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JAPAN’S TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION SCHEME TO LOCAL GOVT. SEES A RISE

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  • Japan’s tax-deductible donation scheme to local govt. sees a rise.
  • The ‘hometown tax’ by Japan Govt. allows people to make donations to municipalities where they do not reside.
  • The workload of officials ...

HOKKAIDO PREFECTURE REPORTS 5 PEOPLE INFECTED BY COVID-19 AT A HOME GATHERING

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  • Hokkaido prefecture reports 5 people infected by COVID-19 at a home gathering.
  • Japan confirmed 4 clusters of coronavirus infections.
  • The authorities reported that the drinking sessions were held at the home of one person ...

HOKKAIDO MEDICAL ASSOCIATION DECLARES ‘STATE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY’; COVID-19

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  • Hokkaido Medical Association declares ‘state of medical emergency’; COVID-19.
  • Several other organizations have also joined the medical association to declare the emergency.
  • Hokkaido cities like Sapporo and Asa...

JAPAN’S SAPPORO SNOW FESTIVAL STANDS CANCELED AMID RISING COVID-19 CASES

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  • Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival stands canceled amid rising COVID-19 cases.
  • This will be the first time that the country’s biggest winter festival is canceled.
  • The event normally sees around 2 million domestic a...

JAPAN SDF TO SEND NURSES IN HOKKAIDO DUE TO SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS

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  • Japan SDF to send nurses in Hokkaido due to shortage of health care workers.
  • The nurses will be sent to Asahikawa city in Hokkaido.
  • The central Hokkaido city has reported a series of cluster infections.
  • Asahika...

SAPPORO AND OSAKA ARE LIKELY TO SUSPEND ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ SUBSIDY PROGRAM

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  • Sapporo and Osaka are likely to suspend ‘Go To Travel’ subsidy program.
  • The suspension comes due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the above areas.
  • Japan’s government panel of Medical experts...

HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN JAPAN AFRAID OF STRAINING MEDICAL SYSTEM OVER COVID-19

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  • Health care workers in Japan afraid of straining medical system over COVID-19 cases.
  • The country is said to have been reporting over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases daily.
  • Hospitals are said to be seeing high bed occupancies wit...

HOKKAIDO EDUCATION BOARD LOST TIME CAPSULE MESSAGES WRITTEN 10 YEARS AGO

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  • Hokkaido Education Board lost time capsule messages written 10 years ago.
  • The Abashiri Municipal Board of Education announced this above on Nov.17.
  • The messages were written by children and other residents.
  • Th...

HOKKAIDO CONFIRMED NEW COVID-19 CLUSTER INFECTIONS FROM NURSING HOME

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  • Hokkaido confirmed new COVID-19 cluster infections from nursing homes.
  • Another cluster infection was confirmed from a kindergarten.
  • Hokkaido as of Nov.15 confirmed 5,471 COVID-19 cases.
  • On Nov.15 it separately ...

HOKKAIDO LOCALS BLAME GOVT. ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ PLAN THE CAUSE OF COVID-19 CASES

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  • Hokkaido locals blame govt. ‘Go To Travel’ plan the cause of COVID-19 cases.
  • The prefecture recorded a daily high of 236 COVID-19 cases as of Nov.12.
  • The cluster of infections occurred at an eatery in the town...

JAPAN HEALTH MINISTRY CAUTIONS OVER THE POSSIBLE RAPID SPREAD OF COVID-19

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  • Japan Health Ministry cautions over the possible rapid spread of COVID-19.
  • Around 1,548 new cases of people infected with the virus have been confirmed in Japan.
  • Hokkaido confirmed around 920 new infection cases in the pa...

HOKKAIDO RECORDS 96 COVID-19 INFECTIONS IN A SINGLE DAY ON NOV. 2

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  • Hokkaido records 96 COVID-19 infections in a single day in Nov.2.
  • It is the highest figure in a single-day record in any of Japan’s 47 prefectures.
  • The total cases connected to the district hit 367, stemming from 9...