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Baby seals make debut

Baby seals make debut

Baby seals make their debut at an aquarium they moved to in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Goods to improve your quality of mask life

Goods to improve your quality of mask life

Mask-related products are on the rise to improve people's quality of mask life.

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Japanese banks reducing contacts between staff and customers

Japanese banks reducing contacts between staff and customers

Japanese banks are coming up with ways to reduce contact between staff and customers in the coronavirus age.

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Capybaras enjoy hot bath

Capybaras enjoy hot bath

Capybaras enjoy a hot bath at an animal park in Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo.

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Awa dance festival tested for coronavirus

Awa dance festival tested for coronavirus

Organizers of the Awa dance festival hold a test event to see if they can go ahead with the summer festivities next year...

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Remote Santa decorations in Kobe

Remote Santa decorations in Kobe

Christmas decorations are put up at a mansion in Kobe, western Japan, with Santa Claus and this year's newsmakers appear...

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Japan to keep domestic tourism promotion campaign despite COVID spike

Japan to keep domestic tourism promotion campaign despite COVID spike

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide backs a subsidy program that promotes domestic travel and dining out despite the recent sp...

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Japan's Emperor and Empress encourage medical staff online

Japan's Emperor and Empress encourage medical staff online

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hold their first online meeting with medical workers.

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Silent countdown for Beaujolais Nouveau

Silent countdown for Beaujolais Nouveau

Wine lovers gather at countdown parties as sales of Beaujolais Nouveau wines start in Japan.

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Tokyo confirms 534 new COVID-19 cases

Tokyo confirms 534 new COVID-19 cases

As Tokyo confirms a record daily high of 534 new COVID-19 cases, it raises its coronavirus alert to the highest level

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