Japan's new passports

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

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 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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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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