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JAPAN
Dec 8, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 14,104 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 12,136.9, about the same level as the previous week's 12,004.4.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2022
Japan’s smaller contraction masks extent of underlying weakness
Gross domestic product shrank an annualized 0.8% in the three months to the end of September from the previous period, revised figures from the Cabinet Office showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2022
Japan to describe China military moves as 'challenge' to international order
The planned reference may provoke Beijing, but the wording is softer than 'threat,' a term some Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers have backed.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Dec 8, 2022
Samurai Japan manager wants Shohei Ohtani to hit and pitch during World Baseball Classic
Hideki Kuriyama, Japan's manager for the World Baseball Classic, said Tuesday he is pondering whether Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani should pitch at next March's tournament, hit, or do both.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2022
Japan's place in Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy
Canada's position in regards to the rules that govern global trade, human rights and navigation should resonate with Japan given its deep concerns about China.
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JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo records 14,946 new coronavirus cases
The seven-day average of new infection cases stands at 11,883.3 in Tokyo, up 7.6% week on week.
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JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022
U.S. and Australia invite Japan to step up troop rotations
Japan, a treaty-bound ally of the U.S., has in recent years sought growing diplomatic cooperation with Australia.
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JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022
Japanese fighter jets land in Philippines for first time since WWII
Two Air Self-Defense Force F15s landed Tuesday at a base that was used during the war as a launch pad for kamikaze attacks against U.S. forces.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2022
Russia deploys missile defense system to disputed islands near Japan
Moscow said that a military camp was set up capable of year-round service, accommodation, recreation and food for personnel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2022
Japan, U.S. and Philippines align to combat China’s reach
If concerned nations can't rally behind Manila in its troubles with Beijing, then there is little chance of success in the fight against aggressive moves elsewhere in the region.
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JAPAN
Dec 6, 2022
Japan should hold talks with North Korea to ease tensions, expert says
Korean Peninsula specialist Tadashi Kimiya says Tokyo should approach Pyongyang without demanding that the issue of abductions will be discussed.
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JAPAN
Dec 6, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 15,501 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 11,805.6, compared with 10,827.0 a week earlier.
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JAPAN
Dec 5, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 5,388 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 11,688.3, compared with 10,552.4 a week earlier.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2022
QAnon's Japan arm searched over obstructing COVID-19 vaccinations
The group has been waging a campaign against COVID-19 inoculations in various parts of Japan, holding rallies and saying that the coronavirus does not exist.
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CULTURE / Books
Dec 5, 2022
Forget 'Cool Japan,' just make it your Japan
'Cool Japan' ambassador and critic Benjamin Boas reimagines efforts to promote the nation's brand abroad in his new book, “From u2018Cool Japan' to u2018Your Japan.'”
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 5, 2022
Should I stay or should I go, now?
A sense of isolation and concerns over being able to communicate during the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred some people to make the move back to their home countries.
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SOCCER / World cup
Dec 4, 2022
How Japanese soccer evolved to produce world-beating warriors
The Samurai Blue's upset wins over Germany and Spain at the 2022 FIFA World Cup are a result of decades of effort to expand the sport's footprint across the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2022
COVID-19 antibody prevalence rate at 26.5% in Japan
Of the nation's 47 prefectures, Okinawa marked the highest COVID antibody prevalence rate, at 46.6%, followed by Osaka, at 40.7%, Kagoshima, at 35.2%, Kyoto, at 34.9% and Kumamoto, at 32.9%.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 10,454 new cases
The seven-day average of new infection cases stood at 11,742.4 in Tokyo, up 13% week-on-week.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 4, 2022
Japan Times 1997: 160 nations adopt Kyoto Protocol
Environmental concerns hit the front pages of newspapers in 1997, with the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol, and 1922, when residents tried to appease an 'angry tree.'

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