Japan launches space operations unit in SDF

Japan launches space operations unit in SDF

Japan launches the Space Operations Squadron in the Self-Defense Forces, the first SDF unit specializing in the field of...

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Japan's economy continues to shrink in Q1

Japan's economy continues to shrink in Q1

Japan's economy continues to slide in the January-March period, with gross domestic product shrinking an annualized 3.4 ...

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Nuclear fuel reprocessing plant passes new safety standards

Nuclear fuel reprocessing plant passes new safety standards

The Nuclear Regulation Authority approves the safety inspection document for a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkas...

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58% unhappy with govt response to coronavirus

58% unhappy with govt response to coronavirus

A public opinion poll conducted by Nippon TV and its affiliate news network together with the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper ...

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Japan extends state of emergency to May 31

Japan extends state of emergency to May 31

The Japanese government extends the state of emergency over the novel coronavirus to May 31 nationwide.

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Japan to ban entry from 14 more countries

Japan to ban entry from 14 more countries

The Japanese government decides to expand its entry ban to 14 more countries such as Russia for a total of 87 nations an...

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Emergency declaration, one week on

Emergency declaration, one week on

Japan's landscape and flow of people slowly beginning to shift as state of emergency is expanded to the entire country.

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Japan's govt. asks companies to ramp up medical supply production

Japan's govt. asks companies to ramp up medical supply production

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is urging companies to ramp up their production of medical supplies and protective ge...

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CORONAVIRUS: Japan could have 850,000 critically ill COVID 19 patients without measures: experts

CORONAVIRUS: Japan could have 850,000 critically ill COVID 19 patients without measures: experts

A government panel of experts on the novel coronavirus estimates that Japan could have as many as 850,000 COVID-19 patie...

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Tokyo's Minato Ward closes smoking areas

Tokyo's Minato Ward closes smoking areas

Tokyo's Minato Ward follows Shibuya and Katsushika in closing its outdoor smoking areas to prevent the spread of the new...

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