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Japan 'Twitter Killer' Takahiro Shiraishi Sentenced To Death
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BBC
A man who murdered nine people after contacting them on Twitter has been sentenced to death, in a high-profile case that has shocked Japan.
Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the "Twitter killer", was arrested in 2017 after body parts were found in his flat.
The 30-year-old had admitted to murderin...
A man who murdered nine people after contacting them on Twitter has been sentenced to death, in a high-profile case that has shocked Japan.
Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the "Twitter killer", was arrested in 2017 after body parts were found in his flat.
The 30-year-old had admitted to murderin...
- December 15, 2020
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Japan To Halt Travel Program Over New Year Holidays Amid Virus Surge
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KYODO NEWS
The Japanese government will suspend its subsidy program for promoting domestic tourism nationwide during the New Year holidays amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday, upending efforts to spur an economic recovery despite the pandemic.
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The Japanese government will suspend its subsidy program for promoting domestic tourism nationwide during the New Year holidays amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday, upending efforts to spur an economic recovery despite the pandemic.
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- December 14, 2020
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'Mitsu': Kanji Of The Year Sums Up Pandemic In Japan 2020
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JAPAN TIMES
The kanji character for “mitsu,” used repeatedly in calls to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, has been picked as the kanji best describing this year’s social mood in Japan, a Kyoto-based academic organization said Monday.
In making the announcement at the 26th annual yea...
The kanji character for “mitsu,” used repeatedly in calls to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, has been picked as the kanji best describing this year’s social mood in Japan, a Kyoto-based academic organization said Monday.
In making the announcement at the 26th annual yea...
- December 14, 2020
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‘Hi, I’m Gaasuu:’ PM Suga Gives Rare Show Of Playful Side
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Even a politician as strait-laced as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga can show he has a lighter side.
Appearing Friday in an online streaming program, Suga introduced himself by saying, “Hello, everyone. I’m Gaasuu” — a playful nickname used mainly in social media that is a reversal...
Even a politician as strait-laced as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga can show he has a lighter side.
Appearing Friday in an online streaming program, Suga introduced himself by saying, “Hello, everyone. I’m Gaasuu” — a playful nickname used mainly in social media that is a reversal...
- December 12, 2020
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Japan – Taking Initiative In The Asia-Pacific Region
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GLOBAL RISK INSIGHTS
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga embarked on his first diplomatic visits last month, meeting the Vietnamese and Indonesian governments. Suga’s choice of Vietnam and Indonesia, both important members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), demonstrates h...
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga embarked on his first diplomatic visits last month, meeting the Vietnamese and Indonesian governments. Suga’s choice of Vietnam and Indonesia, both important members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), demonstrates h...
- December 12, 2020
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Japan To Prepare Train Cars For Narita Arrivals
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NHK
NHK has learned that Japan's transport ministry and a railway operator have drawn up a proposal allowing people arriving from overseas to use the train to leave Narita Airport near Tokyo.
The government is currently asking arrivals from abroad to avoid using public transportation and instea...
NHK has learned that Japan's transport ministry and a railway operator have drawn up a proposal allowing people arriving from overseas to use the train to leave Narita Airport near Tokyo.
The government is currently asking arrivals from abroad to avoid using public transportation and instea...
- December 11, 2020
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Japan Covid Cases Reach Daily Record As 'Third Wave' Hits
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THE GUARDIAN
A record 555 people are in hospital with serious symptoms, with military nurses requested to help overstretched health services
Japan has reported a record daily number of coronavirus cases, prompting health experts to urge people not to travel in the run-up to the New Year holiday...
A record 555 people are in hospital with serious symptoms, with military nurses requested to help overstretched health services
Japan has reported a record daily number of coronavirus cases, prompting health experts to urge people not to travel in the run-up to the New Year holiday...
- December 11, 2020
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Japan Govt Oks New Stimulus Package Worth ¥73.6 Trillion
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The government on Tuesday approved an additional economic package worth ¥73.6 trillion, including ¥51.7 trillion for projects aimed at re-configuring the nation’s economy and bringing it back to pre-pandemic levels. It also contains measures aimed at accelerating the introduc...
The government on Tuesday approved an additional economic package worth ¥73.6 trillion, including ¥51.7 trillion for projects aimed at re-configuring the nation’s economy and bringing it back to pre-pandemic levels. It also contains measures aimed at accelerating the introduc...
- December 9, 2020
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Japan To Build 2 New Aegis Ships In Place Of Land-Based System
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NIKKEI ASIA
Japan will build two naval vessels equipped with Aegis missile interceptors as an alternative to a scrapped plan to deploy a land-based system, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Wednesday.
Japan had been considering two other options for deploying the interceptors offshore to counte...
Japan will build two naval vessels equipped with Aegis missile interceptors as an alternative to a scrapped plan to deploy a land-based system, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Wednesday.
Japan had been considering two other options for deploying the interceptors offshore to counte...
- December 9, 2020
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Post Office Manager Sacked For Embezzling 130 Million Yen In Stamps
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SORA NEWS
Yeah, but when you convert that to dollars… Holy cow!
The post office isn’t normally the place one would look to find cunning capers and high stakes intrigue. Even Japanese post offices that double as banks, seem to somehow drain all the excitement out of sitting on a bunch of money.
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Yeah, but when you convert that to dollars… Holy cow!
The post office isn’t normally the place one would look to find cunning capers and high stakes intrigue. Even Japanese post offices that double as banks, seem to somehow drain all the excitement out of sitting on a bunch of money.
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- December 8, 2020
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