

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Japan's COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 3,000 As Medical Experts Sound Alarm

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The nation’s death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 3,000 on Tuesday amid fears that a recent spike in the number of infections could further squeeze its health care system.
The number of deaths across Japan in December, which has exceeded 800, is already more than double that...

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Cabinet Oks Record ¥106.61 Trillion Budget For FY2021

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's cabinet approved Monday a largest-ever 106.61 trillion yen ($1.03 trillion) draft budget for fiscal 2021, as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, its rapidly aging society and new security challenges.
Marking a record high for the ninth consecutive yea...

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Japan Reports Nearly 2,500 Cases On Sunday

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NHK
 
Japanese authorities had reported 2,496 new cases of the coronavirus as of 8 p.m. on Sunday.
They reported 36 deaths, including six in Osaka, five each in Hokkaido and Aichi, and four in Nara.
The overall total of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 199,960, including 712 from a cr...

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Japan Sets Record $52 B Military Budget With Stealth Jets, Long-Range Missiles

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government approved a ninth consecutive rise in military spending on Monday, funding the development of an advanced stealth fighter and longer-range anti-ship missile to counter China's growing military power.
The Ministry of Defense will ge...

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