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LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 11, 2021
Behind the ‘closed’ doors of Tokyo’s bars, alcohol is still flowing
A pervasive but hushed rebellion is happening across the city. Whether they accepted subsidies or not, bars operating as semi-secret COVID-era speakeasies are everywhere.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 11, 2021
U.S., Japan and South Korea to meet over North Korean nuclear standoff
The three countries have been discussing ways to break a standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, which have drawn international sanctions.
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JAPAN
Sep 11, 2021
Japan set to begin discussions on COVID-19 booster shots
Health experts on a government vaccine panel are expected to discuss the third shots, as well as the possibility of combining doses produced by different manufacturers.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2021
JAL announces plan to raise ¥300 billion to ride out pandemic
Global airlines have been hit hard by a slump in passenger numbers due to travel restrictions brought on by the pandemic.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 10, 2021
Hip-hop is getting a bad rap this summer
After footage of unmasked, crowded rap fans at a festival spread online, mainstream news outlets zeroed in on hip-hop itself.
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SOCCER / WE LEAGUE
Sep 10, 2021
Japan's ambitious WE League aims to empower in historic first season
Japan's first professional women's soccer league will launch on Sunday with the goals of promoting gender equality and raising the country's level of play.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2021
Toyota cuts production forecast by 300,000 cars on COVID-19 and chips shortage
The world's No. 1 automaker is adjusting production in September and reviewing plans for October, while sticking to its forecast for operating profit of u00a52.5 trillion for the fiscal year.
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JAPAN
Sep 10, 2021
Japan's opposition CDP proposes cash handouts and prioritizing vaccines for teachers
The CDP's proposals also include offering new benefits to businesses to curb social and economic activities in order to stop the spread of the virus.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2021
Japan has confirmed 18 cases of the eta coronavirus variant
Eta is designated as a variant of interest by the World Health Organization.
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JAPAN
Sep 10, 2021
Japan, U.S., Australia and India eye first in-person 'Quad' summit
Suga is seeking to reassure Washington that Tokyo's commitment to the Japan-U.S. alliance will continue after he leaves office.
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BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2021
Rebellious Tokyo bars flout virus measure requests
Bars and eateries account for about 17% of Japan's COVID-19-related bankruptcies, the most among any industry group, research shows.
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JAPAN
Sep 10, 2021
EU removes Japan and five other countries from safe travel list
With the fresh travel ban, visitors from Japan for nonessential purposes such as tourism will not be allowed to enter EU
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2021
Suga cites coronavirus response, not political quagmire, as reason to quit LDP leadership race
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday emphasized it was his desire to focus on the country’s pandemic response, and not a political predicament, that led him to abandon his re-election bid for Liberal Democratic Party president.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 9, 2021
Japan Airlines confirms plan to raise ¥300 billion this month amid pandemic woes
The funds will be raised through financing that includes subordinated loans, though the exact methods are still under consideration.
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JAPAN
Sep 9, 2021
Japan sets out pandemic exit strategy after emergency extended
The plan will rely on vaccine passports or some other document that verifies an individual is fully inoculated.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2021
Amid setbacks, Prime Minister Suga had successes too
While Suga will be remembered most for his handling of COVID-19, his time in office also included actions that saw important policy outcomes during a period of severe challenges.
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JAPAN
Sep 9, 2021
Japan set to shorten quarantine to 10 days for vaccinated arrivals
The move, expected to take effect as early as the end of September, follows calls by Japan's top business lobby to ease entry restrictions.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2021
South Korea court again dismisses wartime labor suit against Japan firm
The same Seoul Central District Court judge dismissed a similar suit against another Japanese company, Mitsubishi Materials Corp., last month.
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JAPAN
Sep 8, 2021
Japan vows full support for ASEAN's Myanmar envoy to resolve crisis
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Wednesday pledged Tokyo's full support for Erywan Yusof, ASEAN's special envoy to Myanmar.
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JAPAN
Sep 8, 2021
Japan prioritized domestic trials of Pfizer before rollout, vaccine czar says
The nation's vaccine czar revealed that Pfizer trials included over 100 Japanese residents in the U.S., but said the health ministry needed domestic tests due to 'food and diet' differences.

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