CORONAVIRUS: 4th charter flight from Wuhan lands at Haneda

CORONAVIRUS: 4th charter flight from Wuhan lands at Haneda

Japan's 4th government-chartered flight from Wuhan lands at Tokyo's Haneda Airport with 198 evacuees.

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CORONAVIRUS: 41 more infected on cruise ship

CORONAVIRUS: 41 more infected on cruise ship

41 more people test positive for the new coronavirus on the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship off Yokohama, bringing the v...

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Tech solutions for Japan's labor shortage

Tech solutions for Japan's labor shortage

Japan is looking to technology to fix the shortage of workers in the food service industry.

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Frozen pants stand on their own

Frozen pants stand on their own

Hokkaido has 79 cm of snow on the ground and minus 30 degrees, cold enough to freeze clothing into stand-alone sculpture...

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CORONAVIRUS: 20 people on cruise ship now infected

CORONAVIRUS: 20 people on cruise ship now infected

10 more people out of approximately 3,700 quarantined on a cruise ship off Yokohama are found to be infected with the ne...

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CORONAVIRUS: 10 people on cruise ship infected

CORONAVIRUS: 10 people on cruise ship infected

Ten out of the approximately 3,700 people quarantined on a cruise ship off Yokohama are found to be infected with the ne...

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Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off amid coronavirus concerns

Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off amid coronavirus concerns

The annual Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off in Hokkaido amid concerns over the new coronavirus.

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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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