NHK
 
Japanese authorities had reported 2,496 new cases of the coronavirus as of 8 p.m. on Sunday.
They reported 36 deaths, including six in Osaka, five each in Hokkaido and Aichi, and four in Nara.
The overall total of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 199,960, including 712 from a cr...

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government approved a ninth consecutive rise in military spending on Monday, funding the development of an advanced stealth fighter and longer-range anti-ship missile to counter China's growing military power.
The Ministry of Defense will ge...

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
Top actor Mackenyu Arata has made a very shocking announcement, next year he will be leaving his agency TOP COAT and but a temporary halt to his Japanese activities. He is currently scheduled to leave his agency in April.
Shortly after leaving Mackenyu will be completely focusing on...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - For a good chunk of the 1990s, "Yu Yu Hakusho" was one of the biggest hits in the anime/manga world. The story of undead teenage delinquent Yusuke and his supernatural atrial arts battles, "Yu Yu Hakusho" took the "Demon Slayer: Kietsu no Yaiba" route and wrapped up in a tim...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Sony said Friday it was pulling the much-hyped "Cyberpunk 2077" from PlayStation stores around the world citing "lack of customer satisfaction", after complaints of bugs, compatibility issues and even health risks.
"SIE (Sony Interactive Entertainment) strives to ensure a hi...

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BBC
 
Rescuers are trying to free more than 1,000 vehicles which have been stranded on a highway for two days after a heavy snow storm struck Japan.
Authorities have distributed food, fuel and blankets to the drivers on the Kanetsu expressway, which connects the capital Tokyo to Niigata, in the n...

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
December hasn’t been the best month for the girls of LDH. Despite rumors of E-girls‘ disbandment being postponed to 2021, it was confirmed by LDH that the group would officially be disbanding at the end of the year on December 31st. This had fans curious about the fate of the other ...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Support for Yoshihide Suga plunges as his travel policy is blamed in part for rise in infections
Yoshihide Suga’s honeymoon period as Japan’s prime minister had barely begun when coronavirus intervened. Now, two months into his leadership, he finds himself battling a resurgent outb...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A powerful cold front brought heavy snow to a wide area mainly on the Sea of Japan side from Tuesday to Wednesday.
The snow was expected to continue intermittently on Thursday, with heavy precipitation expected in both mountain and level areas. The Meteorological Agency is urging...

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CTV NEWS
 
TOKYO -- Officials from Japan's space agency said Tuesday they have found more than the anticipated amount of soil and gases inside a small capsule the country's Hayabusa2 spacecraft brought back from a distant asteroid this month, a mission they praised as a milestone in planetary res...

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