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JAPAN
Nov 10, 2021
Pfizer applies for COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids age 5 to 11 in Japan
If approved by the health ministry, Pfizer's shot will be the first to be administered to children under 11 in Japan.
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JAPAN
Nov 10, 2021
LDP and Komeito agree household income cap for under-18s' handouts
The parties also agreed to offer u00a520,000 worth of points to holders of My Number identification cards.
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JAPAN
Nov 10, 2021
Top U.S. diplomat for East Asia welcomes Japan's plan to boost defense spending
Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for the region, also said he believes increased defense spending by Japan would 'make Asia more secure and more prosperous.'
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2021
South Korea's opposition leader looks to prioritize Japan issues
Lee emphasized the need to explain to the South Korean public that sensitive historical issues involving Japan should be handled through diplomacy.
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JAPAN
Nov 9, 2021
Officials agree on early visit by Kishida to U.S.
The prime minister could be set to make the trip as soon as this month, officials said.
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Nov 9, 2021
Ryo Ishikawa leaves key roles after caught violating quarantine
Ishikawa was photographed entering the golf lodge after a round on a course in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 27, only days after he returned home from California.
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Nov 9, 2021
Members of Japan's skating team test positive for COVID-19 in Germany
The national governing body for skating said those infected, who were not identified, went into a seven-day quarantine following German public health guidelines.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2021
Nissan lifts annual profit outlook despite supply disruptions
The upbeat forecast comes despite Nissan having to trim production in recent months in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia that disrupted access to chips.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 9, 2021
Profits return or grow in 26 of Japan's 33 sectors
Transport equipment, including automakers, a key driver of the economy, and electronics secured a net profit of over u00a52 trillion.
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JAPAN
Nov 8, 2021
Bureaucracy blunts impact of Japan's eased border controls
While lauded by companies and students as a step towards access to Japan, the easing of travel rules may not be as good as it sounds.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 8, 2021
Japan cuts economic assessment to 'weakening' in September index report
The coincident index of business conditions worsened as a global chip crunch and supply chain disruptions hit automakers.
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JAPAN
Nov 8, 2021
Former Japan defense chief Gen Nakatani tapped for new human rights post
Nakatani's appointment as special adviser on human rights issues will address China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in its far-western Xinjiang region and pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong.
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JAPAN
Nov 8, 2021
Man arrested after starting fire on bullet train in southwestern Japan
A 69-year-old Fukuoka man was detained on the spot and no injuries were reported on the train bound for Kagoshima-Chuo Station.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2021
SoftBank Vision Fund posts a record loss as Coupang shares fall
The plunging value of some investments and a tech sector crackdown by Chinese regulators have pushed the business into the red.
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JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2021
Why Japan won't say the coronavirus is transmissible over long distances
There is a growing scientific consensus that the virus is more airborne than many originally thought, but the government claims the jury is still out.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 8, 2021
Japan to revise COVID-19 assessment criteria as inoculations progress
The system will incorporate a projection of hospital bed availability and try to forecast earlier whether there may be a serious strain on the country's medical system.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 8, 2021
BOJ policymakers stress need to keep easy policy on weak inflation
While rising energy and food costs are pushing up prices in Japan, inflation remains well below the bank's 2% target.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 8, 2021
Forty years of empowering women in Japan
In the 40 years since its inception, FEW Japan has gone from serving a specific subset of non-Japanese women in the country to broadening its scope to help all women living here.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives
Nov 8, 2021
What Japan needs to change to better prepare for the next pandemic
COVID-19 won't be the last deadly contagion to strike Japan. Here are six things the government can do right now to ensure it can respond better when the next crisis strikes.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2021
Can South Korea’s main presidential candidates revitalize relations with Japan?
The conservative opposition People Power Party has tapped former top prosecutor Yoon Seok-youl, 60, as its presidential candidate, while the ruling Democratic Party picked Lee Jae-myung, 56.

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