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Japan's new passports
Japan starts to issue new passports featuring works of ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai.
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CORONAVIRUS: Japan quarantines 3,700 on cruise ship
3,700 passengers are quarantined on a cruise ship in Yokohama after a passenger from Hong Kong tests positive for the ne...
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Warner Bros. eyeing Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo
Warner Brothers hopes to open a Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo after a famous amusement park closes.
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Celebrities throw beans to ring in spring
Celebrities throw beans at temple visitors to ring in spring in a traditional event aimed at chasing away demons and bri...
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Cashless payment at Japan's post offices
Cashless payment is accepted for the first time at post offices in Japan, starting with 65 branches. Japan Post plans to...
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NEC hacked, 28K pieces of information may have been stolen
Major Japanese electronics maker NEC suffers a cyber attack and says hackers may have stolen 28,000 pieces of informatio...
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CORONAVIRUS: Japan moves up prevention ordinance
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says a government ordinance with binding power to contain the new coronavirus, including refus...
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CORONAVIRUS: Japan's 3rd charter flight arrives at Haneda
The Japanese government's third charter flight from Wuhan, China, arrives at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
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CORONAVIRUS: Japan has 14 confirmed cases of infection
Japan has confirmed three additional cases of people infected with the new coronavirus, bringing the total in the countr...
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CORONAVIRUS: 3 Japanese from 1st charter flight test positive
3 from the first group of 206 Japanese nationals to return to Japan from Wuhan on a charter flight are found to be infec...
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