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Friday, June 5, 2020

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THE SOUND OF SILENCE Fuji Rock to be canceled for the first time in its 24-year history June 5, 2020 The hopes of Japanese music fans that the Fuji Rock Festival would be the lone survivor of the slew of large summer events slain by the coronavirus were dashed June 5 as organizers announced its cancellation.
SENKAKUS DISPUTE LDP demands strong protest over China’s ‘stalking’ of ships June 5, 2020 Ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers submitted a strongly worded resolution June 4 calling on the government to vigorously protest China's repeated “stalking” of Japanese fishing boats in waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands.

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: Fuji Rock to be canceled for the first time in its 24-year history

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