Japan
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Japan retracts new flight bookings ban after criticisms
World | Dec 02, 2021, 10:48 AM ISTJapan said it has retracted the request after receiving criticisms from inside and outside the country that the ban was too strict.
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Omicron threat: Japan suspends new reservations on all incoming flights
World | Dec 01, 2021, 07:11 PM ISTJapan banned all foreign visitors starting Tuesday. The government also asked its citizens arriving in the country to quarantine for up to 14 days.
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Omicron variant: Brazil, Japan report first cases
World | Dec 01, 2021, 08:09 AM ISTThe Netherlands’ RIVM health institute disclosed that patient samples dating from Nov 19 and 23 were found to contain the variant. It was on Nov 24 that South African authorities reported the existence of the highly mutated virus to WHO.
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Japan: Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 jolts southeast Honshu
World | Nov 29, 2021, 07:20 PM ISTAn earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on the Richter Scale hit Southeast of Honshu in Japan on Monday at 6.10 pm, National Centre For Seismology said.
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Omicron fear: Japan bans entry of foreign visitors
World | Nov 29, 2021, 11:05 AM ISTThe decision means Japan will restore border controls that it eased earlier this month for short-term business visitors, foreign students and workers.
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Japan, South Korea balk at sharing stage after US talks
World | Nov 18, 2021, 08:43 AM ISTThe areas of conflict include Japan’s wartime occupation of Korea and other historical matters, Japan’s handling of radioactive material from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, trade conflicts and other matters.
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Fumio Kishida reelected Japan's Prime Minister in parliamentary vote
World | Nov 10, 2021, 12:21 PM ISTKishida had been chosen by Liberal Democrats as a safe, conservative choice a month ago. They had feared heavy election losses if the unpopular Yoshihide Suga had stayed in power.
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Japan confirms Avian flu outbreak at chicken farm; nearly 1.4L birds to be culled
World | Nov 10, 2021, 11:45 AM ISTA simple test given to 13 of the chickens from the farm showed 12 of them tested positive for avian flu
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Japan election: PM Kishida’s coalition keeps comfortable majority despite losing some seats
World | Nov 01, 2021, 08:02 AM ISTJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had dissolved the lower house only 10 days after taking office on October 4.
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Japan votes in national election, first key test for Fumio Kishida
World | Oct 31, 2021, 09:07 AM ISTKishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party is expected to lose some seats from pre-election levels, but maintain a comfortable majority together with its junior coalition partner Komeito.
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Japan PM dissolves lower house for October 31 national election
World | Oct 14, 2021, 11:28 AM ISTAt the announcement, all 465 lower house lawmakers stood up, shouted “banzai” 3 times and left. They've now lost their seats and official campaigning for a new lower house begins on Tuesday.
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Japanese drugmaker to launch first-ever plant-based COVID vaccine
World | Oct 13, 2021, 02:48 PM ISTThe vaccine technology is formed with virus-like particles that mimic the target virus and does not actually use a live virus, unlike some of the current vaccines and can thus be deemed relatively safe for humans.
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Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes Tokyo; no tsunami danger
World | Oct 07, 2021, 08:02 PM ISTThe Meteorological Agency said the quake was centered in Chiba prefecture, just east of Tokyo, at a depth of 80 kilometers (48 miles). It caused buildings to sway but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Japan's Parliament elects former diplomat Fumio Kishida as new Prime Minister
World | Oct 04, 2021, 10:56 AM ISTKishida was first elected to Parliament in 1993 representing Hiroshima and is an advocate for nuclear disarmament
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Japan's Parliament set to formally choose Kishida as new PM
World | Oct 04, 2021, 07:51 AM ISTKishida replaced Suga as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party last week and is certain to win the parliamentary vote for prime minister later Monday because the party and its coalition partner control both houses.
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Trains packed with commuters as Japan fully ends emergency
World | Oct 01, 2021, 11:08 AM ISTNearly more than 59% of Japanese people have been fully vaccinated. Japan has had about 1.69 million cases and 17,641 deaths from COVID-19.
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Japan's next Prime Minister's cabbage pancake picture strikes a chord with Twitterati
offbeat | Sep 30, 2021, 10:50 PM ISTOkonomiyaki is an iconic Japanese street food savoury pancake. It is simply a Japanese savoury pancake made primarily from shredded cabbage, flour, eggs and water. Some also call it Japanese pizza.
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Bihar receives first tranche of cold chain equipment from Japan
India | Sep 28, 2021, 07:42 AM ISTThe CCE will augment the state’s vaccination capacity, both for COVID-19 vaccination as well as routine immunization for children and women.
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Meenakari chess set, Buddha statue: What PM Modi gifted to Kamala Harris, Suga & Morrison
World | Sep 24, 2021, 01:35 PM ISTPM Narendra Modi gifted a Gulabi Meenakari Chess Set to American Vice President Kamala Harris during his meeting in Washington DC.
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Joe Biden to host first-ever in-person Quad Leaders' Summit today
World | Sep 24, 2021, 09:37 AM ISTQuad is a strategic dialogue between the United States, Japan, Australia and India. The dialogue was initiated in 2007 by Japan. All these four countries have common interests in the Indo-Pacific region.