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Suga, In Fukushima, Vows To Continue Recovery Efforts For 2011 Disasters-Hit Areas

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JAPAN TODAY
 
FUKUSHIMA - Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed Saturday to press forward with reconstruction efforts for areas devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, as he visited the Fukushima nuclear power plant crippled by the disasters.
He made the comment after there was no mention of...

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Japan’s Suga Tells UN Tokyo Is ‘Determined’ To Host Olympics

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AL JAZEERA
 
In debut UN speech, new PM says Japan is determined to host Olympics ‘as proof humanity has defeated’ COVID-19 pandemic.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has told the United Nations General Assembly that his government is determined to host the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after the ...

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Japan’s Newly Minted Prime Minister Steps Into UN Limelight

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AP NEWS
 
TOKYO (AP) — Considered something of a lightweight on foreign policy issues, Japan’s new prime minister has spent much of his career in the shadows, supporting previous leader Shinzo Abe with backroom bureaucratic maneuvers and in largely scripted, sometimes prickly dealings with the me...

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COVID-19: Japan To Ease Entry Curbs Starting October

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AA.COM
 
Resuming international travel vital for economic recovery, says Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga
Japan will reopen its borders to foreigners from all countries starting October, the country’s prime minister announced on Friday.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said foreign nationals with permi...

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Enjoy The Big Screen At This Nostalgic Drive-In Theater In Osaka

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Enjoy a breeze of nostalgia on the Friday and Saturday at a drive-in theater in Osaka.
The event has been planned in collaboration between J:COM rinku and Sennan City in an attempt to bring back tourism safely to the area following the pandemic of COVID-19. Drive-in theaters offer e...

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Japanese Giant Gundam Robot Shows Off Its Moves

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CNN
 
A giant robot based on a character from a classic anime series has undergone testing in the Japanese city of Yokohama.
The massive humanoid resembles a robot from "Mobile Suit Gundam," a popular TV series from the late 1970s, and can be seen walking, kneeling and gesticulating in a video of...

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Japan To Ease COVID-19 Entry Ban To Allow Long-Term Stays From Oct.

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government is considering allowing more foreigners to enter for stays of three months or longer beginning in October, sources with knowledge of the plans said Wednesday, significantly easing travel restrictions meant to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Around 1,...

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Japan To Reopen Borders To Travelers From All Countries Worldwide Starting In October

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SORA NEWS
 
Sightseeing still off the table, though.
Though many businesses and public facilities in Japan have remained open during the coronavirus pandemic, the country was quick to close its borders to international travel once worldwide infection numbers began to spike in the spring. The deci...

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Ushio Launches World's 1st UV Lamp That Can Safely Kill Coronavirus

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Major Japanese light equipment maker Ushio Inc has recently launched an ultraviolet lamp that can kill the coronavirus without harming human health -- the first of its kind in the world.
The Care 222 UV lamp, which Ushio developed together with Columbia University, is expect...

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Abe: I’ve Managed To Pull Japan Out Of Its Decline

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a recent interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun, looked back on his first and second administrations and discussed his thoughts on political situations, domestic politics and diplomacy. This is the first installment of a three-part series.
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