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ONLY In JAPAN Series Moves To New Youtube Channel

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - John Daub, creator and producer of the ONLY in JAPAN series on YouTube, one of the top Japan travel channels with an audience of over 1.5 million subscribers, has moved to a new YouTube channel.
Saying good-bye to the old channel was not easy. “I really tried my best to find...

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Yokohama Unveils Plans To Build A Humongous Theme Park

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SORA NEWS
 
The question on everyone’s mind is: what’s the theme, though?
What do you do with an abandoned army base? Turn it into a gigantic theme park, of course. At least, that’s what the City of Yokohama is planning to do with the remains of the American army’s Kamiseya Communication Facility...

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Tokyo Banana And Kitkat Team Up To Offer Limited-Edition Caramel Banana Kitkats

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SORA NEWS
 
The smash hit taste sensation is back! In KitKat form! Again!
Tokyo Banana is one of, if not the most famous souvenir one can buy when visiting Tokyo. While tourists from outside the country may set their sights on various flavors of Pocky, skewers of chewy dango dumplings or red bean...

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Marriage Inequality: Japan's Husbands Happy, Wives Stressed As Kids Stuck Home Amid Pandemic

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JAPAN TIMES
 
About 70 percent of husbands in Japan felt more positive about child-rearing during the coronavirus stay-at-home period requested by the government but 40 percent of wives felt stressed at having to be with their kids and husbands all the time, a private survey shows.
Of the husband...

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Osaka Marks New Record High Of 149 Coronavirus Cases

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A record 149 people were newly confirmed as being infected with the novel coronavirus in Osaka Prefecture on Friday, exceeding Wednesday’s high of 121, according to the prefectural government.
It was the third day in a row that the prefecture’s daily figure exceeded 100.
 
 

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U.S. Says Ghosn's Son Paid $500,000 In Cryptocurrency To Man For Escape From Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
BOSTON - The son of former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn made about $500,000 in cryptocurrency payments to one of the two Massachusetts men who helped him escape from Japan, U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing.
Federal prosecutors in filing late on Wednesday said the pay...

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Heavy Rain Expected In Western, Eastern Japan

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NHK
 
Heavy rain is pounding parts of northern Kyushu. Weather officials warn that wide areas of western and eastern Japan may also be hit through Sunday.
The Meteorological Agency says a lingering seasonal rain front and a low pressure system are making atmospheric conditions unstable in western...

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Japan To Negotiate Easing Travel Bans With China, S. Korea, Taiwan

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KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday Japan will commence negotiations to resume business travel with some 10 countries and regions including China, South Korea and Taiwan, easing entry bans currently in place to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
At the coronavirus task fo...

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Robot Takes Orders At Japanese Hamburger Shop

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Hoping to reduce human contact, operator of Mos Burger shops, Mos Food Services Inc. introduced a robot that can take orders.
The company unveiled to the press on Tuesday what customer service can look like with an OriHime robot that can be remotely controlled by people with disa...

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Japan's Goto Domestic Tourism Push Stalls Amid Fears Of Covid-19 'Disaster'

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Surge in cases forces the government to create an exclusion zone around the capital and pay out for cancellations
A government-sponsored campaign to revive domestic tourism in Japan has begun in disarray amid fears it could cause a coronavirus “disaster”.
The “Go To” campaign was s...

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