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CoronavirusTokyo logs 33,466 coronavirus cases
Tokyo confirmed 33,466 new novel coronavirus infections on Saturday, surpassing 20,000 for the 11th ...
July 30, 2022
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EconomyInternational flight reservations jump 4.6-fold for summer
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Reservations for international flights for the Bon summer holiday period have i...
July 30, 2022
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Asia-PacificGlobal talent, Korean-trained: K-pop’s new recipe for world domination
SEOUL (AFP-Jiji) — From Indian K-pop idols to Swedish songwriters, South Korea’s music industry is n...
July 30, 2022
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Film & TVCurtain falls on pioneering Tokyo movie theater after 50 years
Iwanami Hall, a pioneering Tokyo movie theater closed its doors Friday after 50 years. Many fans...
July 30, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentGovt set to review COVID classification after 7th wave
The government plans to review the classification of COVID-19 under the Infectious Diseases Control ...
July 30, 2022
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Washington PostAbortion ruling will worsen military personnel crisis, Pentagon says
Pentagon officials and military personnel told lawmakers Friday that the Supreme Court’s decision en...
July 30, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmperor Emeritus visits biological research institute
The Emperor Emeritus, who has been diagnosed with right heart failure, visited on Friday the biologi...
July 30, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan Foreign Minister Hayashi eyes talks with China counterpart
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is planning to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ...
July 30, 2022
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EconomyEx-BOJ chief struggled in communication with market in 2012
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa struggled to communicate with t...
July 30, 2022
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CoronavirusJapan average life expectancy marks 1st drop in 10 years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average life expectancy dropped from the previous year for both Japanese me...
July 30, 2022
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CoronavirusGovt distributes antigen test kits to local governments
The health ministry announced Friday that the government will purchase about 24 million qualitative ...
July 30, 2022
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Associated PressRussia, Ukraine trade blame for deadly attack on POW prison
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine accused each other Friday of shelling a prison in a separati...
July 30, 2022
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General NewsJapan OK’s smallpox vaccine to prevent monkeypox
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An expert panel of the health ministry on Friday approved the use of a smallpox...
July 30, 2022
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PerspectivesAbe security detail was rife with fundamental flaws
More than three weeks have passed since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 67, was shot dead. Abe ...
July 30, 2022
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Washington PostClimate deal is a ‘baby step,’ but world needs bigger action, diplomats say
Even as Democrats work to deliver the biggest-ever U.S. climate investment in a new spending package...
July 30, 2022