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HOKKAIDO GOVT. SUED BY A WOMAN OVER DENIAL OF SPOUSAL BENEFITS
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- Hokkaido govt. sued by a woman over denial of spousal benefits.
- The woman in a same-sex relationship had filed the lawsuit with Sapporo District Court.
- Kaoru Sasaki seeks $43,000 for being denied spousal benefits. ...
OSAKA AND HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY FINDS A WAY TO ANALYZE COVID-19 MUTATIONS
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- Osaka and Hokkaido University finds a way to analyse COVID-19 mutations.
- The university developed a system capable of analyzing genetic mutations of COVID-19 much quicker.
- a simple and efficient way to generate infectious...
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...
HOKKAIDO VILLAGE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TO SUBMIT BILL TO BAN NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL
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- Hokkaido village assembly members to submit a bill to ban nuclear waste disposal.
- Five out of eight assembly members will introduce the bill on Dec.15 at the regular session.
- The bill includes provisions on refusing to al...
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 RAISED ITS COVID-19 ALERT LEVEL TO STAGE 4 OUT OF 5 FOR SAPPORO CITY
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- Hokkaido raised its COVID-19 alert level to stage 4 out of 5 for Sapporo city.
- The announcement was made by Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki on Nov. 16.
- On Nov. 7 Hokkaido raised its virus alert level to stage 3.
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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 THE HIGHEST COVID-19 CASES ON MONDAY WITH 200
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- Hokkaido records the highest COVID-19 cases on Monday with 200.
- Infections in Hokkaido exceeded more than 100 for the fourth single day.
- The local government raised its own five-level pandemic alert one step to the third ...
JAPAN HELD A ONE-DAY EXHIBITION OF GYMNASTICS MEET AS A TEST FOR THE OLYMPICS
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- Japan held a one-day exhibition of gymnastics as a test for the Olympics.
- Several thousand fans attended the meet.
- 22 athletes from Russia, China, and the United States participated.
- The non-Japanese had to do ...
DAILY COVID-19 CASES RISE IN HOKKAIDO BY 187 ON SATURDAY
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- Daily COVID-19 cases rise in Hokkaido by 187 on Saturday.
- The figure exceeded 100 for 3rd straight day.
- Hokkaido govt. requests entertainment establishments to not operate between 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Hokkaido gov...
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...
HACHIRO NITTA WON SUNDAY’S GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION IN CENTRAL JAPAN
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- Hachiro Nitta won Sunday’s gubernatorial election in Central Japan.
- He was a former business executive supported by Liberal Democratic Party members.
- He was a former president of a group company of Nihonkaigas Kizu...