You’ll need a Japanese phone number to set up a bank account, sign a lease and sort out many of the other essentials.
WhatsApp or LINE calls), which often don’t count when you need to put a Japanese …

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Ken Shimura, the 70-year-old Japanese comedian who had been described as “Japan’s Robin Williams”, has died of pneumonia caused by the coronavirus.
Shimura tested positive for the virus on March 24.
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The Tokyo Olympics will start on 23 July 2021 and run until 8 August, it was announced on Monday.
The Games, which were originally due to take place this summer, were postponed last week due to the o…

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Ken Shimura has become the first Japanese celebrity to die from coronavirus aged 70.
A representative for the star said: "I don’t think he imagined he would die a death like this.
He co-starred with …

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NOW WATCHING NatureSince its discovery in 1987, the mysterious Yonaguni Monument has been at the centre of scientific debate.

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Famed Japanese comedian Ken Shimura - described as 'Japan's Robin Williams' - has died aged 70 after contracting the novel coronavirus, according to his representatives.
Source: CNN

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The Tokyo Olympics will take place between July 23 and August 8 next year.
The International Olympic Committee confirmed the news on Monday, which followed a meeting of the Tokyo 2020 organising comm…

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While some of the creations, such as the California roll, are fairly tame and are now accepted as part of a normal sushi menu, we’ve also seen some of the odder versions out there, such as Hong Kong’…

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The following is a chronology of major events related to the Tokyo Olympics and coronavirus outbreak.
Jan. 24, 2014 -- Tokyo Olympic organizing committee established.
March 24 -- Bach, Japanese Prime…

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Nagoya University of Commerce and Business is looking for someone to work as an assistant to its Marketing Director.
You will be responsible for the recruitment of all incoming students by making pre…

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