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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...

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 ...

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...

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...