ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
This summer, the spread of an omicron subvariant known as nimbus has been high, accounting for about 40% of infections in the country.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 has increased for eight consecutive weeks, driven by the spread of a new coronavirus subvariant.
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THE REPUBLIC
 
Columbus will welcome international visitors from one of its sister cities next week.
A delegation of city officials from Miyoshi, Japan will be in town from Sunday night to Thursday, including Mayor Tasuku Oyama, Yoshihiro Masuoka, vice chairman of the Miyoshi city council, Yuichi...

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NHK
 
An intense heatwave continued to grip much of Japan on Saturday, from the Kyushu region in the southwest to Tohoku in the northeast.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says sunny conditions are driving up temperatures from Kyushu to the Tokai region in central Japan, and across Tohoku.
By 11 a...

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NIPPON
 
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-Lung's latest trip to Japan has affected Japan-China ties, with Beijing canceling at the last minute a bilateral meeting of agriculture ministers.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi avoided going into detail in a press conference on Fri...

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government has been struggling to collect the remains of Japanese nationals who died abroad in World War II as the number of bereaved families and local people with firsthand experience of the war is decreasing.
Of the 2.4 million Japanese nationals who are believed to have ...

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CNA
 
A sudden suspension of the sole train to Japan's Expo 2025 stranded more than 30,000 visitors, with some forced to spend a sweltering night near the station and more than 30 people sent to hospitals by Thursday (Aug 14) morning.
A power outage abruptly shut the metro line in Osaka on Wednes...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed “remorse” over World War II in his address at the annual government-organized national memorial service for the war dead in Tokyo on Friday.
“We must once again deeply inscribe the remorse and lessons from that war into our hearts,” Ishiba stat...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is considering earmarking over 100 billion yen for the fiscal 2026 initial budget for mass deployment of defense drones amid the increasingly severe security environment, government sources said Tuesday.
The government may opt to buy low-priced drones made in Turkey, which hav...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters off southern Japan on Wednesday, with one person confirmed dead and several others reported missing, officials said.
The captain of a 492-ton gravel carrier reported to the Japan Coast Guard that it collided with a yacht close to Hoto Isla...

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NIPPON
 
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will visit Japan on Aug. 23-24 to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the Japanese and South Korean governments said Wednesday.
It will be Lee's first visit to Japan since taking office in June.
During Lee's visit, the leaders will...

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