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Fans return to Japanese stadiums
Kyodo News, Published on 10/07/2020
» TOKYO: Japan on Friday started allowing up to 5,000 people to attend sporting and other events, despite a recent rise in the number of coronavirus cases.
Japan, Cambodia reach expat travel deal
Kyodo News, Published on 22/08/2020
» Japan and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to reopen their borders for each other’s expatriates, possibly starting from early September.
Honda e to go on sale in Japan next month
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 28/08/2020
» TOKYO: Honda Motor Co said on Thursday that it would start selling its first mass-produced electric car on Oct 30 in Japan as part of its drive to electrify a large portion of its vehicles over the next decade.
Apec leaders' summit to be virtual
Kyodo News, Published on 04/09/2020
» The annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum will be held online on Dec 4 due to the coronavirus pandemic, an Asian diplomatic source said Friday.
Japan to reopen to all long-stay foreigners
Kyodo News, Published on 25/09/2020
» TOKYO: Japan will reopen its borders for all foreign visitors with permits to stay in the country for some time, including students but excluding tourists, from October, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday.
Japan to put traveller health questionnaires online
Kyodo News, Published on 26/09/2020
» TOKYO: Japan will introduce an online version of a health questionnaire that travellers are required to fill out before entering the country in order to streamline immigration control, sources familiar with the plan said on Saturday.
Thanathorn: Students on right track
Kyodo News, Published on 26/09/2020
» Progressive Movement founder Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has expressed support for student protesters calling for reforms to the monarchy, saying Thai people must tackle an “inconvenient truth” about the country.
Japan lifts entry ban for Thailand, with conditions
Kyodo News, Published on 30/10/2020
» TOKYO: Japan will lift its entry ban on foreign travellers from Thailand and eight other countries starting on Sunday, as it gradually eases Covid-19 travel restrictions in a bid to revive its battered economy.
Scaled-down Tokyo Film Festival kicks off amid Covid-19
Life, Kyodo News, Published on 03/11/2020
» The 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off in the Japanese capital on Saturday, with a scaled-down red carpet procession as organisers found creative ways to celebrate filmmaking through online events despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Japan museum, rail line team up on train wrap
Life, Kyodo News, Published on 04/11/2020
» An art museum and a small railway line in western Japan launched on Monday a crowdfunding appeal for a plan to wrap one of the line's single-carriage trains with designs taken from Western masterpieces hung at the facility to help cheer up the local area.