Charges regarding the death of a detained Sri Lankan woman have been withdrawn once more.

Prosecutors in Nagoya, Japan, announced on Friday that they have decided not to indict officials at an immigration center in the city's central region over the death of a Sri Lankan detainee in 2021, despite her family's repeated appeals for their indictment.

The decision by the...

The government intends to accuse Nagoya prison employees with inmate maltreatment

According to a person familiar with the issue, the Justice Ministry intends to charge 22 prison employees in Nagoya for suspected attacks on three detainees.

According to the source, the ministry is contemplating collaborating with prosecutors to create criminal cases against people sus...

JAPAN PM ASKS PFIZER INC. TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF VACCINE

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• Japan PM asks Pfizer Inc. to provide additional supplies of vaccine.
• Suga made the request to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla in a telephone conversation.
• The govt. will expand tougher COVID-19 restrictions next week to all thre...

TOKYO AND NAGOYA SOON TO BE REMOVED FROM ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ CAMPAIGN

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• Tokyo and Nagoya soon to be removed from ‘Go To Travel’ campaign.
• The final decision for suspension will be made by the government.
• Aichi Prefecture as a whole has reported 181 COVID-19 cases, from which 93 ar...

TOKYO REGIONAL TAXATION BUREAU WORKER ARRESTED OVER SUSPICION OF FRAUD

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• Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau worker arrested over suspicion of fraud.
• The suspect is alleged to swindle coronavirus relief benefits by creating fake tax returns.
• The Aichi prefecture police arrested an employee named Yu...

AICHI PREFECTURE TO REQUEST RESTAURANTS SERIVING ALCOHOL TO SHORTEN BUSINESS HOURS

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• Aichi Prefecture to request restaurants serving alcohol to shorten business hours.
• Nagoya’s main nightlife entertainment districts will follow the restrictions for around 3 weeks.
• Aichi Governor will announce the pl...

JR CENTRAL INVITED MEDIA FOR A TEST RIDE OF ITS NEW MAGLEV BULLET TRAIN SERVICE

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• JR Central invited media for a test ride of its new maglev bullet train service.
• The service will link Tokyo and Osaka once completed.
• The maglev train project is said to be the second high-speed link for the country.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CAUSES DROP IN THE AVERGAE LAND PRICE IN JAPAN

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• Coronavirus pandemic causes drop in the average land price in Japan.
• The average price fell by 0.6 percent from last year.
• Prices rose from a year earlier in 21.4 percent.
• Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya -- the averag...

NAGOYA MAYOR SUBMITS PETITION FOR RESIGNATION OF GOVERNOR HIDEAKI OMURA

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• Nagoya mayor submits petition for resignation of Governor Hideaki Omura.
• The resolution is over a controversial art exhibit that took place in 2019.
• Mayor Kawamura mentioned that Omura is unfit to serve as the governor.<...

NAGOYA: TRAFFIC IN THE CITY GOES DOWN, BUT STILL A LONG WAY TO GO

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• A week after, there has been decline in the number of pedestrians

• The data was compiled by IT companies via location of smartphones used by public within 500 meter radius of the stations

• The central government has asked it’s citi...

NAGOYA: WOMAN ARRESTED OVER SUSPICIOUS ABANDONMENT OF FETUS

According to Nagoya police, a women around 20-year-old was arrested on Sunday over allegation of abandoning a fetus in a suitcase exactly in front of a nightclub in the city.
The woman by name of Haruka Kaneko has apparently confessed that about abandoning the fetus near the nightclub in N...