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Gov't Leaning Toward Ending Tokyo Area State Of Emergency On March 21

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's government is leaning towards ending a state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding areas over COVID-19 as scheduled on March 21, the Sankei newspaper reported on Sunday.
The government is expected to make its decision at a meeting with advisers on March 18, Sankei r...

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Myanmar's First Satellite Held By Japan On Space Station After Coup

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REUTERS
 
Myanmar’s first satellite is being held on board the International Space Station following the Myanmar coup, while Japan’s space agency and a Japanese university decide what to do with it, two Japanese university officials said.
The $15 million satellite was built by Japan’s Hokkaido Un...

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Tokyo Area COVID-19 Numbers Showing Signs Of Rising As Japan Weighs Exit From State Of Emergency

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Coronavirus cases in the greater Tokyo area are showing signs of creeping up, health minister Norihisa Tamura said on Friday, raising questions about whether a state of emergency can be lifted on schedule on March 21.
New cases "have ceased to fall or turned higher in Tokyo," Saitam...

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Japan Honours Victims Of 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami And Nuclear Disaster

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AL JAZEERA
 
Japan observes a minute of silence to commemorate the lives lost in the triple disaster of March 11, 2011.
Japan has paid tribute to the nearly 20,000 victims of a powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck the country 10 years ago, destroying entire towns and triggering the world’s...

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Female MP Awarded Japan’s Most Sexist Comment After Casting Doubt On Sexual Assaults

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Mio Sugita earns notoriety for accusations that women lie about sexual violence and LGBT community are ‘unproductive’
Of all the candidates for Japan’s most sexist comment of the year, there seemed to be only one possible winner – Yoshiro Mori, the former head of the Tokyo 2020 Oly...

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Starbucks Japan’s New Frappuccino Contains First-Ever Almond Milk Whipped Cream Topping

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SORA NEWS
 
Stepping into spring with two types of limited-edition non-dairy milk beverages. 
For a long time it was hard to find non-dairy milk alternatives at cafe chains in Japan, but recently the popularity of almond and oat milks has been booming.
Now Starbucks is bringing the trend to its J...

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Suga Gives Koizumi New Role As Minister In Charge Of Climate Change

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday gave Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi a new role as minister in charge of climate change as the country seeks to take the lead in upcoming international conferences on the global issue.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Suga ha...

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Tokyo 2020: Japan To Stage Olympic And Paralympic Games 'Without Overseas Spectators'

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SKY NEWS
 
Only participants and invited guests will be allowed to attend the events amid fears crowds could worsen the pandemic in Japan.
Overseas spectators will not be allowed at this summer's Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games, it has been reported.
The games have already been postponed for a...

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Japan To Allow Use Of Insulin Syringes For COVID-19 Vaccines

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will allow hospitals to administer Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine using insulin syringes, which can extract seven shots per vial rather than the five possible with the type of syringe the government has procured, health minister Norihisa Tamura said Tuesday.
The move comes as t...

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Suga-Biden In-Person Summit Could Take Place In April

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
WASHINGTON — Japan and the United States have started discussions on holding the first summit between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden in person at the White House as early as April, diplomatic sources said.
The possible meeting could make Suga the first...

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