Legoland Discovery Center Tokyo reopens

Legoland Discovery Center Tokyo reopens

Legoland Discovery Center Tokyo resumes operation as restrictions on people movement have been eased amid a state of eme...

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Airlines seeking new revenue sources with online sales of specialty goods

Airlines seeking new revenue sources with online sales of specialty goods

Airlines in Japan are seeking new sources of revenue by launching online sales of specialty goods such as an airplane’s ...

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Defense Ministry outsources some mass vaccination tasks to private sector

Defense Ministry outsources some mass vaccination tasks to private sector

Japan’s Defense Ministry has outsourced some tasks involving mass coronavirus vaccinations planned in Tokyo and Osaka to...

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State of emergency in Japan extended and expanded

State of emergency in Japan extended and expanded

Japan extends the state of emergency over the coronavirus in Tokyo and three other prefectures until the end of May and ...

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Trains exceed 180% congestion rate after reducing service

Trains exceed 180% congestion rate after reducing service

East Japan Railway announces that it will put its train service back to normal after congestion rate exceeds 180% in som...

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COVID-19 vaccine reservations temporarily restrict home phone service

COVID-19 vaccine reservations temporarily restrict home phone service

Sources say reservations for the COVID-19 vaccine have temporarily restricted home phone service.

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Panasonic to scale back TV business

Panasonic to scale back TV business

Panasonic is considering scaling back its TV business and outsourcing production to a Chinese maker.

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Japanese government to offer subsidies for coronavirus cancellations

Japanese government to offer subsidies for coronavirus cancellations

The Japanese government plans to offer subsidies of up to 25 million yen each to organizers of events like concerts and ...

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Japan extends crowd restrictions until end of June

Japan extends crowd restrictions until end of June

The Japanese government decides to extend crowd restrictions at large-scale events throughout the country for two months...

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21 cases of double mutant coronavirus variant from India confirmed in Japan

21 cases of double mutant coronavirus variant from India confirmed in Japan

Twenty-one cases of infection with the double mutant coronavirus variant from India have been confirmed in Japan.

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