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Japan PM Ishiba Opts For Pragmatic Diplomacy, No Talk Of Asian NATO

Japan PM Ishiba Opts For Pragmatic Diplomacy, No Talk Of Asian NATO (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba opted for a pragmatic approach in his diplomatic debut on his visit to Laos that ended Friday, avoiding any mention of his controversial proposal...

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Japan Researchers Tapping Microbes' Potential For Power Generation

Japan Researchers Tapping Microbes' Potential For Power Generation (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Researchers at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and Shikoku Electric Power Co. are conducting an experimental project exploring the potential of soil microbes for use...

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Japan's Nihon Hidankyo Wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's Nihon Hidankyo Wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize (ニュース)
TEMPO
 
Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Oct. 11, in a warning to countr...

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Japan's Seven & I, Facing A $47 Billion Couche-Tard Bid, To Separate Some Assets

Japan's Seven & I, Facing A $47 Billion Couche-Tard Bid, To Separate Some Assets (仕事)
REUTERS
 
Seven & i Holdings (3382.T), opens new tab announced on Thursday a roadmap to hive off underperforming businesses and focus on its convenience store operations, as the retailer aims to fe...

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Ishiba Eyes Stronger ASEAN Ties, Expresses Concern Over South China Sea

Ishiba Eyes Stronger ASEAN Ties, Expresses Concern Over South China Sea (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
 
New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday agreed with his Association of Southeast Asian Nations counterparts to beef up their cooperation, while expressing serious con...

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Campaigning begins for Upper House by-election in Iwate

Campaigning begins for Upper House by-election in Iwate (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
The official campaign period started Thursday for a by-election to determine the Iwate prefectural constituency's representation in the Upper House.
The election will take place Oct. ...

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Japan's Top Diplomat Raises Concerns With China's Wang Yi About Stabbings, Military Activity

Japan's Top Diplomat Raises Concerns With China's Wang Yi About Stabbings, Military Activity (ニュース)
CNA
 
Japan's new foreign minister raised concerns on Wednesday (Oct 9) about stabbing attacks on Japanese nationals in China and about Chinese military activity during his first phone call with hi...

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Japanese Cosmetics Firms Competing with South Korean Brands over Inexpensive Products; South Korean Brands Dominating Market Through Social Media

Japanese Cosmetics Firms Competing with South Korean Brands over Inexpensive Products; South Korean Brands Dominating Market Through Social Media (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
Competition among South Korean and Japanese cosmetic manufacturers is intensifying over so-called “petit price” cosmetics that are inexpensive and high-quality.
With South Korean compa...

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Japan PM Ishiba Dissolves Lower House For Oct. 27 Election

Japan PM Ishiba Dissolves Lower House For Oct. 27 Election (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved Japan's House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting the stage for an Oct. 27 general election to seek a vote of confidence before putting his...

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Japan House London Introduces Food Replica Culture

Japan House London Introduces Food Replica Culture (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan House London, a Japanese culture center in the U.K., is introducing replica food from the Asian country in its latest exhibition featuring specialties from each of the country's...

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Tokyo Cracks Down On ‘Kasuhara’ Amid Rise In Customers Abusing Staff

Tokyo Cracks Down On ‘Kasuhara’ Amid Rise In Customers Abusing Staff (ニュース)
THE GUARDIAN
 
A wave of abusive consumers has prompted authorities to introduce the country’s first ordinance to protect service industry employees
Japan is celebrated for its exceptional levels o...

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Japan Diet Enacts Aid Law On Forced Sterilization Victims

Japan Diet Enacts Aid Law On Forced Sterilization Victims (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's Diet enacted Tuesday a law to pay 15 million yen ($101,000) each to victims of forced sterilization surgery under a now-defunct eugenics protection law, providing remedy to tho...

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Ishiba To Hold Talks With Several Leaders On ASEAN Sidelines

Ishiba To Hold Talks With Several Leaders On ASEAN Sidelines (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold talks this week on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Laos, a top official said Tuesday, meeting China's premier among others acc...

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New U.S. Forces Japan Chief Vows to Strengthen Alliance

New U.S. Forces Japan Chief Vows to Strengthen Alliance (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The new commander of U.S. forces stationed in Japan pledged on Tuesday his relentless effort to make the bilateral alliance more solid.
"I will do all within my abilities and authorities t...

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Experts Move To Allay Replicon COVID Shot Fears In Japan Amid Backlash

Experts Move To Allay Replicon COVID Shot Fears In Japan Amid Backlash (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
A new COVID-19 vaccine has sparked extreme anxiety among parts of the public, leading some businesses to deny services to those who have received the shot and causing at least one cli...

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