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Japan Launches First Arab Space Mission To Mars

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A rocket from Japan carried the first Arab space mission to Mars into space Monday, with the probe dubbed “Hope” successfully separating about an hour after liftoff.
Carrying a Mars orbiter developed by the United Arab Emirates, the H-IIA rocket launched by Mitsubishi Heavy Industri...

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Japanese Actor Haruma Miura Dies in Apparent Suicide

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NIPPON.COM
 
Tokyo, July 18 (Jiji Press)--Popular Japanese actor Haruma Miura, 30, has died in apparent suicide, it was learned Saturday.
Miura was found hanging at his condominium in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the day and was later confirmed dead at a hospital, investigative sources said. Circumstan...

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Japan's Travel Campaign Thrown Into Disarray After Minister's Remarks

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's travel subsidy campaign was thrown into deeper confusion Friday when officials had to quickly clarify a recommendation by the tourism minister regarding the contentious program, with his stance on covering cancellation fees facing opposition from a senior member of the ruling...

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Tetsuya Komuro To Produce New Nogizaka46 Song “Route 246”

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SORA NEWS
 
  Legendary producer Tetsuya Komuro has been announced as the producer for Nogizaka46‘s upcoming track “Route 246“. The song was written by the 46/48 family head honcho Yasahui Akimoto.
“Route 246” is scheduled to be released on July 24th, and it is Komuro’s first produced work since ...

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Japanese Train Station Grows Wine Grapes On The Platform

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SORA NEWS
 
Wait for your train under the shade of Japan’s only train station platform vineyard.
In Japan, just about every city boasts at least one local specialty, where the climate, soil composition and geographical location combine to create the perfect growing conditions for a particular pro...

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Japan's Coronavirus Tracing App Resumes

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NHK
 
Japan's health ministry is resuming the nation's coronavirus contact-tracing app service on Wednesday. The app has been under repair because of a glitch.
The smartphone app is designed to notify users who are thought to have been in close contact with someone infected with the virus.
The fr...

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Experts Meet On How To Prevent Go To Campaign From Spreading Coronavirus

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A Japanese campaign to boost domestic tourism faced scrutiny on Thursday with the economy minister due to meet experts as critics worried that encouraging people to travel out of Tokyo risks spreading the coronavirus.
The concerns in Japan highlight a conundrum facing countr...

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Japan Youth Sleep 8 Hours A Day, Longer Than 10 Years Ago: Survey

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japanese in their 20s and early 30s sleep about eight hours a day, 40 to 50 minutes longer than 10 years ago, as they go to bed earlier, according to a recent survey.
The longer sleeping hours may have links with youth falling asleep while watching smartphones as they lie down, say...

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2 People Missing After Mudslide In Western Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
Two people went missing Tuesday morning after a mudslide hit an area in western Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture, local authorities said.
Rescue workers are searching for a woman in her 80s and her son, in his 50s, in the city of Higashihiroshima after receiving an emergency call reporti...

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COVID-19 Drains Reserve Funds Of 42 Prefectures In Japan By 58%

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ASAHI
 
Spending to contain the novel coronavirus has drained the reserve funds of most of Japan's prefectural governments by more than half, limiting their financial resources to combat a second wave.
The prefectures have shelled out more than 1 trillion yen ($9.36 billion) to date in response t...

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