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Japan’s Painful Choice on RCEP

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THE DIPLOMAT
 
Tokyo faces a major conundrum with the proposed free trade agreement.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is emerging as a mega FTA centered on the ASEAN+3. Although ASEAN is the obvious driving force behind RCEP, the negotiations are also influenced by Japan and...

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Japan Reports Over 1,300 New Cases Daily

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JAPAN BULLET
 
Over 1,300 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Sunday across Japan. Authorities have counted more than 1,000 new cases for five days in a row through Sunday.
In Tokyo, 292 new cases were reported on Sunday. The daily tally in the capital fell below 300 for the first time in f...

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Rainy Season Ends Later Than Usual In Tokyo, Neighboring Areas

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The rainy season in Tokyo and neighboring areas in the Kanto-Koshin region in eastern and central Japan appears to have ended, finishing later than in usual years, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday.
This year's rainy season, which started around June 11, finished...

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Tokyo Coronavirus Cases Top 400 For 2nd Day

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NHK
 
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported a record 472 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. It is the second day in a row that the daily tally in the Japanese capital has topped 400.
The capital reported 463 cases on Friday.
The total number of coronavirus infections in Tokyo now stan...

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The Future Is Here! Coronavirus Prevention Leads To Holographic Touch Screens In Everyday Spaces

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SORA NEWS
 
Soon we won’t have to worry about getting infected by a dirty touch screen!
As the coronavirus pandemic persists, we’re beginning to face a new normal where we all stay two meters (or six feet) apart, avoid touching things, and avoid crowded places.
That means adjustments to modern am...

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Boeing And Mitsubishi Sign Agreement To Support Japan F-15 Upgrades

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DEFENSE NEWS
 
 
American firm Boeing has signed an agreement with Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to support upgrades to Japan’s fleet of F-15 fighter jets.
The agreement, made through the U.S. Direct Commercial Sales process, is part of a larger $4.5 billion modernization program f...

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Japan's Only Prefecture With Zero COVID Cases Reports First Infections

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MAINICHI
 
Japan's northeastern prefecture of Iwate, the only prefecture in the country to have reported zero coronavirus cases, confirmed its first infections on July 29 as the country saw the daily number of cases top 1,000 for the first time.
The Iwate Prefectural Government said two people ha...

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Japan's Daily Coronavirus Infections Exceed 1,100

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NHK
 
Japan's daily number of confirmed coronavirus cases topped 1,100 on Wednesday. It's the highest daily total and the first time the symbolic 1,000 threshold has been crossed.
Officials in the western prefecture of Osaka reported 221 cases on Wednesday. It's the highest ever daily total there...

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Japan Includes Hawaii on List of 12 Possible Safe Travel Destinations

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TRAVEL AND LEISURE
 
Also on the list are Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Macao, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Singapore, and Taiwan.
Hawaii has been included on a list of 12 destinations the Japanese government is considering to approve for safe travel.
The ...

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Bodyguard Of Japan's Defense Chief Infected With Coronavirus

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KYODO NEWS
 
A bodyguard of Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, but Kono himself is negative, police and the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
The bodyguard, who belongs to the Metropolitan Police Department, developed a fever earlier Tuesday and was co...

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