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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 6, 2022
Japan needs to take measures against China’s geoeconomic strategy
This year has seen a rise in military tensions, but also increasing economic security concerns.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2022
Kishida considers holding talks with Biden in New York
The envisaged talks would be the first bilateral summit between the two leaders since they held a brief meeting in Germany in June during a Group of Seven summit.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 6, 2022
Kumamoto turns to trusty mascot Kumamon for post-COVID tourism boost
Authorities are developing bear-themed attractions across the region, betting they will spur an influx of overseas visitors when some of the world's strictest border restrictions ease.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 5, 2022
Fukushima WWII veteran recalls trauma of detention in Soviet Union
Sadao Kanari, who was a signalman for the Imperial Japanese Navy, was captured after Japan's surrender and taken to the Russian Far East.
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JAPAN
Sep 4, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases fall below 10,000
The capital confirmed 9,635 new infections Sunday, down by about 6,200 from a week earlier.
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JAPAN
Sep 3, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 123,100 cases as infections continue to fall
The number of patients with severe symptoms dropped by 33 from Friday to 506, while 288 new deaths linked to COVID-17 were confirmed.
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JAPAN
Sep 3, 2022
Russia conducts military drills on islands claimed by Japan
The drills on the islands come in defiance of a warning from Tokyo that the actions are incompatible with its position and totally unacceptable.
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JAPAN
Sep 3, 2022
Elderly to be first in line when Japan rolls out improved COVID shots
The vaccines will be available to seniors from mid-September or later, and this will be expanded from mid-October to people 12 or older who have received at least two shots.
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JAPAN
Sep 2, 2022
Japan drafts plan to punish hospitals and people for skirting pandemic rules
The government is planning to revise a related law to mandate that people suspected of having COVID-19 isolate at home.
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JAPAN
Sep 2, 2022
Insurers in Japan to narrow scope of COVID-19 benefits
The move reflects the health ministry's shift to requiring detailed infection reports only on cases involving people with high risks of developing severe symptoms.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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