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Japan approves a $490 billion economic stimulus package.
Japan’s government agreed on Friday to spend $490 billion on stimulus measures, a move by its newish prime minister to…
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A New Source of Fuel in an Aging Japan: Adult Incontinence
HOUKI, Japan — The restorative waters that flow into the public baths in this town near the coast of western…
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Japan’s Economy Shrinks, but Outlook Is Warm as Virus Ebbs
Japan’s economy continued to wobble in the third quarter of 2021, tipping back into contraction, as the country struggled to…
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Japan will shorten quarantine for business travelers to 3 days.
Japanese officials said on Friday that they would reduce the length of quarantine for vaccinated business travelers from 10 days…
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Japan’s Election Looks Closer Than Usual, but Party in Power Has Hit Snooze
TOKYO — Japan has had no shortage of faceless prime ministers over the decades, a revolving door of leaders forgotten…
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In Japan, Rural Voters Count More Than Those in Big Cities. It Shows.
By Motoko Rich, Makiko Inoue and Hikari Hida CHIZU, Japan — The mountain village of Chizu explains a lot about how…
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Daily coronavirus cases in Japan fall to the hundreds after a summer peak.
In mid-August, Japan was recording over 20,000 daily coronavirus cases, its highest levels during the pandemic. On Wednesday, it reported…
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Your Thursday Briefing
We’re covering a deal to make a Covid treatment widely available and opposition parties teaming up in Japan’s elections. The…
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Japan Stays Tough on Cannabis as Other Nations Loosen Up
KOBE, Japan — From an early age, Japanese society had conditioned Takayuki Miyabe to fear marijuana. But that was before…
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Japan’s Communists Are Hardly Radical, but Make a Handy Election Target
TOKYO — The Japan Communist Party is the oldest political party in the country. It’s the largest nonruling Communist party…
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