Monday 1
The Japanese government has removed the 10,000 spectator limit previously set for events in Tokyo and 26 other prefectures (out of the 47). It nevertheless decided to maintain the restriction on the number of spectators to 50% of the capacity of a site.
Sunday 7th
For the first time since August 2, 2020, Japan has recorded no deaths from the coronavirus.
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Monday 8
The government has unveiled new criteria for assessing the spread of Covid-19, composed of five levels defined according to the degree of saturation of medical services, which it will use to decide whether or not to enact future states of ’emergency.
A 69-year-old man was arrested after causing a fire in a Shinkansen (Japanese TGV) that was traveling in Kumamoto Prefecture. in southwestern Japan. He admitted the facts and said he was inspired by the knife attack on October 31, on Halloween night, by a man dressed as a Joker.
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Mardi 9
Astronauts Hoshide Akihiko and Thomas Pesquet and their two other teammates successfully landed off the coast of Florida aboard a Dragon capsule. They are back on Earth after spending six months on the International Space Station (ISS).
Hoshide Akihiko after leaving the Dragon capsule on November 9, 2021 (AFP / Jiji)
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Writer Setouchi Jakuchô passed away at the age of 99. Known for her novels, biographies and historical accounts, she became a Buddhist nun in 1973. She was awarded the Order of Culture in 2006.
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Setouchi Jakuchô en janvier 2018 (Jiji Press)
Wednesday 10
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has unveiled a largely unchanged new ministerial team following the parliamentary victory of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition.
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Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, foreground, posing with members of his new Cabinet at the Kantei (Prime Minister’s residence), Tokyo on November 10, 2021 (Jiji Press)
COP26 has been signed by 24 countries. The text, which calls for the gradual end of sales of cars with combustion engines and a total transition to zero-emission vehicles by 2040, has however not been signed by Japan, the United States, China and Germany. On November 13, the conference ended with the joint adoption of a resolution aimed at gradually reducing the use of coal.
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio explained that he intended to market a drug to treat Covid-19 by the end of the year. It will be the first oral anti-coronavirus treatment in Japan.
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The pharmaceutical group Pfizer has submitted a request to the Japanese Ministry of Health to lower the minimum age for vaccination against Covid-19, and make it possible for children between 5 and 11 years old.
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Thursday 11
Former Prime Minister Abe Shinzô succeeded Hosoda Hiroyuki at the head of a PLD (ruling Liberal Democrat Party) group, now known as the Abe faction. This change was made before Hosoda left the faction, who was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Friday 12
The government has unveiled the outline of a series of measures against a potential sixth wave of Covid-19. It includes the deployment of 37,000 hospital beds, about 30% more than during the peak of the fifth wave in summer 2021, as well as severe restrictions on public transport services in the event of high saturation. of the medical system.
Saturday 13
The player of shogi Fujii Sôta defeated Toyoshima Masayuki, becoming the youngest player to hold four major titles, at the age of 19 years and three months.
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Fujii Sôta at a press conference in Ube, Yamaguchi prefecture, November 14, 2021. (Jiji Press)
Costume designer Wada Emi, Oscar winner in 1986 for Ran (of Kurosawa Akira), has died at the age of 84.
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Sunday 14th
Emperor Naruhito’s niece, Komuro Mako, and her husband Kei left Japan to settle in the United States.
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Monday 15th
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Affairs has validated the use of public funds to finance the cost of a third dose of Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 for people aged 18 and over. The ministry plans to administer the vaccine approximately eight months after the first two injections. However, local authorities may choose to authorize the third dose at least six months after the first two injections.
Tokyo voted third most attractive city in the world
Mardi 16
Japan’s Kobe-based Fugaku supercomputer has been named the world’s fastest, the Riken public research institute has announced. This is the fourth time in a row that it has reached number one in the Top500 ranking, which is established twice a year, in June and November.
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Cabinet Secretary-General Matsuno Hirokazu said Japan has become the country with the highest anti-Covid-19 vaccination rate among G7 member countries.
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Wednesday 17th
At a meeting in Washington, DC, senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed to cooperate closely for the complete denuclearization of North Korea. A joint press conference was canceled, however, due to the South Korean police chief’s November 16 visit to the Takeshima Islands, which are the subject of litigation between Japan and South Korea.
Thursday 18
Los Angeles Angels baseball player Ohtani Shôhei has been named the American League’s Most Valuable Player (MVP).
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Mardi 23
The reappointment of Jerome Powell as head of the United States Federal Reserve has caused the dollar to rise above the 115 yen mark for the first time since March 2017.
Wednesday 24
The government has decided to use part of its oil reserves in an international effort to stem the surge in crude prices. This is the first time that Japan has resorted to its own reservations.
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Thursday 25
Director Kawase Naomi has been chosen to play Unesco’s new goodwill ambassador. She is the very first Japanese woman to take on this role, and the fifth person of Japanese descent.
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Okinawa Governor Tamaki Denny has said he will not allow changes to plans to build a US military base and called for a halt to construction. The military base is to be transferred from Futenma to the district of Henoko (municipality of Nago).
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Tokyo was voted the third most globally attractive city in the world, for its ability to attract people, investors and businesses, according to the Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2021. The Japanese capital retains this place for the sixth year of suite, among 48 cities in total.
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Friday 26
The Financial Services Agency issued Mizuho Bank and its parent company Mizuho Financial Group a second order to improve operations, after a series of failures in the bank’s system. Mizuho Financial CEO Sakai Tatsufumi and Mizuho Bank CEO Fujiwara Kôji will resign in April 2022. Mizuho Financial Board Chairman Satō Yasuhiro will resign at the same time and then step down. functions as a member of the board of directors at the end of June.
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Communications issued an administrative order to mobile phone giant NTT Docomo following a system failure in October, ordering it to establish measures to strengthen its system and improve its communication in such situations. circumstances.
Monday 29
Following the report of the new Omicron variant in South Africa, the government announced the closure of borders to non-resident foreign nationals, from November 30 until the end of the year. On November 30, the first case of the variant was confirmed in Japan.
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The Tokyo prosecutor’s office arrested Nihon University president Tanaka Hidetoshi on suspicion of tax evasion to the tune of 53 million yen (410,000 euros).
Mardi 30
Izumi Kenta was elected leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
Banner photo: Los Angeles Angels baseball player Ohtani Shôhei at a press conference in Tokyo on November 15, 2021. Reuters)
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