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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2022
South Korea's top envoy meets plaintiffs in Japan wartime labor cases
There is speculation that South Korea's top court may soon finalize a court order to liquidate assets seized from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries over forced labor.
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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.
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JAPAN
Sep 2, 2022
Japanese and South Koreans see each other more favorably, poll shows
Improvements attributed to the fact that the two countries are both democratic countries allying with the U.S. on the back of intensifying tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022
Japan and Taiwan to begin talks on evacuation plans amid China's threats
As Japan has no diplomatic ties with democratic Taiwan, a delegation will act in lieu of the country's government, which cannot have direct contact with Taiwan's administration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 1, 2022
Japan’s policy on China is critically lacking a military perspective
While Japan has researchers, much of their innovations are not being applied to national security.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022
Japan clarifies new border rules as it moves to allow most individual tourists to enter
Under the eased restrictions, only tourists who wish to book their travel independently, rather than through agencies, will be denied entry.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 1, 2022
Japan's inbound tourism remains at a trickle as travelers shun group tours
Industry stakeholders are concerned that foreign visitors may soon make other plans and cancel or postpone visits to Japan.
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JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo marks week-on-week fall in cases for 11th straight day
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 15,051.6, compared with 23,308.7 a week earlier.
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JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022
Births hit record low in Japan with fewer than 400,000 in January-June period
The decline is believed to reflect people tending to avoid marriage and pregnancy due to uncertainties about the future amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Sep 1, 2022
Japan Times 1997: Japan shocked by news of Princess Diana's death
Twenty-five years ago, news of Princess Diana's death spread to Japan. Comparisons are drawn to media coverage of the Japanese royal family, and editors explain what made her popular here.
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JAPAN
Aug 31, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 15,428 cases, down around 10,000 from a week before
The seven-day average of new cases fell 31.9% from a week earlier to 16,291.3, on the tenth straight day of week-on-week decline in daily figures.
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JAPAN
Aug 31, 2022
Japan to ease tourism restrictions and raise daily arrival cap to 50,000
Starting Sept. 7, entry will be allowed for nonescorted visitors on package tours and the daily arrival cap will be raised to 50,000.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 31, 2022
Japan downs Kazakhstan in World Cup qualifying
Akatsuki Japan, already qualified as a co-host of next year's tournament, led by 12 points in the third quarter of the Group F encounter.
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JAPAN
Aug 30, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 14,219 new cases, down by about 7,500 from week before
On Monday, Japan's daily coronavirus tally totaled 95,916 cases, falling below 100,000 for the first time in six weeks.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2022
Japan weighs earlier rollout for omicron-targeting COVID-19 shots
With the country now facing its seventh wave of COVID-19 infections, the government is hoping to introduce more effective vaccines as soon as late September.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2022
Japan OKs third Pfizer shot for children and AstraZeneca COVID treatment
Children between the ages of 5 and 11 will be able to get the booster shot five months or more after they received their second dose.
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JAPAN
Aug 30, 2022
Border restrictions causing shift away from Japan studies, survey finds
According to the survey of about 300 foreign academics and students of Japanese studies, 186 respondents said there was less scholarly interest in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan cases below 100,000 for first time since July 19
Tokyo reported 9,880 cases on Monday, pushing the seven-day average of new infections down 24% from a week before to 18,800.9.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 29, 2022
One year on, Tohoku searching for legacy of ‘reconstruction Olympics’
Disaster-hit areas had welcomed the Olympics as an opportunity to express gratitude for global support after the 2011 quake, but the Tokyo 2020 Games were heavily affected by the pandemic.

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