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9 Japan students to host Holocaust exhibit in push for peace borne from pandemic
SAITAMA -- Nine university students residing in east Japan got together to organize a six-day exhibit, of which the title literally means, "History an Full article
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Scandal-tainted ex-Olympic composer's band cancels album release, terminates radio show
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Japanese educators thought golf party amid pandemic was OK as 'Olympics is being held'
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3 prefectures near Tokyo to ask for COVID emergency declaration
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Passengers at Japanese airport forced to redo security checks after knife found
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Tokyo reports record 3,865 COVID-19 cases on July 29
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2008 Nobel laureate in physics Masukawa dies at 81
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PM Suga denies impacts of holding Tokyo Olympics on virus surge
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Japan Gov't to expand COVID state of emergency to Osaka, areas near Tokyo
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Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 10,000 for 1st time
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COVID-19 case spikes have Japan's local gov'ts scrambling to stop 5th wave
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M8.1 quake hits Aleutian Islands near Alaska, tsunami feared
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Japanese actors Kento Hayashi, Yuko Oshima, who appeared in TV drama together, to marry
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Japan's rising infections may soon risk lives that could normally be saved: expert
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US urges Japan to shoulder more for hosting American troops
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Volunteers sing anthems to cheer Tokyo Olympic athletes
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Evacuation order issued for 55,720 in central Japan city Fukui after heavy rain
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Interview: Japan minister urges vaccines for young
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Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 9,000 for 1st time
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Record infections stoke fears of unprecedented Tokyo virus spread from Olympic complacency
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COVID-19 vaccinations completed for 5.67 million medical workers in Japan
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Crime & Accidents
- Man arrested over alleged public key cybercrime in Japan first
- Olympic pin enthusiasts warned as fake products surface online
- US military helicopter crash lands in west Japan rice paddy
- Visually-impaired man hurt in Japan as train drags him short distance
- Victims of mass murder at Japan care home remembered on 5th anniv.
- 8-year-old boy drowns in Japan's Lake Biwa during family trip
Politics
- PM Suga denies impacts of holding Tokyo Olympics on virus surge
- Japan Gov't to expand COVID state of emergency to Osaka, areas near Tokyo
- Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 10,000 for 1st time
- US urges Japan to shoulder more for hosting American troops
- Interview: Japan minister urges vaccines for young
- Japan PM Suga seeks to continue as LDP leader without vote
Social Issues
- PM Suga denies impacts of holding Tokyo Olympics on virus surge
- Japan Gov't to expand COVID state of emergency to Osaka, areas near Tokyo
- Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 10,000 for 1st time
- 3 prefectures near Tokyo to ask for COVID emergency declaration
- Volunteers sing anthems to cheer Tokyo Olympic athletes
- 9 Japan students to host Holocaust exhibit in push for peace borne from pandemic
Weather & Disasters
- PM Suga denies impacts of holding Tokyo Olympics on virus surge
- Japan Gov't to expand COVID state of emergency to Osaka, areas near Tokyo
- Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 10,000 for 1st time
- M8.1 quake hits Aleutian Islands near Alaska, tsunami feared
- Evacuation order issued for 55,720 in central Japan city Fukui after heavy rain
- Tokyo governor urges youth to get vaccinated to slow surge
History & Festivals
- Japan prehistoric sites added to UNESCO list as World Heritage site
- People in situation similar to 'black rain' to get help: Japan gov't
- TV viewership for Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony 56.4% in Japan
- Russia PM to visit disputed isle off Japan's Hokkaido
- Japan explanation of Korean wartime forced labor insufficient: UNESCO
- Peace memorial hall to be built in Korean settlement in Kyoto Pref. to pass on history
Education
- 2008 Nobel laureate in physics Masukawa dies at 81
- 9 Japan students to host Holocaust exhibit in push for peace borne from pandemic
- Tokyo Medical Univ. to pay $520K to settle lawsuit over entry exam rigging
- Japan tightens visa criteria for foreign students to stop military-related technology drain
- Coca-Cola-only request for kids watching Tokyo Olympic soccer draws criticism
- 87% of Japan's pref. education boards scrap gender section on high school application forms
Imperial Family
- Emperor meets with US first lady before Olympic opening
- Emperor tells Bach holding Olympics amid pandemic 'far from easy'
- Japan emperor may avoid saying 'celebrate' at Olympic opening event
- Japanese Emperor Naruhito receives COVID-19 vaccine
- Japan princess's boyfriend made issue in imperial succession debate
- Japan mulls maintaining the current order of imperial succession
Polls
- 56% say Japan's COVID-19 vaccine rollout not going smoothly: Mainichi poll
- Support for Suga Cabinet drops to 30%, record low since inauguration: Mainichi poll
- Suga Cabinet support rate hits low of 35.9% ahead of Olympics
- LDP likely to be largest force in Tokyo assembly election: Kyodo poll
- 52% don't think vaccination program going well in Japan: Mainichi poll
- 86% in Japan fear COVID rebound if Tokyo Olympics held: Kyodo poll
More Japan News
- COVID-19 case spikes have Japan's local gov'ts scrambling to stop 5th wave
- Japanese educators thought golf party amid pandemic was OK as 'Olympics is being held'
- Japanese actors Kento Hayashi, Yuko Oshima, who appeared in TV drama together, to marry
- Passengers at Japanese airport forced to redo security checks after knife found
- Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 9,000 for 1st time
- Tokyo Games organizers admit to wasting about 4,000 boxes of food
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