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JAPAN REPORTS 50,294 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES

Oct. 26 04:07 pm JST Oct. 26 | 08:53 pm JST
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Japan on Wednesday reported 50,294 new coronavirus cases, up 2,588 from Tuesday.
Tokyo reported 4,347 new cases, down 355 from Tuesday. The number of infected
people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 15, up one from Tuesday,
health officials said. The nationwide number is 123, up five from Tuesday.… Read


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JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES RAISING AGE OF CONSENT FROM CURRENT 13 TO 16

Oct. 26 03:14 pm JST Oct. 26 | 04:15 pm JST
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On Monday, Japan’s Ministry of Justice publicly presented a draft to amend the
country’s penal code and raise the age of consent. Currently, the age of consent
in Japan is 13, but the proposed revision would raise it by three years, to 16.
As the primary purpose of the amendment is to strengthen… Read


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JAPAN STARTS COVID VACCINATION FOR CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTHS TO 4 YEARS

Oct. 26 06:00 am JST Oct. 26 | 03:09 pm JST
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Japan on Tuesday began coronavirus vaccinations for children aged six months to
four years at a hospital in Tokyo, expanding the eligibility criteria for
inoculation to almost all age groups. Vaccinations for babies and young children
in other areas of the country are set to follow as soon as local… Read


National


JAPAN STEPS UP PUSH TO GET PUBLIC TO SIGN UP FOR DIGITAL IDS

Oct. 25 05:28 pm JST Oct. 25 | 05:28 pm JST
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Japan has stepped up its push to catch up on digitization by telling a reluctant
public they have to sign up for digital IDs or possibly lose access to their
public health insurance. As the naming implies, the initiative is about
assigning numbers to people, similar to Social Security numbers… Read


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JAPAN REPORTS 47,706 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES

Oct. 25 05:00 pm JST Oct. 25 | 09:04 pm JST
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Japan on Tuesday reported 47,706 new coronavirus cases, up 30,854 from Monday.
Tokyo reported 4,702 new cases, up 2,967 from Monday. The number of infected
people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 14, up three from Monday,
health officials said. The nationwide number is 118, up three from Monday.… Read


National


JAPAN HAS ONLY 60% OF NEEDED INTERCEPTOR MISSILE STOCKPILES: ESTIMATE

Oct. 25 06:00 am JST Oct. 25 | 06:55 am JST
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Japan has only about 60 percent of missile stockpiles deemed sufficient to
intercept enemies' ballistic missiles, the Defense Ministry said, in a call for
urgent replenishment amid military threats from North Korea and China. In a rare
move for the ministry, an official of the ministry revealed the estimated
ammunition… Read


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JAPAN REPORTS 16,852 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES

Oct. 24 04:25 pm JST Oct. 24 | 08:56 pm JST
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Japan on Monday reported 16,852 new coronavirus cases, down 14,021 from Sunday.
Tokyo reported 1,735 new cases, down 1,070 from Sunday. The number of infected
people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 11, unchanged from Sunday,
health officials said. The nationwide number is 115, unchanged from Sunday. The
number… Read


National


JAPAN'S SPERM DONATION LAW SPURS CONTROVERSY

Oct. 24 06:45 am JST Oct. 24 | 04:30 pm JST
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Satoko Nagamura and her girlfriend conceived their son with donated sperm, but
new legislation in Japan could effectively outlaw the procedure for lesbian
couples and single women. For decades, anonymous sperm donation has existed in a
legal grey zone in Japan, with no law explicitly prohibiting it, but no
framework… Read


National


FITNESS IN JAPAN ON DOWNWARD TREND FROM PRE-COVID LEVELS: STUDY

Oct. 24 06:00 am JST Oct. 24 | 06:55 am JST
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The physical fitness levels of most age groups in Japan declined in fiscal 2021
compared with two years earlier, before the outbreak of the coronavirus
pandemic, a recent government survey showed. But while the pandemic may have led
to decreased opportunities for exercise, Hisashi Naito, a professor of exercise
physiology… Read


National


EMPEROR OPENS FESTIVALS MARKING 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OKINAWA'S RETURN

Oct. 23 04:36 pm JST Oct. 23 | 04:36 pm JST
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Emperor Naruhito said Sunday he is "sincerely pleased" that art and cultural
festivals are being held in Okinawa this year, the 50th anniversary of the
southern island prefecture's reversion to Japan. The emperor said in a speech at
the opening ceremony in Ginowan of the festivals that he hopes the… Read


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RECENT COMMENTS

PROXY
TODAY 02:36 AM JST

Great move to extend the statute of limitations by 5 years. Not uncommon for a
woman to take years and…

Posted in: Japanese government proposes raising age of consent from current 13
to 16




SMITHINJAPAN
OCT. 26 09:57 PM JST

Uh-oh! What are all the magazines who dress little children in bikinis and have
them bend over for the camera…

Posted in: Japanese government proposes raising age of consent from current 13
to 16




PURPLE_DEPRESSED_BACON
OCT. 26 09:44 PM JST

What's there to propose? Change the damn law already. Having the age of consent
being thirteen is utterly disturbing and…

Posted in: Japanese government proposes raising age of consent from current 13
to 16




YUBARU
OCT. 26 08:53 PM JST

The article doesn’t have any reference to the Governor of Okinawa, Danny
Tamaki-why not? No reference or quote from an…

Posted in: Emperor opens festivals marking 50th anniversary of Okinawa's return

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JAPAN STEPS UP PUSH TO GET PUBLIC TO SIGN UP FOR DIGITAL IDS

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JAPAN STARTS COVID VACCINATION FOR CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTHS TO 4 YEARS

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JAPAN HAS ONLY 60% OF NEEDED INTERCEPTOR MISSILE STOCKPILES: ESTIMATE

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JAPAN'S SPERM DONATION LAW SPURS CONTROVERSY

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