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Swamped public health centers scale back contact tracing workload

Public health centers were stretched to the limit during last summer's fifth wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic, prompting the government in October to ask prefectural governments to make additional arrangements in preparation for future outbreaks.

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Japan's public health centers buckling as coronavirus infections skyrocket

The unprecedented speed of the spread of the novel coronavirus is severely straining operations at public health centers -- the front line of infection control.

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4-year wait may be norm for Toyota's new Land Cruiser 300 series.

Toyota Motor Corp. expects delivery wait times for its new Land Cruiser 300 series sports-utility vehicles to reach up to four years, the automaker said.

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Tokyo, 12 other prefectures under quasi-emergency priority measures

Tokyo and 12 other prefectures are now under quasi-emergency priority measures, effective from Friday, to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Soon, Osaka and Hokkaido will be among the eight other prefectures expected to join them.

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PCR tests mandatory for all visitors to Beijing

BEIJING -- Two weeks ahead of the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the city is on high alert to prevent another wave of the COVID-19 epidemic, especially after the first community spread of the omicron variant was confirmed here on Jan. 15.

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Children aged 5-11 OK'd to be vaccinated in Japan

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Friday gave fast-track approval to the inoculation of children aged 5 to 11 with a coronavirus vaccine from U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer Inc.

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Japan dispatches planes with water, supplies for Tonga

As an international emergency relief activity, the Defense Ministry dispatched two Air Self-Defense Force transport planes Thursday to respond to the damage in Tonga after an undersea volcano erupted Jan. 15.

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Emperor's birthday event at the palace to be canceled for 3rd year in a row

An event to mark the Emperor's birthday at the Imperial Palace on Feb. 23 will not be held because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Imperial Household Agency has announced.

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Mizuho's new leadership face huge task to prevent further system glitches

The new management must be prepared to take a fresh look at everything in order to revamp a corporate culture that is lacking in openness and prevent recurrences of system failures.

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Party leaders must debate specific ways Japan can overcome hardships

Japan is facing difficult circumstances concerning the pandemic, the economy and national security. It is important for the ruling and opposition parties to discuss practical measures to overcome these situations.

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Pregnant horses at Hokkaido breeding center run for winter exercise

Pregnant farm horses run in a snow-covered field at the National Livestock Breeding Center's Tokachi Station in Otofuke, in eastern Hokkaido, on Monday. Some of the horses weigh as much as 1 ton. Runs are conducted to have the animals exercise in the winter. The pregnant horses, among some 160…

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Local governments need to streamline administrative structure

The year 2022 is expected to continue to pose challenges for Japan regarding the pandemic, foreign affairs, the economy and other issues. This is the eighth installment in a series of articles on how authoritative figures in various fields view such topics. The below is excerpted from remarks by Miyagi…

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Tokyo logs 8,638 new coronavirus cases

The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 8,638 new coronavirus cases Thursday, logging a record-high for the second consecutive day.

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Red crown cranes walk amid dreamlike mist lingering over Hokkaido river

Red crown cranes, a nationally protected species, walk and flutter their wings in the Setsuri River in Hokkaido's Tsurui village, which recorded a temperature of minus 18.6 C on Thursday. The difference in the air and water temperatures creates a dreamlike mist over the river. The cranes nest along the…

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New security strategy must underline threat posed by Beijing

Japan will continue to face challenges this year, from issues such as the pandemic to foreign affairs and the economy. This is the seventh installment of a series in which authoritative figures in various fields share their thoughts on such topics. The following text was excerpted from remarks by former…

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Experts: Peak has possibly passed in some prefs

Quasi-emergency priority measures implemented in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi and Okinawa prefectures on Jan. 9 seem to have blunted the spike in novel coronavirus cases, with some experts predicting that the peak may have passed in some areas.

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Osaka Prefecture to ask for priority measures

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said the prefecture would request quasi-emergency priority measures be applied in the prefecture, as the occupancy rate of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients is close to 35%, the benchmark for seeking such measures.

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Residents can stay in Fukushima town for 1st time since 2011 nuclear disaster

FUKUSHIMA -- Some former residents have begun "preparatory stays" in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, staying overnight for the first time since the 2011 nuclear disaster, as part of preparations to return there permanently.

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Certified restaurants can serve alcohol in 5 prefs.

Tokyo and four nearby prefectures will give restaurants that are certified to have taken proper COVID-19 prevention measures the green light to serve alcoholic beverages while quasi-emergency priority measures are in effect.

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Prefectures split over whether to keep the booze flowing as coronavirus cases surge

Local governments that will be subject to quasi-emergency priority measures designed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus are split over whether to allow eateries to continue serving alcohol when the measures start on Friday in 13 more prefectures, including Tokyo.

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Japan to delay recommending Sado Gold Mine for World Heritage list

The government intends to put off recommending the Sado Gold Mine as a possible UNESCO World Heritage site, on the grounds that opposition from South Korea is likely to jeopardize the site's designation at a 2023 meeting, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

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Covering up shoddy statistics work a gross ethical failure by ministry

It is reprehensible to continue improperly handling data for statistics and to cover up the wrongful practice so that it is not discovered. The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry needs to take the matter seriously. It must make efforts to clarify its responsibility and take thorough measures to prevent…

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Kishida vows to achieve economic growth through wealth distribution

"Wealth distribution through pay increases is not a cost, but an investment in the future," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday, expressing his intention to achieve economic growth through efforts to encourage companies to raise pay.

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Pregnant women with COVID-19 found to develop moderate to severe symptoms at twice the rate of nonpregnant women

Pregnant women infected with the novel coronavirus have developed moderate to severe symptoms at about twice the rate of nonpregnant women, according to a Japanese research team.

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Anime x Paris Fashion Week / Anrealage's online collection opens up whole new world

Japanese fashion brand Anrealage's entry for Paris Fashion Week for Spring and Summer 2022, which incorporated aspects from Mamoru Hosoda's latest animated film "Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime" (Belle) made the label a hot topic.

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