A usually private Shinto ritual streamed online

A usually private Shinto ritual streamed online

Osaka Temmangu Shrine streams online a usually private Shinto ceremony that is part of the annual Tenjin Festival, as ot...

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Disinfectant robots tested at Tokyo's new railroad station amid pandemic

Disinfectant robots tested at Tokyo's new railroad station amid pandemic

East Japan Railway begins testing disinfectant robots at Tokyo's Takanawa Gateway Station to help prevent the spread of ...

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Tokyo governor urges residents to stay put over 4-day weekend

Tokyo governor urges residents to stay put over 4-day weekend

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko urges residents to stay home during the four-day weekend starting Thursday as the number of ...

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Japan approves 2nd coronavirus drug

Japan approves 2nd coronavirus drug

Japan approves the use of dexamethasone to treat people infected with the novel coronavirus, the second drug that doctor...

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Govt explains travel subsidy program to travel agents, hotels

Govt explains travel subsidy program to travel agents, hotels

The Japanese government finally explains details about the Go To Travel campaign to tourism agents and hotel operators o...

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Man arrested for riding motorbike on Japan's scenic bridge

Man arrested for riding motorbike on Japan's scenic bridge

Police arrest a 40-year-old man for riding a motorcycle on Kintaikyo, a wooden arch bridge considered one of Japan's sce...

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Tokyo sees record coronavirus cases for second day

Tokyo sees record coronavirus cases for second day

Tokyo confirms 293 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, a record number for the second day in a row. The high number is d...

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Hospital struggling to prepare for second wave of infections

Hospital struggling to prepare for second wave of infections

Tokyo raised the coronavirus alert to the highest level on July 15th. As the number of confirmed cases rise in the capit...

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AI proposes age-based craft beer

AI proposes age-based craft beer

Electronics maker NEC uses artificial intelligence to develop craft beers for people in their 20s to 50s. The AI analyze...

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Daily high 286 coronavirus cases in Tokyo

Daily high 286 coronavirus cases in Tokyo

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reports a daily high of 286 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Japan's ca...

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