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Opponents in Japan, South Korea urge to suspend Fukushima radioactive wastewater discharge

The leader of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party sent a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, urging him to suspend the planned discharge of nucl

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G7 minister denies 'welcome' for Japan's treated nuclear wastewater discharge: media

Germany's environment minister on Sunday slammed the expression that Japan's release of treated nuclear-tainted water into the ocean was "welcomed" as the Group of Seve

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Japan to lift state of emergency for Tokyo, 8 other prefectures from Monday

The Japanese government on Thursday decided to lift the COVID-19 state of emergency for nine prefectures from Monday, following its coronavirus advisory panel approving

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Japan says TPP members agree to start process for UK to join

A woman exercises with a dog near the City of London financial district, in London, Britain, April 30, 2021. /Reuters The 11 members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) decided Wednesday to

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Public resistance to Tokyo Olympics grows fiery as Japan battles COVID-19 upsurge

With less than 70 days until the Tokyo Olympics, the open hostility toward the showpiece event in Japan has shown no signs of relenting. Within a week, a petition with

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Public resistance to Tokyo Olympics grows fiery as Japan battles COVID-19 upsurge

With less than 70 days until the Tokyo Olympics, the open hostility toward the showpiece event in Japan has shown no signs of relenting. Within a week, a petition with

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Japan to seek short, powerful state of emergency for Tokyo, elsewhere

Pedestrians in the Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2021. /AFP The Japanese government plans to impose a "short and powerful" state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and

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Japan to Expand Virus Emergency to Cover 60% of Economy

Japan is set to expand its state of emergency beyond the Tokyo region to encompass the country’s other main economic hubs, as it battles to contain a surge in coronavir

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Japan to widen state of emergency beyond Tokyo as virus surges - media

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told a meeting of ruling party executives on Tuesday he would declare a state of emergency for the three western prefectures of O

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Japan PM says government will consider state of emergency for Tokyo area

Japan said on Monday it would consider declaring a state of emergency for the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area as coronavirus cases climb, casting fresh doubt over wheth

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Japan pauses domestic travel push in two cities as COVID spreads

Japan paused its domestic "Go To Travel" promotion campaign in two cities following sharp rises in COVID-19 infections, a government minister said on Tuesday, a blow to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga'

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Japan's economy minister instructed by new PM to take steps without hesitation

Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Thursday that new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had instructed him to take steps without hesitation to protect job

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Fujifilm won't leave Chinese market over China-U.S. frictions

Fujifilm Holdings' logos are pictured ahead of its news conference in Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2018. /Reuters Fujifilm will not consider leaving an attractive and fast-growing market like Chin

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Japan's economy suffers record pandemic-induced pummeling in Q2, hard-fought recovery likely

Japan's economy contracted at a record rate in the April-June period from the previous quarter, due to the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic, marking the worst decline since comparable d

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Japan reports record 750 new daily virus cases amid resurgence

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike shows a banner reading 'Infection spread alert' at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 15, 2020. /Reuters Japan on Wednesday reported a record of 795 new daily

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Japan's capital records record 286 COVID-19 cases amid fears over resurgence

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Thursday confirmed a record 286 new infections in the capital, with the latest figure surpassing the previous daily record of 243

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COVID-19 cases in Tokyo continue to rise, new daily infections hit 2-month high

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Thursday confirmed 107 new COVID-19 infections in the capital, marking the highest daily increase in two months and the first time