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Japan's Okinawa sees doubling of COVID-19 cases, considers emergency steps
Japan's Okinawa region appeared to be the epicentre of a new coronavirus surge with cases...
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Hit duo YOASOBI teams up with 4 Naoki Prize-winning novelists for new song project
YOASOBI is a popular Japanese music duo known for “turning stories into music.” Their first...
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Japan's November retail sales rise for second month
Japan's retail sales rose faster than expected in November, thanks to decreasing COVID-19 cases in...
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Japan to pay companies to keep sensitive patents secret: Report
Japan will compensate companies to keep secret patents with potential military applications under proposed legislation,...
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Japan set to compile biggest-ever budget for FY2022 -Nikkei
Japan's government is set to compile an annual budget for the next fiscal year from...
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Japan eases blanket ban on new incoming flight bookings
Japan has softened its suspension of all new incoming flight bookings to make it easier...
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Japan's consumer confidence unchanged in Nov - govt
Japan's consumer confidence stayed flat in November, the government said on Thursday, even as economic...
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Analysis-Japan keen to speed up digital yen launch as China adds geopolitical twist
Japan's new political leadership is calling on the country's financial bureaucrats to ramp up efforts...
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Japan to expand travel ban to some foreigners with resident status
Japan on Wednesday (Dec 1) said it would expand its travel ban on foreigners entering...
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Docomo starts paid service to attach protective film to your smartphone for you
Like most mobile phone providers, Japan’s NTT Docomo doesn’t just offer phone service and data...
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See Mount fuji swing into view at the Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway Park
A few months back we introduced the Kawaguchiko – Mt. Fuji Panorama Ropeway Mountaintop Square...
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Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over Omicron COVID-19 variant
Japan will reinstate tough border measures, barring all new foreign arrivals over the Omicron COVID-19...
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Irresistible Cristiano Ronaldo up against Chelsea's immovable defence
Plenty of matches may be billed as the irresistible force against the immovable object. Given...
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Japan refiners dust off fuel oil supply chains to meet rising utility demand
Japanese refiners are dusting off unused supply chains for fuel oil and getting coastal vessels...
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Japan, Vietnam look to cyber defense against China
Japan and Vietnam on Tuesday signed an agreement to cooperate in space defense and cybersecurity,...
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Australia to re-open borders to students, workers, vaccinated citizens of Japan, S Korea
Australia announced Monday it will again welcome foreign students and skilled workers from next month,...
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Honda's Japan car output to return to normal capacity in December
Honda Motor Co said on Thursday its Japanese car factories will return to normal operations...
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Analysis-Bank of Japan's tricky balancing act squeezes Tokyo money market
A Bank of Japan scheme introduced to support smaller lenders hurt by its ultra-low interest...
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BOJ to consider reviewing scheme to aid regional banks -Nikkei
The Bank of Japan will consider reviewing a scheme aimed at revitalising regional banks, the...
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Japan foreign minister says Blinken gave US commitment to defend Japan
Japan's new foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said on Saturday (Nov 13) US Secretary of State...
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Japan seeks good China ties, 'responsible behaviour': New minister
Japan's new foreign minister said on Thursday (Nov 11) it was important to build constructive...
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Japan service sector sentiment improves in Oct
Japan's service sector sentiment index rose 13.4 points to 55.5 in October, a Cabinet Office...
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Gov't panel proposes more support for firms hiking wages
An economic policy panel of Japan's government on Monday proposed a fresh stimulus package to...
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Japan, once a leader on climate, under fire for coal use at COP26
More than 20 countries agreed to phase out coal power at the UN climate talks...
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SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day flight
Four astronauts returned to Earth on Monday, riding home with SpaceX to end a 200-day...