Tag: Japan
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Japan’s Princess Mako marries a commoner
Japan’s Princess Mako marries a commoner
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Tokyo Olympics: D’Tigress lose final group game to Japan
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on Monday failed to lift their game and consequently succumbed 102-83 to their Japanese counterparts in the basketball event of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. D’Tigress’ loss to Japan made it three losses from three Games they played in Group B of the women’s competition’s group stage, having lost earlier…
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Tokyo Olympics: Japan beat Australia in opening softball game
The Tokyo Olympics started in earnest on Wednesday, even if unofficially or unceremoniously, after a one-year postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Games started with Japan’s 8-1 win over Australia in the opening round of the women’s softball tournament. The match kicked off at 9 a.m (0000 GMT) in Fukushima, the city hit hard…
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Insecurity: Japan donates $2.3m to Borno, North East Commission
The government of Japan has donated the sum of $2.3million infrastructure funds to the Borno State government and Northeast Development Commission (NEDC). The fund is to strengthen healthcare provision and build the resilience of health systems in conflict-affected communities. This was revealed on Tuesday during a meeting by United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS)…
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Former Japanese minister admits giving bribes during election
Former justice minister Katsuyuki Kawai pleaded guilty at a Japanese court on Tuesday to a bribery scandal and said he would step down as a lower house lawmaker, local media reported. At the Tokyo District Court, Kawai, a right-hand man to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, admitted that he had paid bribes. He said the…
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Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics
Japan has decided to stage this summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to concern among the Japanese public about COVID-19, Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday. The Olympics, postponed by a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, are scheduled for July 23 to Aug. 8 and the Paralympics from Aug. 24 to…
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Japan planning to ban overseas Olympic spectators
Japan’s government is planning to stop overseas spectators coming to the Summer Olympics due to worries they will spread the coronavirus, a report said on Wednesday, as many Japanese remain opposed to holding the Games during the pandemic. The final decision would be made this month after talks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and…
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Record-breaking Japan’s anime film ‘Demon Slayer’ lands in U.S. cinemas
The record-breaking Japanese anime film “Demon Slayer: Mugen Train” carried over its box-office buzz to the U.S. on over the weekend, captivating Florida fans in its first screening. The Demon Slayer film, based on a popular manga and TV anime series, has grossed over $350 million at theatres in Japan, in spite of COVID-19 restrictions,…
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Japan doubles down on Tokyo Olympics, denies report of cancellation
Japan doubled down on its commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and flatly denied reports on Friday of a cancellation, in a move that is unlikely to temper public fears of holding the event during a global pandemic. Though much of Japan is under a state of emergency due to a third wave…
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Court sentences ‘Twitter Killer’ to death
A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced to death a serial killer, Takahiro Shiraishi, also known as the “Twitter killer” for murdering eight women and a man he met on social media. Delivering judgment, the Judge, Yano Naokuni, said the death sentence against Shiraishi was prompted by the “extreme seriousness” of his crimes, the New York…