TOKYO, Feb 03 (Kyodo) –
Japanese schooling minister Keiko Nagaoka on Thursday expressed the hope that college students might be allowed to attend their commencement ceremonies within the spring with out having to put on face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japanese schooling minister Keiko Nagaoka on Thursday expressed the hope that college students might be allowed to attend their commencement ceremonies within the spring with out having to put on face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Later within the day, nonetheless, the minister additionally instructed reporters that the federal government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is “yet to decide” on the difficulty “at this point”, however will swiftly begin discussions.
The Kishida administration has been wanting to ease guidelines to forestall the unfold of the novel coronavirus from May, with critics saying that face-to-face communication amongst college students is essential for varsity schooling.
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Aide to Japan’s prime minister says he ‘hates’ to see LGBT {couples}
Nikkei – Feb 04
A secretary to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Masayoshi Arai, stated Friday evening he does “not want to live next door” to an LGBT couple and that he would “hate to see them,” however shortly retracted the discriminatory remarks after they had been reported by the media.
Kishida’s son in scorching seat over purchasing throughout official journeys abroad
Japan Times – Jan 31
Shotaro Kishida, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s eldest son and his govt secretary, is within the scorching seat over media studies that he went purchasing and sightseeing in Europe, Canada and the U.S. utilizing official automobiles when he accompanied the prime minister to these locations in January.
Japan PM Kishida cautious about same-sex marriage
Kyodo – Jan 26
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday struck a cautious tone about legally recognizing same-sex marriage in keeping with different Group of Seven nations which have already adopted the observe.
Japan to decrease COVID-19 to flu standing in spring
Japan Today – Jan 20
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday introduced plans to downgrade the authorized standing of COVID-19 to the equal of seasonal influenza within the spring, a transfer that might additional loosen up masks carrying and different preventive measures because the nation seeks to return to normalcy.
Japan courtroom acquits utility executives in Fukushima catastrophe
staradvertiser.com – Jan 19
A Japanese courtroom on Wednesday discovered three former utility firm executives not responsible of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear energy plant catastrophe and the next deaths of greater than 40 aged residents throughout their pressured evacuation.
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