JAPAN AND ITALY LEADERS AFFIRM CLOSE COOPERATION AFTER THEIR FIRST PHONE TALKS

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• Japan and Italy leaders affirm close cooperation after their first phone talks.
• Yoshihide Suga and Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday discussed their bilateral relations.
• Conte expressed support for Japan’s ‘free and...

JAPAN TO REMOVE 14-DAY QUARANTINE POLICY FOR BUSINESS TRAVELERS AND RETURNEES

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• Japan to remove 14-day quarantine policy for business travelers and returnees.
• Japanese citizens and foreign nationals with resident permits will be eligible for the same.
• The government is also planning to draw up measur...

HIDEO TARUMI NAMED AS THE NEW AMBASSADOR TO CHINA FROM THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT

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• Hideo Tarumi named as the new ambassador to China from the Japanese government.
• He is said to be an expert on China within the Foreign Ministry.
• Tarumi will replace Yutaka Yokoi, who has been in the post since May 2016.<...

JAPAN ADDED 13 NEW COUNTRIES UNDER ITS ENTRY BAN LIST TO CURB THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

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• Japan added 13 new countries under its entry ban list to curb the spread of COVID_19.
• It raised its travel advisory, mainly in Africa.
• The country now has banned 146 countries and regions.
• Japan saw a plunge o...

JAPAN’S ENTRY BAN IS NOW EXPANDED TO MEXICO AND 12 OTHER COUNTRIES

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• Total 100 countries are blacklisted including the U.S., China and all the European countries

• Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made this announcement and also lifted the nationwide state of emergency, though prefecture of Tokyo will continue under restrictions...