Nissan and Docomo to test self-driving taxi
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor and telecommunications firm NTT Docomo will conduct an experiment with self-driving taxi...
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Tokyo Metropolitan Govt urges continued vigilance over coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government urges residents and businesses to continue vigilance over the coronavirus as the natio...
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Tokyo river embankment reinforced to prevent flooding
Workers reinforce an embankment for Arakawa River in Tokyo to prevent flooding.
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Patrol plane veers off runway in central Japan
A patrol plane veers off a runway at the Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu base in central Japan.
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Security camera captures man visiting home of elderly to scam her
A security camera captures footage of a man visiting the home of an elderly woman to scam her.
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Maker to stop making celebrity lookalike masks
A Japanese manufacturer of rubber masks that look like celebrities will stop making the product due to drop in demand.
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Japan extends state of emergency in 19 prefectures
Japan extends the COVID-19 state of emergency in 19 prefectures.
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Tokyo begins to offer enhanced medical function at recovery accommodation facility
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government begins to offer enhanced medical functions at one of its recovery accommodation facili...
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Study shows COVID-19 vaccines do not affect male fertility
A study by a private clinic shows that COVID-19 vaccines do not affect male fertility.
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Japan to ease COVID-19 restrictions around November
The Japanese government plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions around November.
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