JAPAN GOVT. TO IMPOSE STRICTER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN 4 PREFECTURES

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• Japan Govt. to impose stricter COVID-19 restrictions in 4 prefectures.
• Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Aichi in central Japan will impose stricter COVID-19 restrictions.
• Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato is set to finalize...

JAPAN GOVT. TO EXTEND COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY BY TWO WEEKS ON FRIDAY

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• Japan govt. to extend COVID-19 state of emergency by two weeks on Friday.
• The extension to March 21 comes as health experts have warned that a premature exit could lead to a resurgence in infections.
• Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chib...

TOKYO HIGH COURT ORDERS GOVT. & TEPCO TO PAY DAMAGES FOR NUCLEAR CRISIS

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• Tokyo High Court orders govt. & TEPCO to pay damages for nuclear crisis.
• Japan govt. and TEPCO is to pay $2.63 million to people who had to evacuate their hometowns.
• This is the 3rd high court ruling among 30 other la...

JAPAN GOVT. MINISTER SAYS TOKYO MUST SEE 70% DEDUCTION IN COMMUTERS

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• Japan Govt. minister says Tokyo must see 70% deduction in commuters.
• Tokyo Metropolitan area has been put under a state of emergency due to rising virus cases.
• Tokyo on Thursday confirmed a daily record of 2,447 cases.

MAJOR TRAIN STATIONS IN JAPAN GET AI GUIDE PANELS FOR A TRAIL PERIOD

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• Major train stations in Japan get AI guide panels for a trial period.
• The equipment is said to provide tourists and transfer information.
• The East Japan Railway Co. is aiming to use them to make up for labor shortage.

JBA SUSPENDS MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CAMP AFTER PLAYER TESTS COVID-19 POSITIVE

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• JBA suspends men’s national team training camp after player tests COVID-19 positive.
• The training camp was scheduled for one whole week at Tokyo’s National Training Center.
• The basketball players who tested CO...

JAPAN’S NATIONAL CANCER CENTER REPORTS 10-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE AT 58.3% FOR PATIENTS

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• Japan’s National Cancer Center reports a 10-year survival rate at 58.3% for patients.
• The Center is said to have collected data since 2000.
• The survival rate of cancer patients in Japan improved by 1.1% upwards from...

CONDOMINIUM SALE LISTINGS IN TOKYO FELL BY 26.2 PERCENT; APRIL-SPETEMBER

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• Condominium sale listings in Tokyo fell by 26.2 percent; April-September.
• The condominium sale for the first half of fiscal 2020 was the lowest.
• Around September, however, the number rose to 5.0 percent.
• The r...

EXPERTS SUGGEST JAPAN MAY FACE A RESURGENCE OF COVID-19 INFECTIONS

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• Experts suggest Japan may face a resurgence of COVID-19 infections.
• Japan has been recording a downward trend in infection cases since late July.
• On Sept. 22, Japan recorded new infections that totaled to 3,287.
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RESEARCHERS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON JAPANESE WATERS

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• Researchers are worried about the effects of Global Warming on Japanese waters.
• Seaweed beds have disappeared from the waters off Kyonan in Chiba Prefecture.
• Japanese Meteorological Agency has reported seawater temperatu...

THE GOVT OF INDIA BANS TikTok & 58 OTHER APPS FROM IMMEDIATE EFFECT

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• The list of apps banned by the Government of India include TikTok, SHAREit, Cam Scanner, UC Browser and numerous others

• The decision to ban all these apps has been taken by the Indian Government citing security reasons

• Majority of the ...