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2 Japanese Astronauts to Stay at ISS for Long-Term Missions

November 20, 2020

Tokyo- Japanese astronauts Koichi Wakata and Satoshi Furukawa will stay at the International Space Station for long-term missions, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Friday. Wakata, 57, is expected to stay at the ISS around 2022, and Furukawa, 56,

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang to Visit Japan from Tues.

November 20, 2020

Tokyo- Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Japan for two days from Tuesday, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday. Motegi and Wang are slated to discuss novel coronavirus measures and a planned resumption of travel

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Iris Ohyama to Start Medical Mask Production in Japan

November 20, 2020

Tokyo- Iris Ohyama Inc. has said it will start making N95 high-performance medical masks in Japan in autumn 2021 to prepare for a prolonged fight against the new coronavirus. The Japanese household goods supplier will invest some one billion yen

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Japan Sees No Need for Coronavirus Emergency: Kato

November 20, 2020

Tokyo- The Japanese government sees no need at the moment to declare a state of emergency over the new coronavirus, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Friday. He was responding to a question about the possibility of the government issuing

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Tokyo Stocks Likely Range-Bound Next Week

November 20, 2020

Tokyo- Tokyo stocks are expected to be range-bound next week, as selling pressure from the market’s correction from a 29-year high is countered by long-term optimism about an economic recovery, analysts and brokers said. This week, the Nikkei average of

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Japan to Allocate Additional 5G Band to One Carrier

November 20, 2020

Tokyo- Japan’s communications ministry said Friday it will allocate an additional frequency band for fifth-generation, or 5G, ultrafast wireless communications services to one mobile phone carrier as early as next April. The move will follow the allocation of frequency bands

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Duterte confers Order of Sikatuna to outgoing Japanese envoy

November 11, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has conferred an Order of Sikatuna, with the rank of Datu (Grand Cross), Gold Distinction to outgoing Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Haneda Koji. Haneda made a farewell call on Duterte on Tuesday, November 10. “The President

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Senate adopts resolution commending former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

November 10, 2020

The Senate on Tuesday adopted a resolution commending Japan’s longest serving former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his significant contribution in strengthening relations between Japan and the Philippines. Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 525, introduced by Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel, recognized

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