Plaid Japan

The Plaid Avenger's updates on news from Japan.

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Happy 86th birthday to Empress Michiko! Hopefully you're enjoying your stay at the Takanawa Imperial Residence.
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Data shows that Japan has been gradually recovering their number of exports to @Plaid_China. Hopefully China will recover soon so the rest of Asia can achieve growth as well.
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Japan and @Plaid_China might start allowing business travel between themselves as early as sometime this month in an effort to revive their economies.
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Companies have succeeded in creating animal-friendly digestible paper bag in an effort to prevent injury to the wild deer in Nara Park whenever visitors litter.
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Japanese research institutions developing coronavirus vaccines have been hit by cyberattacks from what appears to be hackers in @Plaid_China sending emails attached with computer viruses.
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Yoshihide Suga and @Plaid_Phuc made an agreement allowing Japan to export defense equipment and technology to @Plaid_Vietnam.
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The QR code which was invented in Japan in 1994 has received a well-deserved award for its global impact as a critical information-sharing tool.
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Yoshihide Suga is heading to @Plaid_Vietnam and @Plaid_Indonesia to build strong economic and defense ties. He's expected to sign a bilateral defense equipment and technology transfer agreement with Vietnam.
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The number of people in @Plaid_SKorea who dislike Japan has risen by 21.7% from last year. The diplomatic relations between the two countries are at record lows.
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In Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, an Asian black bear injured 4 people before being chased into a house and killed by hunters.
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Because of growing concern over Beijing's increasing assertiveness, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is aiming to strengthen security ties with @Plaid_Vietnam and @Plaid_Indonesia. However, he still intends to maintain economic ties @Plaid_China.
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The cabinet of Japan will spend 549.2 billion yen in reserve funds to help businesses struggling from the pandemic.
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A man was arrested for the defamation of mother whose daughter went missing last year. He claimed that the crowd-funding used to search for her daughter is a scam.
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Due to the dwindling waste water capacity of Fukushima nuclear plant, the Japanese government decided on releasing radioactive waste water into the Pacific Ocean at the start of 2022.
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Ginza Station which took three years of work and 22 billion yen renovate has finally been completed! It is a sight to behold with its elegant design.
https://t.co/uDAIKBZIfQ

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LGBT supporters and human rights activists are petitioning for an LGBT equality law to allow things such as same-sex marriage.
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Starting on October 30th, Japan will test the effectiveness of virus prevention protocols involving big events.
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Japan might lower travel advisories to level 1 while specific travel advisories still remain at level 3 status.
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A Japanese supercomputer simulated virus particles in humid conditions which may suggest that using humidifiers in non-ventilated areas may limit the spread of infection.
https://t.co/N37y0euQ5o

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In Japan, start-ups struggle with finding investors. However things might change soon. Recently, a couple of start ups have risen to potentially increase innovation which Japan needs to improve its stagnant economy.
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