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Japan opens large COVID-19 vaccination centres in Tokyo, Osaka
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 24 (ANI/Sputnik): A major coronavirus vaccination centre that can provide shots to up to 10,000 people a day has opened in Japan with the support of Self-Defense Forces (SDF), a Sputnik correspondent reports.
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Japan mulls extending current state of emergency as Tokyo reports 535 new
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 23 (ANI): Tokyo reported 535 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, as the government mulls extending the current state of emergency in the capital and other prefectures.
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China warns Japan against stoking military, regional tensions over Taiwan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 23 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Ministry lashed out against Japanese Defence Chief Nobuo Kishi saying Nansei Islands - southernmost of the Japanese mainland close to Taiwan -- are a source of concern and said that Beijing will safeguard its territory and Tokyo should not stret
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Japan conducts mock drill to defend remote islands from China
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 23 (ANI): Japan's Self-Defense Forces conducted live-fire drill in scenario for defending remote islands on Saturday in a scenario to prevent Chinese troops from landing on these territories.
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Tokyo warns Japanese firm after weapon blueprints leaked to Chinese compan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 22 (ANI): The Japanese government has issued a warning to Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. and a subcontracted firm after the latter leaked blueprints for parts of a military-use prototype machine gun to a Chinese company, local media reported citing government spokesperson.
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Study finds 96 pc of COVID-19 patients have antibodies year after recovery
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A study by Japan's Yokohama City University showed that 96 per cent of people previously infected with COVID-19 still had antibodies a year after recovery, Kyodo News Agency reported.
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COVID-19: Japan govt to decide on extending emergency declaration next wee
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] May 22, (ANI): The Government of Japan is weighing an extension of the coronavirus emergency declaration beyond its scheduled date of May 31, according to NHK World.
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China frets about 'arms race' as Japan plans to increase military spending
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 22 (ANI): Beijing has expressed concern over Tokyo's plan to increase military spending to counter China, and has accused its neighbouring country of stoking military tensions in the region.
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Japanese sportswear firm becomes latest to stop using Xinjiang cotton amid
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Osaka [Japan], May 21 (ANI): Japanese sportswear firm Mizuno Corporation on Friday announced its decision to stop using cotton sourced from China's Xinjiang region, believed to reflect concern amid allegations of human rights abuses by Beijing against the Uyghur Muslims.
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Games will be safe for everyone, says IOC's John Coates as Tokyo 2020 ente
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 21 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission Chair John Coates on Friday said that the upcoming Tokyo Olympics will be safe for everyone and the organisers are now fully in "operational delivery mode."
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Japan declares COVID-19 state of emergency in Okinawa prefecture: Reports
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government on Friday approved a plan to add Okinawa, a popular tourist destination, to a list of prefectures where a state of emergency has been declared, NHK news agency reported.
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Japanese lawmakers pledge to 'mobilize efforts' to resolve Tibet issue
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 21 (ANI): Japanese lawmakers have congratulated the newly elected president of the Tibetan government-in-exile Penpa Tsering and pledged to "mobilise" efforts towards resolution of the Tibet issue.
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