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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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More Heavy Rain Expected In Eastern, Western Japan

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NHK
 
The Meteorological Agency says more heavy rain is expected in eastern and western Japan, and people should remain on the alert for landslides and floods.
The agency says radar analysis shows that about 100 millimeters of rain fell in one hour near the cities of Iwamizawa and Mikasa in Hokka...

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Japan Sumo Association To Allow Fans Into July Tourney In Tokyo

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japan Sumo Association said Monday it will allow spectators to attend its July grand tournament in Tokyo despite a recent rise in the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in the Japanese capital.
The association decided at an extraordinary board meeting to admit a...

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'The Cat And The City' Defines Realities Of Contemporary Tokyo

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - We've all been there. The confusions and excuses and downright fibs at the end of a disastrous karaoke company party. Yet it takes a real author to add that "the night was still young, but we were too old for Shibuya."
Nick Bradley makes a strong first attempt in his widely ...

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No Plans For Second State Of Emergency In Japan

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government presently has no plans to declare another state of emergency in response to the 224 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Thursday in Tokyo, citing that the medical care system is not under pressure.
While strengthening its vigilance toward the current status of the i...

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'Don't Scream And Be Serious' Japan Theme Park Tells Rollercoaster Riders

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BBC
 
Many people might find it tricky keeping quiet through a entire roller coaster ride, but one Japanese theme park wants you to do that - and more.
Fuji-Q Highland near Tokyo re-opened last month after its virus shutdown.
It asked riders to avoid screaming when they go on its rollercoasters, ...

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Shinkansen Bullet Train Tickets Go Half-Off Until Spring Of Next Year In East Japan Travel Push

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SORA NEWS
 
11 different routes from Tokyo offering huge discounts.
The tourism industry in Japan came to a screeching halt earlier this year with the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, as pretty much the whole country stayed home for both cherry blossom season and the Golden Week vacation pe...

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Japan Is Reeling From Devastating Rains And Flooding, With More On The Way

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WASHINGTON POST
 
Flooding has caused at least 58 deaths, and another foot of rain is possible in some areas. Torrential, record-breaking rainstorms have deluged southern and central Japan since Friday, killing at least 58 people and damaging more than 4,000 properties.
The southwestern-most isla...

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Tokyo Coronavirus Cases Hit Record Daily High Of 224

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The number of new daily coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a single-day record of 224 on Thursday, the metropolitan government said.
The record follows the confirmation of 75 new coronavirus infections the previous day in the capital, dropping to double digits for the first...

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