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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. LIKELY TO DECIDE ON COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY SITUATION
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- Japan govt. likely to decide on COVID-19 state of emergency situation.
- The decision may be made on Thursday whether to stick to the emergency or end it.
- Prime Minister Suga is set to have a meeting with his Cabinet members to d...
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...
CORONAVIRUS INFECTION HAS LED CASHLESS BANKS TO BECOME MORE PREVALENT IN JAPAN
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- Coronavirus infection has led cashless banks to become more prevalent in Japan.
- The first cashless bank branch by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. was recently opened in November.
- Customers need to show their bank books and ...
KANAGAWA PREFECTURE REPORTS MAN DIAGNOSED WITH A MILD CASE OF COVID-19 DIES
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- Kanagawa prefecture reports a man diagnosed with a mild case of covid-19 dies.
- The man was recuperating at the prefecture’s designated COVID-19 facility room.
- The cause of death is unknown.
- The prefecture...
PANASONIC CORP. TO TEST OUT SELF-DRIVING ROBOTS IN FEBRUARY FOR HOME DELIVERIES
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- Panasonic Corp. to test out self-driving robots in February for home deliveries.
- The first phase of the test will be done in a residential area near Tokyo.
- The autonomous robot travels at a maximum speed of 4 kms per hour...
HAYABUSA2 RETURNS TO EARTH WITH RYUGU ASTEROID SAMPLES; PM OFFICE CONGRATULATES
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- Hayabusa2 returns to earth with Ryugu asteroid samples; PM office congratulates.
- The space probe brought back samples from the 4.6 billion-year-old asteroid.
- The PM office congratulated Hayabusa2 project manager Yuichi Ts...
JAPAN’S SUSPECT OF THE SERIAL MURDER CASE IN 2017 DOES NOT WISH TO APPEAL DEATH PENALTY
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- Japan’s suspect of the serial murder case in 2017 does not wish to appeal the death penalty.
- The suspect admitted to murdering, dismembering, and storing the bodies of nine people.
- The prosecutors will be closing ar...
KANAGAWA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION REPORTS FINANCIAL STRUGGLES AMONG FOREIGN STUDENTS
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- Kanagawa International Foundation reports financial struggles among foreign students.
- Around 90% of the survey’s respondents did not receive any support from local governments.
- Around 75% of the respondents mentione...
HIGH-TECH DEVICES BEING USED BY JAPAN TO FILL UP SPORTS STADIUMS
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- High-tech devices being used by Japan to fill up sports stadiums.
- An experiment to see if 32,000 seats in Yokohama baseball stadium can be filed safely will be conducted.
- Officials are using high-precision cameras, carbo...
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...
TOKAI UNIVERSITY TO SUSPEND ITS BASEBALL CLUB ACTIVITIES DUE TO ILLEGAL DRUG USE
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- Tokai University to suspend its baseball club activities due to illegal drug use.
- The university was a four-time Japanese national university champion.
- The Kanagawa prefectural police had raided the university dormitory.<...
JAPAN TO DO A THREE DAY TRIAL TEST IN HOLDING EVENT WITH LARGE NUMBER OF SPECTATORS
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- Japan to do a three-day trial test in holding events with large number of spectators.
- It will test measures for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the above.
- Japan last month raised the limit to 10,000 from 5,000 specta...
WOMAN ACCUSED OF BATTERY BY HER HUSBAND FOR TRYING TO POISON HIM; SOUTH TOKYO
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- Woman accused of battery by her husband for trying to poison him; south Tokyo.
- Kanagawa Prefectural Police sent papers from the prosecutors to the woman.
- The woman had mixed mild alkaline dish soap and other substances i...
KANAGAWA POLICE ARRESTED ONE TOKYO MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLYMAN FOR INDECENT EXPOSURE
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- Kanagawa police arrested one Tokyo Municipal Assemblyman for indecent exposure.
- The assembly was arrested for August 6.
- The suspect exposed his genitals at a parking lot in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.
- The s...