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An Enormous 3D Calico Cat Greets Passersby at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station
It’s not uncommon to run into a friendly cat on the streets of Tokyo, but one particular calico is making an outsized impression on passersby. A billboard ad for Cross Shinjuku Vision that was created...
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Japan’s upper house of Parliament passes motion to support Taiwan’s bid to join WHO assembly
Tokyo [Japan], June 12 (ANI): The upper house of the Japanese Parliament on Friday passed a resolution supporting the self-governed island’s participation in the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) annu...
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There are more than 8 million empty homes in rural Japan, and local governments are selling them for as little as $500 in a bid to lure residents
In Japan, local authorities are giving away renovation subsidies to incentivize people to move into the country’s rural areas.
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Japanese Are Dying At Home: Slow Vaccination And More Concerning Covid-19 Variants Carry The Blame
In less than three months, the Japanese capital Tokyo is expected to host one of the biggest sporting events of the year—the Summer Olympics—amid a global pandemic. But the Covid-19 situation in the c...
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Japan’s ruling party invites more women to meetings, as long as they don’t talk
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, long seen as a homogeneous redoubt of elderly men, now wants more women at its key meetings - provided they don’t do the talking.
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Japan’s bitter vaccine history creates hurdle in COVID-19 fight
Japan has one of the lowest rates of vaccine confidence in the world, according to a Lancet study, which found that fewer than 30% of people strongly agreed that vaccines were safe.
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Mutated COVID-19 strain confirmed in Japan as nationwide case tally hits record high
At least 3,748 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Friday, the third consecutive day above 3,000.
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Five Eyes and Japan call for Facebook backdoor to monitor crime
Security alliance worries encrypted messaging apps can be used by bad actors
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A small town in Japan doubles its fertility rate
Subsidising parenthood appears to work wonders
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Japan’s ‘flying car’ gets off ground, with a person aboard
TOKYO (AP) — The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory. Japan’s SkyDrive Inc., among the myriads of “flying car”...