Japan condemns North Korea over suspected missile launch

Japan condemns North Korea over suspected missile launch

Japanese government leaders condemn North Korea over its suspected missile launch toward the Sea of Japan.

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PM Kishida visits Ise shrine

PM Kishida visits Ise shrine

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio visits Ise Jingu, a major Shinto shrine in central Japan, and gives a New Year press confer...

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Chinese ships approached Japanese islands 332 days in 2021

Chinese ships approached Japanese islands 332 days in 2021

Chinese ships approached Japan's Senkaku Islands 332 days in 2021.

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Govt compiles action plan on Fukushima water release

Govt compiles action plan on Fukushima water release

The Japanese government compiles an action plan concerning the planned release of treated radioactive water from the Fuk...

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Kishida stresses sense of urgency over New Year break

Kishida stresses sense of urgency over New Year break

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio emphasizes the need to have a sense of urgency over the New Year holidays to brace...

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Japan loosens border controls

Japan loosens border controls

Japan loosens border controls against the Omicron variant.

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Japan approves Merck's COVID-19 medicine

Japan approves Merck's COVID-19 medicine

The Japanese government has approved the manufacturing and sale of Merck & Co.'s oral medicine molnupiravir to treat COV...

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Japan gov't approves draft budget for fiscal 2022, the largest in the last 10 years

Japan gov't approves draft budget for fiscal 2022, the largest in the last 10 years

PM Kishida’s cabinet has approved the draft budget for fiscal 2022, with increases in spending for social security and d...

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Japan to acquire 18 million additional Moderna vaccine doses by March 2022

Japan to acquire 18 million additional Moderna vaccine doses by March 2022

Health Minister Goto Shigeyuki announces the Japanese government will acquire an additional 18 million doses of the Mode...

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Japan won't send Cabinet members to Beijing Olympics

Japan won't send Cabinet members to Beijing Olympics

The Japanese government announces that it will not send any Cabinet members to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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