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Japan govt. counters claim of massive Olympic spending

January 25, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese government released a report Friday countering a claim of state expenditures in excess of one trillion yen for this year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Expenditures directly related to the Tokyo Games totaled some 270 billion yen, the report

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Japan raises travel advisory level for Hubei Province

January 25, 2020

Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan has decided to raise its travel advisory for China’s Hubei Province to Level 3, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday. The move means Japanese citizens are advised to avoid any travel to the province hit

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Japan ministries to test ways to cut number of plastic bags

January 25, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s industry ministry said Friday that it will launch a demonstration experiment next week at convenience stores at three government ministries and one agency to test ways to reduce the number of plastic shopping bags. The experiment will be conducted

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Japan’s Abe orders prompt update on new coronavirus

January 25, 2020

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed cabinet members Friday to provide the public promptly with accurate information about pneumonia linked to a coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Abe also instructed them to provide support to Japanese nationals

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Infectious disease risks haunting Japan in Olympic year

January 25, 2020

Tokyo–Japan faces rising risks of infectious diseases being carried in from abroad, as more than 40 million people are expected to visit the country in 2020, when the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be held. While the outbreak in China

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Hackers expose personal info on 8.9 M. people in Japan in 2019

January 24, 2020

Tokyo–Computer viruses and unauthorized access compromised personal information on 8.9 million people at 32 publicly traded companies in Japan last year, a private credit research firm said Thursday. The number of affected companies hit a record high since the survey

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Japan unveils six ambitious research goals

January 24, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese government on Thursday set out six ambitious goals to achieve by 2050 in science and technology, including the development of an artificial intelligence robot that is physically as capable as humans. The goals are part of the government’s

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Japanese lawmaker Kawai admits huge cash injection from LDP

January 24, 2020

Tokyo–Japanese ruling party lawmaker Anri Kawai Thursday admitted that she and her husband, also a lawmaker, received a total of 150 million yen from the party before the House of Councillors election in July last year. The receipts are not

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