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Japan to decide on easing curbs on events, eateries
Kyodo News, Published on 19/11/2021
» TOKYO: Japan will formally decide Friday to remove an existing spectator cap on attendance at large-scale events as well as ease rules on eating and drinking establishments, mostly relating to any future Covid-19 state of emergency, as the country has seen a sharp decline in new and serious cases of the novel coronavirus.
Japan to halt new entry from around world amid new virus variant
Kyodo News, Published on 27/12/2020
» Japan will suspend new entry into the country of nonresident foreign nationals from around the world from Monday through late January as a precautionary step against the new, potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant, the government said Saturday.
Virus strain spreading in Britain detected in Singapore
Kyodo News, Published on 24/12/2020
» SINGAPORE: A potentially more contagious coronavirus strain spreading in Britain has been found in Singapore for the first time, in a young woman who returned from Britain earlier this month, the Health Ministry said.
Japan to ease ban in October
Kyodo News, Published on 23/09/2020
» The Japanese government is considering allowing more foreigners to enter for stays of three months or longer beginning in October, sources with knowledge of the plans said Wednesday, significantly easing travel restrictions meant to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
30,000 elderly drivers in Japan may have dementia
Kyodo News, Published on 02/11/2017
» TOKYO: The results of stricter screenings of drivers aged 75 or older in Japan showed that about 30,000 of them may be suffering dementia, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
Toyota to test mini EV-sharing service in Thailand
Kyodo News, Published on 07/08/2017
» Toyota Motor Corp will test a car-sharing service using its mini electric vehicle model in Thailand from December in the first move to provide an environmentally friendly transportation means in emerging countries that face air pollution in large cities.
Moon's victory assured, rivals concede
Kyodo News, Published on 09/05/2017
» SEOUL - Moon Jae In, of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea, appears to have won South Korea's presidential election held Tuesday, with major media calling it in his favour and his two rival candidates admitting their defeat.
Toxins found at new Tokyo fish market site
Kyodo News, Published on 14/01/2017
» TOKYO: An amount of benzene 79 times the minimum allowed by the government was detected among other toxic chemicals in groundwater samples from Tokyo's Toyosu area where the famous Tsukiji fish market is planned to be relocated, officials in the Tokyo metropolitan government said Saturday.
Japan airports' Wi-Fi allows snooping
Kyodo News, Published on 26/08/2014
» TOKYO - Users of free wireless Internet connections at Japan's Narita, Kansai and Kobe airports are vulnerable to electronic eavesdropping of their e-mail and web browsing, a study by an information and communications specialist showed Tuesday.