Japan

After almost three years of Covid-induced border closures, Japan is finally opening up to vaccinated tourists from most countries, with no need for quarantine, PCR tests or visas. And with the yen making hotels, restaurants and shopping…
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The defense ministers of the United States, Australia and Japan agreed Saturday to boost military cooperation in the face of China's growing ambitions. "We are deeply concerned by China's increasingly aggressive and bullying behavior in…
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Thousands were without running water and power in central Japan on Sunday after Typhoon Talas dumped record rains on the region, triggering floods and landslides, and leaving at least two dead. The body of a man in Kakegawa city, Shizuoka…
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Japan will fully reopen to foreign tourists in October after more than two years of COVID-19 border restrictions. The news comes as Taiwan and Hong Kong also relax their entry rules for visitors. From Monday, people arriving in Hong Kong…
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Japan will scrap tough pandemic-related border restrictions from October, paving the way for mass tourism for the first time in two and a half years. Speaking in New York City, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said individual travel…
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US President Joe Biden supports that India, Germany, and Japan should be made permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, a senior official told reporters. The officer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, however, said…
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A man was taken to hospital unconscious after apparently setting himself on fire near the office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday, local media said. Initial details about the incident in Tokyo were slim, and the police…
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A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts, paralyzing ground and air transportation and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. The…
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Thousands of people were in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge nearly three million residents to evacuate. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)…
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In an interesting turn of events, Japan is likely to lift the previously placed ban on individual tourist visa requirements. This will, most probably, come into practice in October. At present, foreign visitors visiting Japan are required…
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