Japan confirms COVID variant cases, bans new entry of all countries
Japan bans new entry of foreign nationals after confirming the first COVID-19 variant cases.
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Prime Minister Suga Yoshishide urges public to cooperate before year end
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide urges the public to cooperate to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Japan hopes to arrange bilateral summit with U.S. in February
Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu tells Nippon TV that Japan is hoping to arrange a bilateral summit with the new U.S. ...
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Ex-PM Abe questioned over fund scandal
Tokyo prosecutors question former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo over suspicious use of political funds.
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Japan's Cabinet approves record-high draft budget for FY2021
Japan’s Cabinet approves a record-high draft budget of 106.61 trillion yen for fiscal 2021, including allocations for me...
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Japan to suspend Go To Travel campaign during New Year holidays
The Japanese government announces it will suspend the Go To Travel campaign nationwide during the New Year holidays to p...
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Japan to issue record-high new govt bonds in FY2020
Japan is expected to issue new government bonds worth more than 112 trillion yen for fiscal 2020 through March 2021, the...
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Approval rate for Suga Cabinet drops to 61%
The approval rating for Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s Cabinet drops 8 percentage points to 61 percent in a public opin...
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Prime Minister Suga holds presser amid third coronavirus wave
Minister Suga Yoshihide holds a press conference amid the third wave of infections.
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Osaka declares medical state of emergency
Osaka declares a medical state of emergency and asks resident to refrain from making non-essential outings starting Dece...
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