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Japan's Pro Baseball League Delays Season Start Over Coronavirus

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's professional baseball establishment said Monday it will delay the start of the season for both the Central and Pacific leagues, originally scheduled for March 20, due to the coronavirus crisis.
The J-League, meanwhile, said it will extend its suspension of soccer matches unti...

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Film Lauding Japan's Fukushima Heroes Warns Against Complacency

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JAKARTA POST
 
As aftershocks rock the Fukushima nuclear plant, a small band of workers defy their bosses to stay on and fight to stop an even bigger disaster from irradiating a wide swathe of Japan.
The scene is from a movie that opened on Friday - Fukushima 50, which tells the true story of the...

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Cathay Pacific To Temporarily Suspend Japan Flights From Monday Amid Coronavirus Restrictions

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. will suspend flights to and from Japan for three weeks after the Japanese government tightened quarantine rules on people arriving from Hong Kong.
Flights to and from Hong Kong and four Japanese airports and cities — Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, Fukuoka, Nagoy...

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Ripple Effect Of Support Floats Golden Dream

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Naohide Yamaguchi set a world record in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke in the SB14 category at the World Para Swimming Championships last September, finishing in 1 minute 4.95 seconds. The 19-year-old rising star is expected to be in the running to win a gold medal at the Tokyo...

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Kaela Kimura to Release New Mini Album “ZIG ZAG”

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
On March 4, Kaela Kimura will release her new mini album, “ZIG ZAG.” The focal point of the release is the song “Tokei no Hari ~Aishite mo Anata ga Toku naru no~”, which serves as the theme song for the TV Asahi drama “Alibi Kuzushi Uketamawarimasu.”
“ZIG ZAG” also includes a remix ...

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Japanese Revolving Sushi Restaurant Chain Stops Revolving During Coronavirus Outbreak

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SORA NEWS
 
But customers wonder if it will do anything to help the growing health crisis.
As cases of the novel coronavirus dubbed COVID-19 by the World Health Organisation continue to rise in Japan, businesses around the country are amping up countermeasures to help contain the outbreak.
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Coronavirus Cases Increase In Japan

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NHK WORLD
 
The number of coronavirus cases in Japan has increased to 1,036 as of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, local time. That figure includes 706 people from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. The vessel is moored at Yokohama Port, near Tokyo.
The tally is based on data compiled by the health ministry a...

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Tokyo Gov't Urges People To Refrain From Cherry Blossom Parties In Parks

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
TOKYO - The Tokyo government urged residents on Wednesday to refrain from joining parties at parks during the famed cherry blossom season, in the latest disruption caused by concerns over the new coronavirus.
The season, which is expected to start in mid-March, is traditionally ce...

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Japan Lifts Evacuation Order For Town Hit By Fukushima Disaster

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Futaba to reopen for start of Olympic torch relay after being deserted for nine years
Japan has lifted an evacuation order for parts of a town in the shadow of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, weeks before the area is to host the start of the Olympic torch relay.
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Japan Coronavirus Cases Hit 1,000 Mark As Tokyo Insists Olympics On Track

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REUTERS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s confirmed coronavirus infections rose above 1,000 on Wednesday, most of them from a quarantined cruise liner, as Olympics organizers dismissed speculation that the Tokyo Summer Games could be canceled.
Thirty-six new infections, the biggest one-day increase to ...

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