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JAPAN XV

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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2022
COVID-linked demand for refunded tuition rejected in Japan
The plaintiff stated that online courses continued through his first year and that he was unable to use libraries and other university facilities during the period.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2022
Familiar faces set to highlight Yakult-Orix rematch at Japan Series
Most of last year's cast are set to play starring roles again on Japanese baseball's biggest stage, offering another treat to fans who enjoyed their tightly contested 2021 encounter.
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SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 19, 2022
JSA welcomes new crop of sumo recruits ahead of Kyushu Basho
Ten wrestlers passed their mandatory health checks at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Tuesday, with eight Japanese newcomers eligible to take part in next month's Fukuoka meet.
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JAPAN
Oct 19, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 4,204 new cases
The seven-day average of new infections rose 24.5% from a week before to 3,398.7, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 19, 2022
Maskless tourists in Japan trigger a debate over ‘face underwear’
Should Japan look to the world for advice on COVID-19 protocols, or the other way around? Both visitors and residents have something to learn from one another.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 19, 2022
Rakuten becomes the NBA's secret weapon for winning fans in Japan
The Japanese e-commerce giant says its brand recognition in the U.S. has grown to almost 70% from 23% over the five years it has been working with the Golden State Warriors.
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JAPAN
Oct 18, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 4,213 new cases in week-on-week rise
Japan reported 14,888 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, up by more than 2,000 from a week before.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 18, 2022
Japan workplaces kick off omicron vaccine drive
As of Wednesday, the health ministry had received applications to give inoculations under the workplace vaccination program at 731 venues.
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JAPAN
Oct 17, 2022
Hitomi Soga vows to continue speaking out on abductions by North Korea
'I want to communicate my agony, loneliness and mortification as much as possible,' said Soga, who was abducted in 1978.
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JAPAN
Oct 17, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,588 new cases
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 infections in the capital rose 2.2% from a week before to 3,095.4.
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BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2022
Traders watch for response from Japan as yen approaches ¥150 against dollar
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki reiterated to reporters on Monday that the country will take bold action if there are speculative foreign exchange moves.
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JAPAN
Oct 16, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,714 new cases
The number of infections confirmed Sunday was up by about 470 from a week before, as the seven-day average came to 3,064.6, compared with 3,070.4 a week earlier.
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LIFE / Travel
Oct 15, 2022
‘Undesirable consequences’ may await Japan’s well-meaning tourists
The return to full-scale tourism may be much more of a slog than previously thought — for tourists and Japan alike.

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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’