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Audio streaming service Deezer launches global channel for Japanese music
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Audio streaming service Deezer launches global channel for Japanese music

Global audio streaming service Deezer announced a new channel on its platform titled “Japanese Music”, which it hopes will bring the…
Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries
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Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries

TOKYO (AP) — Months after other major economies, Japan began giving the first coronavirus vaccines to front-line health workers Wednesday.…
Japan provides $240mln loan to develop Egypt’s electricity sector
Business

Japan provides $240mln loan to develop Egypt’s electricity sector

The Ambassador of Japan to Cairo Masaki Noke signed a memorandum of understanding with Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat,…
Egypt purchases Japanese air purifiers to stop indoor spread of coronavirus
Egypt

Egypt purchases Japanese air purifiers to stop indoor spread of coronavirus

Egypt has purchased from Japanese company KalTech its new air purifier that is said to be effective against a number…
Japanese economy sees recovery from pandemic slump
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Japanese economy sees recovery from pandemic slump

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of 12.7 percent in October-December, marking the second straight…
Powerful Japan quake sets off landslide, minor injuries
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Powerful Japan quake sets off landslide, minor injuries

TOKYO (AP) — Residents in northeastern Japan on Sunday cleaned up clutter and debris in stores and homes after a…
Tokyo Olympics head Yoshiro Mori to resign over sexist remarks — reports
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Tokyo Olympics head Yoshiro Mori to resign over sexist remarks — reports

Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, is set to resign after facing backlash for sexist comments, Japanese…
A look at what quarantine is like in Olympic-host Japan
World

A look at what quarantine is like in Olympic-host Japan

TOKYO (AP) — What’s it like traveling to Japan, six months ahead of the Olympics? Almost impossible, unless you’re a…
Japan mulls four-day working week amid COVID pandemic
World

Japan mulls four-day working week amid COVID pandemic

Japanese employees are famous for putting in agonizingly long hours at their desks and declining to take all their annual…
Column: Athletes can get in line for vaccines like everyone
World

Column: Athletes can get in line for vaccines like everyone

The world may yet gather in Tokyo this summer for an Olympics already postponed once because of the pandemic. Listen…
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