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Japan's defense minister orders SDF to send nurses

Japan's Defense Minister Orders Sdf To Send Nurses

December 8, 2020

Japan's defense minister has ordered the Self-Defense Forces to send nurses to the prefecture of Hokkaido to help ease the shortage of healthcare workers due to the coronavirus.

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Japan confirms first Omicron case

Japan has confirmed its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant.The government says the infected person recently arrived from the southern African country of Namibia.

No new foreign arrivals at Narita Airport

Japan stopped accepting new foreign arrivals on Tuesday due to concerns about the global spread of the Omicron variant.The first international flight to arrive at Narita Airport near Tokyo before noon Tuesday was from the Philippines capital Manila. No new foreign arrivals were seen disembarking.

Suzuki, Yellen pledge greater vaccine supplies

Japan's Finance Minister and the US Treasury Secretary have promised to work together to accelerate distribution of coronavirus vaccines to developing countries.Suzuki Shunichi and Janet Yellen held an online discussion on Tuesday.

Teen Shot After Trying To Sell His PS5

Sony’s PS5 is in demand right now. The PlayStation branding and reputation, plus the rave reviews of the PS5 have resulted in it being high in demand, and couple that with the global chip shortage, we’re looking at a situation where demand has greatly exceeded supply. This is why...more

Ohtani wins Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award

Major League Baseball announced Monday that Japanese two-way player Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels has won this year's Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award.Club beat writers, broadcasters and others cast their votes to choose the award winner. Ohtani is the first Japanese...more

Help for foreigners' medical costs requested

A group of medical institutions in Japan has asked the government to improve health insurance systems to support foreigners who cannot afford to pay medical expenses.The Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions submitted documents related to the request to the health and justice...more

Sapporo outlines savings for 2030 Olympics bid

The city of Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido has outlined a new plan, with reduced cost estimates, to bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympics.The original plan announced in 2019 called for spending up to 370 billion yen, or 3.26 billion dollars.

Most Japanese automakers see slump in Oct. output

Most of Japan's major automakers say their global production continued to decline sharply in October. Coronavirus lockdowns in Southeast Asia have disrupted the supply of semiconductors and other components.Mazda saw the biggest year-on-year drop, with output down by 48.7 percent. Subaru recorded a...more

Sony Patents A PS-Like Controller For Mobile Devices

There are many gaming controllers out there for mobile devices, but some of them require that you prop your phone up in order to play it. However, it seems that Sony has actually filed a patent for a mobile controller that resembles the DualShock controller design except that this is for mobile...more

Nissan Ambition 2030 plans 23 electrified models in 5 years

In May last year, Nissan unveiled its Nissan Next plan to get its operations in line with sustainable goals. That meant cutting capacity and operations to match what it considered rational, sustainable goals of around 5 million sales per year and 6% global market share. In January of this year,...more