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Unused COVID Shots Piling Up In Japan Amid Slow Rollout

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REUTERS
 
Unused COVID-19 vaccines in Japan are set to reach tens of millions of doses, as the country is poised to approve two more shots in coming weeks and the pace of its inoculation campaign remains slow due to manpower and logistical bottlenecks.
Japan imported 28 million doses of Pfizer In...

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Japan Looks To Reduce Environmental Burdens Of Its Fashion Industry

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan’s public and private sectors are set to collaborate on reducing the environmental burden caused by the fashion industry.
The fashion sector is said to be the second-biggest source of environmental pollution in the world, after the oil industry, as it emits huge amounts of carb...

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Japan To Establish No-fly Zone Over Olympic Venues During Tokyo Summer Games

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REPUBLIC WORLD
 
 Japan government would set up a no-fly zone over Olympic venues from July 21 to September 5 as part of anti- terrorism measures during the summer games in
Japan transport ministry on Thursday said that their government would set up a no-fly zone over Olympic venues from July 21 ...

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Japan Faces Longer State Of Emergency, Casting Doubt On Olympics

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JAKARTA POST
 
The Japanese government is considering extending a coronavirus spurred state of emergency in Tokyo and other major urban areas, a move that could cast doubt on the planned Summer Olympics.
Officials were leaning toward an extension of the measures in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo p...

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Japan, South Korea At Odds Over Wartime History, Radioactive Water

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his South Korean counterpart Chung Eui Yong remained at odds on Wednesday over issues involving wartime history and Tokyo's decision to release treated radioactive water into the sea.
In the first foreign ministerial meeting between the...

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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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