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Poll Reveals More than 80% Support Death Penalty in Japan
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NIPPON.COM
In a recent opinion poll on the death penalty, 9.0% of Japanese respondents answered it should be abolished in all cases, while 80.8% said that it was necessary in some cases.
The opinion poll was conducted by the Cabinet Office in November 2019, targeted at 3,000 Japanese adults. Th...
In a recent opinion poll on the death penalty, 9.0% of Japanese respondents answered it should be abolished in all cases, while 80.8% said that it was necessary in some cases.
The opinion poll was conducted by the Cabinet Office in November 2019, targeted at 3,000 Japanese adults. Th...
- February 4, 2020
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Japan Testing 3,700 People Quarantined On Cruise Ship After Hong Kong Novel Coronavirus Case
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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
TOKYO: Japanese officials began screening more than 3,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship quarantined off the port of Yokohama near Tokyo on Tuesday (Feb 4) after a Hong Kong man who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive for coronavirus.
The 80-year-old man flew...
TOKYO: Japanese officials began screening more than 3,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship quarantined off the port of Yokohama near Tokyo on Tuesday (Feb 4) after a Hong Kong man who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive for coronavirus.
The 80-year-old man flew...
- February 4, 2020
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Outrage Sparks As Investigation On Burned Shuri Castle Is Closed With No Conclusive Results
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SORA NEWS
Many can only speculate as to what happened to Okinawa’s beloved castle.
Designated as a UNESCO heritage site in 2000, Shuri Castle is a symbol of the many facets making up Okinawa’s complex history and culture.
Serving as the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom in the 1300s and appropriated...
Many can only speculate as to what happened to Okinawa’s beloved castle.
Designated as a UNESCO heritage site in 2000, Shuri Castle is a symbol of the many facets making up Okinawa’s complex history and culture.
Serving as the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom in the 1300s and appropriated...
- February 3, 2020
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Japan Considers Extra Spending Over Coronavirus’s Impact on Tourism
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BLOOMBERG
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hinted Friday that extra spending may be needed to deal with a coronavirus outbreak, after earlier in the day saying the government would bar infected people showing symptoms from entering the country.
“The priority is to prevent the virus from sprea...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hinted Friday that extra spending may be needed to deal with a coronavirus outbreak, after earlier in the day saying the government would bar infected people showing symptoms from entering the country.
“The priority is to prevent the virus from sprea...
- February 2, 2020
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Fukushima Radioactive Water Should Be Released Into Ocean, Say Japan Experts
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THE GUARDIAN
Build-up of contaminated water from wrecked nuclear plant has been sticking point in clean-up likely to take decades
A panel of experts advising Japan’s government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant has recommended releasing it int...
Build-up of contaminated water from wrecked nuclear plant has been sticking point in clean-up likely to take decades
A panel of experts advising Japan’s government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant has recommended releasing it int...
- February 2, 2020
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Japanese Police Helicopter Carrying Heart Crash-Lands In Northeast Japan, 7 Hurt
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KYODO NEWS
A Fukushima prefectural police helicopter transporting a heart for transplant crash-landed Saturday in the northeastern Japanese prefecture, injuring all seven persons on board, including one seriously, authorities said.
Three police officers, two technicians and two medical workers ...
A Fukushima prefectural police helicopter transporting a heart for transplant crash-landed Saturday in the northeastern Japanese prefecture, injuring all seven persons on board, including one seriously, authorities said.
Three police officers, two technicians and two medical workers ...
- February 2, 2020
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Commercial Independence At Core Of Japan’s New Rugby Union League
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SPORTS PRO MEDIA
Competition set to launch in 2021 with 15,000-seat stadia requirement for teams.
Japan’s rugby union (JRFU) has revealed further plans for its new domestic club competition, with the league set to launch in autumn 2021.
The governing body had initially drawn up plans for the ne...
Competition set to launch in 2021 with 15,000-seat stadia requirement for teams.
Japan’s rugby union (JRFU) has revealed further plans for its new domestic club competition, with the league set to launch in autumn 2021.
The governing body had initially drawn up plans for the ne...
- January 31, 2020
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Living Better Together: Japan’s Bold Move To Fight Dementia Means Adapting To It
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FORBES
Every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops a condition that, unlike cancer, has no cure. Dementia is one of the fastest-growing syndromes, with the number of sufferers expected to triple to 150 million by 2050, according to the World Health Organization.
In Japan, dementia rates are ...
Every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops a condition that, unlike cancer, has no cure. Dementia is one of the fastest-growing syndromes, with the number of sufferers expected to triple to 150 million by 2050, according to the World Health Organization.
In Japan, dementia rates are ...
- January 31, 2020
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New Harajuku Station Building Shown To Press
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) showed the press the Yamanote Line’s new Harajuku Station building and platform Wednesday.
The station in Tokyo stands near Takeshita Street, a center of fashion and youth cultures that draws many visitors from abroad.
The new...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) showed the press the Yamanote Line’s new Harajuku Station building and platform Wednesday.
The station in Tokyo stands near Takeshita Street, a center of fashion and youth cultures that draws many visitors from abroad.
The new...
- January 30, 2020
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Japanese Nationals Evacuated From Wuhan Describe Fear In Virus Epicenter
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JAPAN TIMES
TOKYO/WUHAN, CHINA – A charter jet evacuating the first group of Japanese nationals from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of a deadly virus outbreak, arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday morning.
Among the 206 Japanese nationals who were repatriated from Wuhan, 12 have been hospitaliz...
TOKYO/WUHAN, CHINA – A charter jet evacuating the first group of Japanese nationals from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of a deadly virus outbreak, arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday morning.
Among the 206 Japanese nationals who were repatriated from Wuhan, 12 have been hospitaliz...
- January 30, 2020
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