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JAPAN CONDUCTED THE YEAR’S ORDINARY PARLIAMENTARY SESSION; PM GAVE POLICY SPEECH
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- Japan conducted the year’s ordinary parliamentary session; PM gave a policy speech.
- PM Suga vowed to bring the coronavirus situation under control in the country.
- The country is said to continue to host the Tokyo Ol...
JAPAN GOVT. SUSPENDS ENTRY OF ALL NONRESIDENT FOREIGN NATIONALS
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- Japan govt. suspends entry of all non-resident foreign nationals.
- The measure has been taken in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
- Japanese and resident foreigners will require signing a pledge upon ar...
BOJ GOVERNOR SUGGESTS COUNTRY’S ECONOMY SEVERE AND RECOVERY BE MODERATE
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- BOJ Governor suggests country’s economy severe and recovery be moderate.
- Later in the day, BOJ is scheduled to release its quarterly Sakura report on regional economies.
- BOJ Governor Kuroda said the consumer price i...
7 ADDITIONAL PREFECTURES TO BE ADDED UNDER JAPAN’S STATE OF EMERGENCY ORDER
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- 7 additional prefectures to be added under Japan’s state of emergency order.
- Tochigi, Gifu, Hyogo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Osaka, and Aichi prefectures will be the newly added prefectures.
- Declaration of a state of emergenc...
JAPAN PM INFORMS THE RULING PARTY OF THE PLANS TO EXPAND THE STATE OF EMERGENCY
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- Japan PM informs the ruling party of the plans to expand the state of emergency.
- Aichi and Gifu prefecture in central Japan seeks to be added to the state of an emergency measure.
- Suga is said to declare a state of emerge...
PM YOSHIHIDE SUGA LIKELY TO DECLARE STATE OF EMERGENCY AROUND THURSDAY
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- PM Yoshihide Suga likely to declare a state of emergency around Thursday.
- The state of emergency if so declared would be in Tokyo and 3 neighboring prefectures.
- The plan of emergency may be in place for about one month.
YOSHIHIDE SUGA VOWS TO BRING COVID-19 UNDER CONTROL; PUSH FORWARD WITH OLYMPICS
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- Yoshihide Suga vows to bring COVID-19 under control; push forward with Olympics.
- Suga in his New Year’s speech thanked frontline health care workers for working to fight the coronavirus.
- Currently, the Tokyo Olympic...
SOFTBANK CORP. UNVEILS NEW CHEAPER TELECOM PLANS AS THE GOVERNMENT ASKED
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- SoftBank Corp. unveils new cheaper telecom plans as the government asked.
- The telecom service company will launch the new plan in March.
- The plan is of 2,980 yen with 20 GB of data usage.
- The new prices are sai...
JAPAN PM ATTENDS LARGE DINNER PARTY WITH CELEBRITIES; FORGOES COVID-19 PROTOCOL
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- Japan PM attends large dinner party with celebrities; forgoes COVID-19 protocol.
- Japan has suspended ‘Go To Travel’ campaign nationwide due to surging COVID-19 cases.
- COVID-19 guidelines currently suggest a ga...
JAPAN TO REVIEW PROGRESS OF ITS GOAL TOWARDS REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
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- Japan to review progress of its goal towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
- PM of Japan has earlier vowed to become a carbon-neutral country by 2050.
- Japan will support global decarbonization by providing around $11....
ADDITIONAL $3.7 BILLION IN RESERVE FUNDS TO BE USED IN JAPAN TO FIGHT PANDEMIC
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- Additional $3.7 billion in reserve funds to be used in Japan to fight the pandemic.
- The Cabinet Office on Friday decided to use the funds to extend the travel subsidy program.
- The emergency spending includes 311.93 billio...
JAPAN PM AND LDP TO RAISE OUT-OF-POCKET MEDICAL EXPENSES FROM 10% TO 20%
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- Japan PM and LDP to raise out-of-pocket medical expenses from 10% to 20%.
- The medical expenses would be for people aged 75 or above in single-household.
- The single-household must have an annual income of at least 2 millio...
DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE IN JAPAN OVER ACUIRING STRIKE CAPABILTY VESSELS
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- Discussions continue in Japan over acquiring strike capability vessels.
- No deadline for decision on the above matter has yet been decided.
- The Cabinet Office is yet to approve a plan a next week over building of two new n...
CORPORATE EARNINGS TO BRING DOWN TAX REVENUE IN JAPAN FOR FISCAL 2020
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- Corporate earnings to bring down tax revenue in Japan for fiscal 2020.
- Tax revenue is expected to fall short by more than 8 trillion yen.
- Tax revenue in the current fiscal year through March may total to about 55 trillion...
TOYOTA TO START TRIALS OF FUEL CELL ELECTRIC DELIVERY TRUCKS WITH CONVENIENCE STORES
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- Toyota to start trials of fuel cell electric delivery trucks with convenience stores.
- Three major Japanese convenience store operators will take part in the trial test.
- The fuel cell vehicles will use hydrogen to generate...
JAPAN HAS COMPILED AN ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC PACKAGE WORTH $707 BILLION
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- Japan has compiled an additional economic package worth $707 billion.
- The amount would be used to ease the economic impact of the pandemic.
- The package will include extensions of subsidy programs such as ‘Go To Trav...
JAPAN AND U.S CONDUCT LARGE-SCALE JOINT MILITARY DRILLS; MEDIA INVITED TO VIEW
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- Japan and U.S conduct large-scale joint military drills; media invited to view.
- The drill was launched due to growing assertiveness in the East and South China seas.
- The two countries practiced two exercises, namely &ndas...
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 GOVT. AIM FOR BAN ON SALES OF GASOLINE-ONLY CARS BY MID-2030s
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- Japan Govt. to aim for ban sales of gasoline-only cars by mid-2030s.
- Japan aims to promote all-electric, fuel cell, gasoline-electric, and plug-in hybrid cars.
- In 2019, the domestic sale of lower-or-zero-emissions cars, i...
NTT DOCOMO AFTER JAPANESE GOVT. REQUESTS TO CUT MOBILE PHONE FEES
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- NTT Docomo after Japanese govt. requests to cut mobile phone fees.
- The company will become the first to do so among major carriers.
- The company plans to offers 20 GB monthly plans at 3,000 yen.
- Rival companies ...