JAKARTA POST
 
Japan will consider easing regulations on the sale of emergency contraceptive pills without a prescription, the health minister said Friday, taking a step toward allowing the kind of over-the-counter birth control that is already available in dozens of other countries.
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WFMZ
 
 Company's Virtual Con Offerings Include a Voice Actor Panel, Exclusive Game Mat, and Remote Duel Competitions
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) is excited to present a spread of unique, virtual experiences at New York Comic Con and MCM's Metaverse (NYCC x MCM Metaverse). Online ...

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MAINICHI
 
Japan's weather agency is calling for residents to be vigilant against powerful winds, high tides and landslides as strong Typhoon Chan-hom approaches east of the country's archipelago.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reports that the 14th tropical storm of the year was situated ...

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SCIENCE MAGAZINE
 
Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has disrupted the process by which scientists are appointed to serve on the governing body of the country’s leading academic society. Researchers see the move against the Science Council of Japan (SCJ) as a threat to academic freedom....

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KYODO NEWS
 
Popular Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara is set to marry her non-celebrity boyfriend within the year, her agency said Thursday.
"I felt confident I could overcome any difficulties with him while sharing various experiences," the 33-year-old actress said in a statement.
The would-be g...

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AA.COM
 
 Quadrilateral Security Dialogue group agrees to work for 'free and open Indo-Pacific' amid tensions with ChinaThe top diplomats of Japan, the US, Australia and India met in Tokyo on Tuesday agreeing to work for peace in the Indo-Pacific region. 
According to Japan’s Kyodo News Agency, t...

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TIMEOUT
 
Here’s how Japan is planning to reopen its borders ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games
With so much uncertainty amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, the road to reopening borders for international travel feels like a long and murky path.
While Japan has recently eased entry restrictions...

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japanese fashion lovers, politicians and friends of Kenzo Takada paid tribute to the designer on Monday after he died in Paris aged 81 having contracted coronavirus.
Junko Koshino, who went to fashion school with Takada in Tokyo, told local media she could not believe news of his d...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Yuru-kyara competition ‘lost original purpose’ after aggressive campaigning by prefectures
A cuddly fairy on a mission to “deliver happiness” to her disaster-hit hometown has been crowned Japan’s most popular mascot, but unseemly rivalry among competitors has forced organisers to a...

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SORA NEWS
 
That puts the new total of Pokéfuta in Japan at 110!
Pokémon manhole covers have been slowly but steadily taking over Japan. Starting with just a few featuring Eevee in Kagoshima in 2018, then gradually progressing to taking over streets across the country with lots of different Pokém...

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