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Japan’s New Leadership

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JAKARTA POST
 
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only crushed Japan’s economy, but also its hopes of staging a glorious 2020 Summer Olympics. Amid these gloomy circumstances, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation, citing deteriorating health.
 
He has led Japan since 2012, making him th...

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Olympic Flame Out On Display In Japan Olympic Museum

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YAHOO.COM
 
TOKYO (AP) -- The Olympic flame is going on display in Tokyo, just a short walk from the new National Stadium where it was supposed to be burning a month ago.
The flame arrived in Japan from Greece in March and has been largely hidden away in Tokyo since the Olympics were postponed un...

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Japan's Ruling LDP To Hold Leadership Vote On Sept 14

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AL JAZEERA
 
Four candidates in frame to replace Shinzo Abe as PM, but public favourite Shigeru Ishiba lacks support within party.
Opinion polls show former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the most popular choice among the public to be Japan's next prime minister, as four hopefuls jockey to su...

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Coronavirus Puts Japan's Teachers Under Pressure

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NHK
 
Japan's teachers already work some of the longest hours of educators anywhere. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development figures show that junior high school teachers in Japan worked an average of 56 hours per week in 2018.
That put them at the top of a list of 48 countries and ...

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In Race To Replace Japan's Abe, Loyalist Suga Emerges As Strong Contender

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CNA
 
TOKYO: Yoshihide Suga, a longtime lieutenant of Japan's Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a strong contender to succeed him as prime minister, an outcome that would extend the fiscal and monetary stimulus that defined Abe's nearly eight years in office.
Abe, Japan's longest-serving premier, said o...

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Japan's Abe Announces Resignation for Health Reasons

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VOA NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced he is stepping down due to chronic health concerns. His departure ends a historic tenure in office, but the conservative leader’s resignation underscores his mixed accomplishments in regional relations.   
During a televised press confer...

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Kabuki Adaptation Of Miyazaki’s Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind Now Available To Stream Online

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SORA NEWS
 
Stage play goes beyond the Studio Ghibli founder’s anime movie to tell the complete story.
More than 35 years after its release, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind remains one of the most loved and respected anime movies of all time.
Director Hayao Miyazaki has been approached multipl...

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Japan To Lift Re-Entry Restrictions On Foreign Residents: Abe

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will lift re-entry restrictions on foreign residents next month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, changing an aspect of the government's coronavirus response that has received strong criticism from within the expatriate community.
Returning foreign residents will be requi...

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Japan Firms Push Digital Signatures

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NHK NEWS
 
People and businesses in Japan have long used seals to stamp official documents. But some major companies are now shifting from tradition by promoting digital signatures instead.
Eleven firms, including NEC, Fujitsu and Hitachi, set up the Japan Digital Trust Forum on Thursday. They ho...

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Japan’s Virus Wave Is Easing Despite Lack of Government Action

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japan’s most recent and largest wave of coronavirus infections is showing signs of subsiding, despite a lack of heavy intervention from the government to bring it under control.
After peaking at the start of August, the country is on track for a sixth consecutive day where new cases a...

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