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Five Million People Under Evacuation Order In Japan As Rain Batters South Coast

  • Category:Nature
CNN
 
More than 5 million residents in Japan have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to the threat of flooding and landslides, as torrential rains batter the country's southwestern tip.
The strongest evacuation warning, Level 5, was issued on Saturday to more than a million people across th...

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Japan To Allow More Overseas Arrivals

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NHK
 
NHK has learned that the Japanese government plans to increase a daily cap on the number of people entering the country from the current 2,000 to about 3,500 starting Monday.
Sources say the transport ministry has notified airlines of the decision.
The cap has been set at 2,000 since March ...

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Taiyaki Shop In Tokyo Serves Up Vegan Version Of The Traditional Japanese Snack For First Time

  • Category:Gourmet
JAPAN TODAY
 
Lovers of Japanese desserts will already know about taiyaki. This classic treat is shaped like a fish and comes with various types of fillings.
While sweet red bean paste is traditional, you can also snap up versions filled with custard, chocolate sauce, or even savoury options like...

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Warning Of Covid ‘Disaster’ In Japan As Cases Explode

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Local media report Paralympics will be held without spectators as infections rise to more than 18,000 a day in wake of Olympics
Health experts in Japan have said the country is confronting a coronavirus “disaster” and urged the government to take immediate action to stem a surge in...

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Olympics Now Ended, Japan Races To Vaccinate As Virus Surges

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AP NEWS
 
The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it’s still vacation season in Japan, and many people are ignoring government pleas to avoid travel and stay away from bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus spikes at record levels.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is pinning his hopes on vaccinatio...

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Japan Intentionally Omitted COVID-19 Variant News From Olympic Press Briefings

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THE UNION DEMOCRAT
 
Japanese health officials deliberately omitted any mentions of the highly contagious lambda variant of COVID-19 in official communications to the press during the Tokyo Olympics, according to a new report.
A woman from Peru who landed at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on July 20, thr...

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Japan May Not Lift COVID-19 Emergency As Planned

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Some government officials believe they may not be able to lift the COVID-19 state of emergency in place in parts of the country at the end of this month as planned.
There are no signs yet of infection cases reaching a peak amid the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta variant...

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Suga Omits Part Of Speech At Hiroshima Ceremony

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga omitted part of his speech at the Peace Memorial Ceremony held in Hiroshima on Friday and apologized for the error at a press conference following the ceremony.
In the speech, Suga said, “Japan will firmly uphold the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. Fre...

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Yayoi Kusama’s Yellow Pumpkin Washed Away During Typhoon In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
On Sunday night, Typhoon Lupit made landfall on Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu, moving in a northeasterly direction over the Seto Inland Sea, bringing strong winds and heavy downpours to the region that lasted through to Monday evening.
One of the small islands in the Seto In...

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Japan’s New Canned Curry Is Ready-To-Drink And Ready To Delight The Curry-Loving Nation

  • Category:Gourmet
SORA NEWS
 
Just when we thought we couldn’t love Japan’s beverage makers anymore than we already did, they go and do this.
Canned coffee is one of the greatest ideas Japanese drink companies ever had. When you find yourself wanting a jolt of java, there’s no need to go to the hassle of brewing a...

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