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Experience Akihabara Station In A VR World, Then Ride The Train To A Virtual Marketplace

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JAPAN TODAY
 
One thing this pandemic has taught is that having the option to do physical activities in the digital sphere is both useful and desirable, and thanks to virtual reality technology, living life digitally has become even more immersive than ever. Nowadays, you can even shop in virtual...

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Japan's Paralympic Team Aims To Build A More Inclusive Society

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is sending a record number of athletes to the Paralympics aiming not only for gold medals but also to build a more inclusive society, according to top team official Miki Matheson.
A gold medallist herself at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Matheson serves as one of thre...

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Japan’s Premier Faces Fresh Blow as Ally Loses Election

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga suffered a fresh blow amid criticism of his pandemic management, when his favored candidate lost an election for mayor in the city where he began his political career.
Hachiro Okonogi was defeated by Takeharu Yamanaka, a former university profess...

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Tokyo Logs 2,447 Virus Cases

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Tokyo confirmed 2,447 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Monday, down 515 from the same day last week.
It was the first time in two days for the daily tally to fall below the same day in the previous week.
According to the Tokyo metropolitan government, the number of ser...

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Chinese Actor Banned After His Visit To Japan’s Yasukuni Shrine Harms National Emotion

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GLOBAL TIMES
 
A Chinese actor who posed for pictures at the notorious Japanese Yasukuni Shrine has been forced out of the entertainment industry as more mainstream platforms deletes his films and television works, variety shows and music as of Sunday. 
All films and drama series that Zhang Zheha...

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COVID-19 Tracker: Japan's Case Count Tops 25,000 Again As Surge Continues

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JAPAN TIMES
The nationwide total of COVID-19 cases topped 25,000 for the third straight day as Tokyo reported 5,074 new cases Saturday.
Despite anti-virus measures taken under the state of emergency and quasi-emergency status in hard-hit areas, Japan is grappling with its largest wave of infectio...

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Paralympic Coronavirus Cases At Record High

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NHK
 
Thirty more people involved in the Tokyo Paralympics have tested positive for the coronavirus. The tally includes two para athletes who came to Japan from overseas.
This is the highest daily figure ahead of the Paralympics, which opens on Tuesday.
Sunday's figure brings the total number of ...

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Pokémon Store Closing Down Gives Fans Big Old Poké-Tears With Heart-Melting Receipt Message

  • Category:Shopping
SORA NEWS
 
Okayama branch has more to say than just goodbye.
Running a Pokémon specialty shop in Japan seems like about the surest recipe for success you could come up with, and over the years fans have made a lot of happy memories at the Pokémon Store in Okayama City’s Aeon Mall.
Sure, it may n...

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Japan Sees Record Number Of Covid Cases Days Before Paralympics Begin

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Critical care beds are nearing capacity in Tokyo and prefectures outside the capital are also tackling worst ever outbreak
Japan has recorded a record number of coronavirus cases while critical care beds in Tokyo are nearing capacity less than a week before the city is due to host ...

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Half Of Japan's Population Has Received At Least 1 Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Half of Japan's population has now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the government said Wednesday, marking a milestone as the country grapples with its largest wave of infections yet, with the nationwide tally of new cases topping 23,000 in another record high.
Just u...

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