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Hokkaido To Lift State Of Emergency Over Virus

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NHK WORLD
 
Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido is to lift a state of emergency declared last month in response to the new coronavirus outbreak there.
Governor Naomichi Suzuki told reporters on Wednesday that the three-week emergency period will expire on the following day as planned. He anno...

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Hokkaido To Lift State Of Emergency Over Virus

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NHK WORLD
 
Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido is to lift a state of emergency declared last month in response to the new coronavirus outbreak there.
Governor Naomichi Suzuki told reporters on Wednesday that the three-week emergency period will expire on the following day as planned. He anno...

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Japanese Flu Drug 'Clearly Effective' In Treating Coronavirus, Says China

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The Guardian
 
Shares in Fujifilm Toyama Chemical, which developed favipiravir, surged after praise by Chinese official following clinical trialsMedical authorities in China have said a drug used in Japan to treat new strains of influenza appeared to be effective in coronavirus patients, Japanese...

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Deputy Head Of Japan's Olympic Committee Tests Positive For COVID-19, Abe Insists Games Will Go Ahead

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ABC NET
 
The deputy head of Japan's Olympic committee, Kozo Tashima, has tested positive for the coronavirus, even as top government officials reiterate that the Games will go ahead as scheduled and not be held behind closed doors.
 Key points:Mr Tashima the deputy head of Japan's Olympic commit...

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Japan’s Prime Minister Turns Vague on Timing of Tokyo Olympics

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has begun to shift his messaging on the Tokyo Olympics, in a sign he may have accepted that the deadly coronavirus will make it necessary to postpone the event planned to start in July.
Abe and his cabinet, as well as the organizers and Tokyo Governo...

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Japan Identifies 15 Clusters As Covid-19 Cases Mount

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THE STAR
 
OKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): Japan has identified 15 coronavirus clusters nationwide in its first "cluster map", released on Monday (March 16), as infections continue to rise across the country.
The biggest cluster, which accounts for more than 80 cases, involves four live music venue...

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'Don't Sacrifice Lives': Doubts Grow In Japan Over Tokyo Olympics

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JAKARTA POST
 
Doubts are growing in Japan about the Tokyo Olympics, with growing opposition to holding them as scheduled and some urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the coronavirus emergency.
Officials like Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Com...

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Satoshi Uematsu: Japanese Man Who Killed 19 Disabled People Sentenced To Death

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BBC NEWS
 
A Japanese man has been sentenced to death for a stabbing rampage in 2016 which resulted in the death of 19 disabled people at a care home.
Satoshi Uematsu said people with disabilities who were unable to communicate well had no human rights, said broadcaster Kyodo.
The 30-year old had...

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Japan Is Joining The Race For Hypersonics

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ASIA TIMES
 
Japan's R&D road map entails the creation of two classes of standoff hypersonic weapon systems
 
It’s not only the United States military that is scrambling to develop standoff hypersonic weapons to match China and Russia, but Japan is apparently also on course to arm itself with the...

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Japan Coronavirus Infections Rise To 1,484 As Minister Warns Impact May Be Worse Than Financial Crisis

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STRAITS TIMES
 
TOKYO (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) - The number of coronavirus infections in Japan rose to 1,484 on Sunday (March 15), increasing by a faster pace than the previous day, as Japan’s Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warned the effect of the new coronavirus on the economy could be worse ...

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