Japan to maintain strict border restrictions until end of February
Amid a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases stemming from the omicron variant, Japan will extend until the end of February its stringent border controls that basically bar new entry by ...
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Meticulous and committed support by authorities and health experts is seen as key to promoting the inoculation of pediatric populations to help combat fears over side effects.
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Omicron may infect half of Europeans within weeks, WHO says
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Japan needs a real economic security strategy
Japan should make products that it and the rest of the world need so that the nation is considered an integral partner.
2022 will be a critical year for Japan’s security
In recent years, new dangers have emerged such as pandemics, the threat to vulnerable supply chains, cyber attacks and the undermining of democracy.
Djokovic debacle exposes Australia’s xenophobic policies
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New Japan-Australia reciprocity accord is important, but it’s only part of the story
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China says omicron outbreak not affecting Olympic plans yet
Golden oldie Kazuyoshi Miura joins fourth-tier club led by brother
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Gymnast 'King' Kohei Uchimura announces retirement
Yokozuna Terunofuji takes down Wakatakakage on Day 2 on New Year Basho
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Start 2022 with a novel way of learning Japanese
Startup hopes genome-edited pufferfish will be a hit in 2022
Aichi chocolate-maker offers workers with disabilities inclusiveness and a better wage
This dog is Safe, but he's not yet home
Start the new year off with a new furry friend
In Osaka, friends and strangers share a communal meal
Scholars launch effort to assist peers stuck outside of Japan
