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Japan finds COVID-19 variant in three people with no record of travel to UK
Japanese doctors have detected a fast-spreading variant of the new coronavirus first discovered in Britain in three people who had not travelled there, the...
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Ghana, Japan sign US$1m Tema Motorway grant agreement
The government of Ghana has signed a US$1,000,000 (109 million Yen) grant assistant agreement with Japan for phase two of the Tema Motorway roundabout...
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Japan donates $2.2m to fight locust invasion in South Sudan
The Japanese government has donated $2.2 million to the fight against locust invasion in South Sudan.In a statement on Wednesday, Japan's Foreign Ministry said...
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Japan MPs pass record coronavirus budget
Japan's powerful lower house of parliament approved an emergency budget worth nearly $300 billion Wednesday, doubling the scale of measures to pep up the...
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Man charged over deadly fire at Kyoto animation studio
Police in Japan has charged a man 10 months after he allegedly set fire to an animation studio in Kyoto, killing 36 people.Shinji Aoba,...
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Experts warn against masks for young toddlers
Japan's Paediatric Association has advised parents not to put masks on children under the age of two because they can make breathing difficult and...
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Japan set to lift coronavirus emergency as cases slow
Japan was poised to lift its nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus on Monday, gradually reopening the world's third-biggest economy after new cases...
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Carlos Ghosn: US ex-Green Beret and son arrested over escape from Japan
US authorities have arrested a former special forces soldier and his son for allegedly helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee Japan last December.Former Green...
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Japan’s economy slips into recession amid coronavirus woes
Japan has fallen into recession as the financial toll of the coronavirus continues to escalate.The world's third-biggest economy shrank 3.4% in the first three...
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COVID-19: Japanese city urges citizens to donate raincoats
The Japanese city of Osaka is urging its residents to donate plastic raincoats to help hospitals that are running short of personal protective equipment.Mayor...
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