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JAPAN U 23

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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 19, 2022
Kishida meets top South Korean diplomat, but improved ties remain elusive
Despite strained ties in recent years, Park Jin's visit offered a rare chance for Tokyo and Seoul to make headway on the wartime labor issue.
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Jul 19, 2022
Four new COVID cases reported in Japan's worlds delegation
As a precaution, the remaining members of the Japanese delegation are not sharing common spaces with other delegations.
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JAPAN
Jul 18, 2022
Japan and South Korea agree to seek early settlement of wartime labor issue
Seoul's top diplomat Park Jin said he will make efforts to produce 'desirable solutions' before the liquidation of Japanese corporate assets in South Korea.
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JAPAN
Jul 18, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Tokyo more than double from week before
One death from COVID-19 was newly confirmed in the capital, while the number of severely ill patients increased by two from the previous day to 15.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 18, 2022
Japan looks to balance no COVID restrictions with growing strain on hospitals
The government is facing a two-pronged challenge of preventing the medical system from being overwhelmed while at the same time keeping society running as normal.
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JAPAN
Jul 17, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 17,790 new cases
The daily new cases in the capital also topped 10,000 for sixth straight day while Tokyo reported one death linked to COVID-19.
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Jul 17, 2022
Olympic legend Kosuke Kitajima spearheads Tokyo pro sports movement
The four-time gold-medalist swimmer hopes his new initiative, Tokyo Unite, will boost the capital's international profile and enable its members to tackle pressing social issues.
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Jul 17, 2022
Japan's world athletics team rocked by COVID-19 outbreak
A joint statement from World Athletics, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and local organizers said the outbreak had hit endurance athletes and staff.
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JAPAN
Jul 16, 2022
Japan logs record 110,000 COVID-19 cases as seventh wave grows
Several prefectures saw record-high case counts as infections continued to surge in major cities across the country.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 16, 2022
New South Korean envoy arrives in Japan with mission to improve ties
Fluent in Japanese, new Ambassador to Japan Yun Duk-min is a foreign policy expert who obtained his doctoral degree from Japan's Keio University.
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SUMO
Jul 16, 2022
Mitakeumi forced to leave Nagoya meet after COVID-19 case within stable
Mitakeumi needed a winning record of eight wins or more to stay at the sport's second-highest rank but struggled at Dolphins Arena after going 2-4 in his first six days.
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BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2022
Japan aims to maintain stakes in Russia's Sakhalin-2 energy project
Under the plan, Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. would keep 12.5% and 10% stakes, respectively, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's order that tightens Moscow's grip on the project.
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BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2022
Over 80% of university seniors in Japan secure job offers
A total of 83.3% of university seniors scheduled to graduate next March have secured job offers as of July 1, with the figure almost recovering to pre-pandemic levels, a recent survey found.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 16, 2022
Russia slaps 384 Japanese lawmakers with entry ban over Ukraine sanctions
Moscow blacklisted the parliamentarians — including ex-Prime Ministers Taro Aso and Yoshihide Suga — accusing them of 'adopting an unfriendly, anti-Russian position.'
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BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2022
Japan’s finance chief flags sudden yen slide at G20 meet
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, speaking on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting in Indonesia, voiced his concern over the yen’s sudden drop on the back of some speculative moves.
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JAPAN
Jul 15, 2022
Former Malaysian leader Mahathir makes condolence visit to Abe's home
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad paid a condolence visit to the home of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Friday, as he stopped over in Japan on his way back from South Korea.
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JAPAN
Jul 15, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Daily infections in Japan top 100,000 for first time since February
Meanwhile, the daily figure in Tokyo posted a week-on-week rise for the 28th consecutive day.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 15, 2022
Macro gamblers grapple with immovable Bank of Japan
Japan is now alone among major economies in its stance of enforcing near-zero interest rates, and hedge funds and momentum-chasers have made hay.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 15, 2022
Opposition seeks answers after heavy Upper House election defeat
Japan's Upper House election should have been a far more contested vote than it was, but the opposition once again failed to make the right moves.
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JAPAN
Jul 15, 2022
Britain and Japan aim to merge Tempest and F-X fighter programs, sources say
It would be the first time Japan has sought a non-U.S. partner for a large military program and the first major collaboration between Tokyo and London.

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