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Japan To Drop Masking Guidelines, Relax Covid Policy
Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.
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After South Korea, China Suspends Visas For Japanese Citizens: Report
China will "suspend the issuance" of visas to Japanese citizens from Tuesday, its embassy in Tokyo said, in an apparent response to Japan's restrictions on Chinese travellers over a surge in Covid cases.
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In Rural China, Not Testing For COVID Becomes The Norm: Report
Health experts and countries such as the United States and Japan have expressed concern over how the virus is largely unchecked across China.
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Japan Marks Record 415 Covid Deaths In Single Day
Japan on Wednesday recorded 415 COVID-19 deaths, the highest-ever count for a single day, health ministry data showed.
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Japan COVID-19 Cases Hit 1 Million Amid Olympics, Infections Spread Beyond Tokyo
Japan reached the milestone of one million coronavirus cases on Friday, domestic media reported, as infections surged in Olympic host Tokyo to other urban areas and the country grapples with an unprecedented speed of spread of the Delta variant.
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Japan Warns Of Unprecedented Covid Spread As Cases Hit Record Amid Tokyo Olympics
Japan warned on Wednesday that coronavirus infections were surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the Olympics and adding to doubts over the government's handling of the pandemic.
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Japan To Provide $9.3 Million Aid To India For Building Cold Chain System
Japan will provide USD 9.3 million worth of cold chain equipment and related assistance to India to ensure vaccines against coronavirus reach all and boost the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Japan To Issue Vaccine Passports To Citizens For Travelling Abroad
Japan said on Thursday it will make a vaccine passport available from next month for Japanese travellers, as governments around the world experiment with ways to relaunch tourism and business trips.
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"The India-Bashing Should Stop": Anand Mahindra Points To 'Mumbai Model'
The industrialist shared a report that said hospitals in Japan’s Osaka, a city similar to Mumbai, are running out of beds during a fresh wave of COVID-19
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Airborne Coronavirus: Japan Supercomputer Suggests Changes to Travel, Work Amid Threat
Supercomputer-driven models simulated in Japan suggested that operating commuter trains with windows open and limiting the number of passengers may help reduce the risk of coronavirus infections, as scientists warn of airborne spread of the virus.
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Japanese Startup Creates 'Connected' Face Mask for Coronavirus New Normal
Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages.
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Japan's COVID-19 App Reaches 4 Million Downloads in First Week
COVID-19 contact-tracing app has been downloaded more than 4 million times since its launch a week ago as the government seeks to head off a second wave of infections now that businesses and schools have reopened.
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Google Travel Data Show Lockdown Fatigue in US, Australia; Other Countries Stay Home
More people stayed home in Brazil, Japan and Singapore in April as those countries' novel coronavirus cases surged, while people in the United States and Australia returned to parks and jobs as infection rates flattened, data from Google show.
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Robots on Hand to Greet Japanese Coronavirus Patients in Hotels
Japan is now using hotels to house patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus but whose symptoms are too light to need hospitalisation, and several in the capital of Tokyo just opened on Friday feature robots to help lighten the burden on nurses.
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Chip Technology Firm ARM to Ease Fees for Startups, Join Incubator
ARM, owned by Japan’s Softbank, licenses its intellectual property to companies like Qualcomm, Apple, and Samsung, which in turn use the technology in their respective chips for smartphones and other devices.
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Japan To Drop Masking Guidelines, Relax Covid Policy
Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.
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After South Korea, China Suspends Visas For Japanese Citizens: Report
China will "suspend the issuance" of visas to Japanese citizens from Tuesday, its embassy in Tokyo said, in an apparent response to Japan's restrictions on Chinese travellers over a surge in Covid cases.
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In Rural China, Not Testing For COVID Becomes The Norm: Report
Health experts and countries such as the United States and Japan have expressed concern over how the virus is largely unchecked across China.
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Japan Marks Record 415 Covid Deaths In Single Day
Japan on Wednesday recorded 415 COVID-19 deaths, the highest-ever count for a single day, health ministry data showed.
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Japan COVID-19 Cases Hit 1 Million Amid Olympics, Infections Spread Beyond Tokyo
Japan reached the milestone of one million coronavirus cases on Friday, domestic media reported, as infections surged in Olympic host Tokyo to other urban areas and the country grapples with an unprecedented speed of spread of the Delta variant.
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Japan Warns Of Unprecedented Covid Spread As Cases Hit Record Amid Tokyo Olympics
Japan warned on Wednesday that coronavirus infections were surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the Olympics and adding to doubts over the government's handling of the pandemic.
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Japan To Provide $9.3 Million Aid To India For Building Cold Chain System
Japan will provide USD 9.3 million worth of cold chain equipment and related assistance to India to ensure vaccines against coronavirus reach all and boost the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
-
Japan To Issue Vaccine Passports To Citizens For Travelling Abroad
Japan said on Thursday it will make a vaccine passport available from next month for Japanese travellers, as governments around the world experiment with ways to relaunch tourism and business trips.
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"The India-Bashing Should Stop": Anand Mahindra Points To 'Mumbai Model'
The industrialist shared a report that said hospitals in Japan’s Osaka, a city similar to Mumbai, are running out of beds during a fresh wave of COVID-19
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Airborne Coronavirus: Japan Supercomputer Suggests Changes to Travel, Work Amid Threat
Supercomputer-driven models simulated in Japan suggested that operating commuter trains with windows open and limiting the number of passengers may help reduce the risk of coronavirus infections, as scientists warn of airborne spread of the virus.
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Japanese Startup Creates 'Connected' Face Mask for Coronavirus New Normal
Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages.
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Japan's COVID-19 App Reaches 4 Million Downloads in First Week
COVID-19 contact-tracing app has been downloaded more than 4 million times since its launch a week ago as the government seeks to head off a second wave of infections now that businesses and schools have reopened.
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Google Travel Data Show Lockdown Fatigue in US, Australia; Other Countries Stay Home
More people stayed home in Brazil, Japan and Singapore in April as those countries' novel coronavirus cases surged, while people in the United States and Australia returned to parks and jobs as infection rates flattened, data from Google show.
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Robots on Hand to Greet Japanese Coronavirus Patients in Hotels
Japan is now using hotels to house patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus but whose symptoms are too light to need hospitalisation, and several in the capital of Tokyo just opened on Friday feature robots to help lighten the burden on nurses.
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Chip Technology Firm ARM to Ease Fees for Startups, Join Incubator
ARM, owned by Japan’s Softbank, licenses its intellectual property to companies like Qualcomm, Apple, and Samsung, which in turn use the technology in their respective chips for smartphones and other devices.
