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Suga partially halts 'Go To' programs

Suga Partially Halts 'go To' Programs

November 21, 2020

Suga partially halts 'Go To' programs

Japan Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says he is partially halting government "Go To" programs brought in to boost travel and dining out.

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Hibakusha group urges govt. to join UN nuclear ban

Hibakusha group urges govt. to join UN nuclear ban

Survivors of the 1945 US atomic bombings of Japan have urged the country's government to join a UN nuclear ban treaty that took effect on Friday.The survivors, known as hibakusha, spoke about the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at a gathering in Tokyo on Friday. They began with a...more

2021 Toyota C-HR Hybrid GR Sport Joins The Model's UK Range

2021 Toyota C-HR Hybrid GR Sport Joins The Model's UK Range

Having launched the C-HR GR Sport for the European market last November, Toyota is now accepting orders for it in the United Kingdom.

Tokyo reports 1,175 new infections

Tokyo reports 1,175 new infections

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 1,175 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday.The daily tally in the capital has exceeded 1,000 for 10 straight days.

Cabinet approves draft bills to tackle virus

Cabinet approves draft bills to tackle virus

Japan's Cabinet has approved a set of draft bills aimed at helping the country tackle the COVID-19 pandemic more effectively.Proposals to revise the special anti-coronavirus law, the infectious disease control law and the quarantine law were approved at the Cabinet meeting on Friday.

Matsui: Japan should attend UN nuclear meeting

Matsui: Japan should attend UN nuclear meeting

The mayor of Hiroshima City says the central government should attend as an observer a meeting of the signatories of a United Nations treaty that bans nuclear weapons.Matsui Kazumi made the comment in a news conference on Friday, when the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons went into...more

Suspects identified in cryptocurrency transactions

Suspects identified in cryptocurrency transactions

Tokyo police have identified 31 suspects alleged to have exchanged about 190 million dollars' worth of cryptocurrency, while knowing it was stolen.The Japanese virtual currency exchange Coincheck lost more than 500 million dollars' worth of NEM cryptocurrency in a suspected hack in January 2018.

This App Will Bring iMessage To Windows And Android

This App Will Bring iMessage To Windows And Android

It used to be that back in the day, platform-exclusive messaging apps were a thing. For example, BlackBerry Messenger used to be so popular that people would actually buy BlackBerry phones just to use it. These days, the focus is more on cross-platform compatibility.However, there are still some...more

Japan reports 5,652 new virus cases, 94 deaths

Japan reports 5,652 new virus cases, 94 deaths

Japan confirmed 5,652 new cases of the coronavirus as of 8:30 p.m. on Thursday.That brings the total number of infections in the country to 352,688.

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NHK has learned that a woman in Tokyo who contracted the coronavirus committed suicide in her home.Sources say the woman in her 30s was found dead earlier this month in her apartment, where she was self-isolating after testing positive for the virus.

Suga vows to secure more beds for virus patients

Suga vows to secure more beds for virus patients

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has indicated he will do his utmost to secure more hospital beds for coronavirus patients by providing financial support to medical institutions.Suga spoke at a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on Thursday. Minister in charge of the...more