The economy minister of Japan pays a visit to Yasukuni Shrine prior to the autumn festival.

Yasutoshi Nishimura, the Minister of the Japanese Economy, paid a visit to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Monday, a day before the festival that is held there in autumn.

Nishimura stated to the reporters that he made a ritual offering, which he paid for out of his own money, after he h...

HOKKAIDO, OKAYAMA & HIROSHIMA TO COME UNDER COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY

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• Hokkaido, Okayama & Hiroshima to come under COVID-19 state of emergency.
• Infections continue to surge ahead of this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
• Okayama and Hiroshima were planned to be put under a quasi-emergency ear...

KEIDANREN REPORTS ONLY 37% OF FIRMS MET WITH GOVT.’S TELEWORKING REQUESTS

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• Keidanren reports only 37% of firms met with govt.’s teleworking requests.
• In the Tokyo metropolitan area, the number of people commuting decreased by 40 percent.
• Feb. 7 is the supposed date for the end date of the ...

JAPAN’S REGULAR DIET SESSION FOR 2021 TO HAPPEN ON JAN.18

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• Japan’s regular diet session for 2021 to happen on Jan.18.
• The government is aiming to pass the third fiscal 2020 supplementary budget bill.
• The third extra budget may go up to 20 trillion yen.
• Tokyo is g...

JAPAN GOVERNMENT MAY INCREASE LIMIT OF AUDIENCE NUMBER BY 20,000 AT EVENTS

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• Japan government may increase limit of audience number by 20,000 at events.
• The country is reporting fewer coronavirus cases recently.
• The country’s pro baseball and soccer leagues’ have requested to increase...

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ADVISORY PANEL DISCUSSES GUIDELINES FOR LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES TO CURB THE PANDEMIC

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• Japanese government advisory panel discusses guidelines for local municipalities to curb the pandemic.
• The panel proposed assessing six types of data.
• The government is planning to classify the state of infections in eac...

JAPAN GOVERNMENT MAKES FINAL ARRANGEMENTS TO LIFT THE STATE OF EMERGENCY

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• The number of infections and other factors shows improvement 
• The initially scheduled end date for lifting the state of emergency was May 31

In Tokyo and other areas, the government is making fi...

JAPAN EYES ON LIFTING EMERGENCY DECLARATION BEFORE MAY 31

According to officials, Japanese government led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in consideration of lifting the extended state of emergency declaration in most of prefectures before May 31. Country’s capital Tokyo and some other areas will continue observing precautionary measures.
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