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Associated PressBeijing on alert after COVID-19 cases discovered in school
Beijing is on alert after 10 middle school students tested positive for COVID-19, in what city offic...
April 24, 2022
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Associated PressTo save a life: Refugees make protective vests for Ukraine
A Czech leatherwork company that makes a wide variety of handmade products — travel bags, messenger ...
April 24, 2022
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General News4 found unconscious after sightseeing boat went missing in Shiretoko
The Japan Coast Guard said Sunday that it found four people on the sea and on the rock around the ti...
April 24, 2022
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General NewsSightseeing boat missing off Shiretoko Peninsula involved in accident last year
Accidents involving tourist boats off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido have occurred before. In ...
April 24, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan FM boards nuclear-powered carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with U.S. ambassador
For the first time in a dozen years, a Japanese foreign minister has boarded a U.S. aircraft carrier...
April 24, 2022
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General NewsWork to improve Japan’s water pipe infrastructure moving at glacial pace
The overwhelming majority of major water service pipes damaged by a large earthquake off the coast o...
April 24, 2022
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General NewsJapan high-tech English audio guidance map available in Sendai
A tourist information center in central Sendai has created a map with English audio guidance for fo...
April 24, 2022
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General NewsSightseeing boat with 26 on board feared sinking off Shiretoko Peninsula
The Japan Coast Guard said Saturday it had received an emergency call from a sightseeing boat sailin...
April 23, 2022
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CompaniesTokyo guesthouse operator diversifies business in response to lack of tourists
The ongoing pandemic and entry restrictions placed on foreign visitors have hit accommodation busine...
April 23, 2022
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Imperial FamilyJapan offers ¥500 billion in water summit
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — Japan will provide about ¥500 billion over the next five years to help solv...
April 23, 2022
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ReutersRenault weighs separating electric car business via IPO
PARIS (Reuters) — French carmaker Renault said on Friday all options were on the table for separati...
April 23, 2022
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CoronavirusApproval of Shionogi COVID drug stalls, as doubts about efficacy emerge
An oral COVID-19 medicine produced by Shionogi & Co. for patients with mild symptoms is not expecte...
April 23, 2022
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ReutersShanghai reports 12 new COVID deaths as frustrations boil over
ReutersA courier in a protective suit makes deliveries to a residential compound amid the coronaviru...
April 23, 2022
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General NewsLocal governments in Japan work to streamline disaster victim certification process
Local governments in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures have been issuing disaster victim certificates...
April 23, 2022
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EconomyInternational flight bookings showing signs of recovery
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Bookings for international flights during the Golden Week holiday period are sh...
April 23, 2022