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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 follows Shibuya and Katsushika in closing its outdoor smoking areas to prevent the spread of the new...
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