Japan mulls emergency extension as groups report setbacks
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Japanese politicians said they are considering an extension to a state of emergency amid a continued rise in COVID-19 cases nationwide. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
March 3 (UPI) Japanese government officials agree over a potential extension of a COVID-19 state of emergency, as cases continue to rise in areas like Tokyo.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday that the emergency declaration for the country s capital should be extended by about two weeks. Governors in the metropolitan area support the extension, Kyodo News reported.
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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, who has said the Summer Olympics rescheduled for 2021 are to go ahead as planned, is one of several politicians who approve of the extension, the report said.
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The first theft took place in October last year when builders discovered a toilet they had installed at a house they were constructing had vanished overnight.
Within days, another toilet had vanished from a different house that was also under construction.
The thefts continued for three months, with a total of 18 items - most of them toilets - pilfered from the construction sites, according to Sora News 24.
Police were unable to catch the thief, dubbed the God of Toilets by local media, until a local second-hand shop said they had been sold a band new lavatory.
Officers were able to trace the man who sold the item, and arrested Takada who admitted stealing and selling the items to help pay for food and rent.
Godzilla Gets Jolly at a Holiday Lights Festival in Japan
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The holiday season is in full swing, and that means people around the globe are enjoying the lights that come with the winter months. As December nears its close, holiday lights are easy to find both in the States as well as Japan. And thanks to one installation, Christmas is going full kaiju in 2020 with some help from Godzilla himself.
As reported by Sora News 24, Japan has brought Godzilla some holiday spirit. The Kurihama Flower Parker in Yokosuka decided it was time to liven up the monster for Christmas, and it is doing so with its Winter Illumination festival.
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