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Sprinter Yamada Wins Japan's 1st Gold at Tokyo Deaflympics

  • Category:Event
NIPPON
 
Japanese sprinter Maki Yamada won the men's 400-meter race at the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics on Wednesday, earning Japan its first gold medal at the ongoing event.
Yamada finished the race in 47.61 seconds, rewriting his own deaf Japan record.
"I've worked hard to win a gold medal at the Tok...

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Roasted Sea Bream Production Peaks In Central Japan's Mie Prefecture

  • Category:Gourmet
NHK
 
Workers are busy making roasted red sea bream in central Japan's Mie Prefecture.
Sea bream are a symbol of good fortune in Japan. People offer them as year-end gifts and they're eaten during the New Year holidays.
Mie Prefecture's Owase City is known for its thriving fishing industry.
Worke...

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Japan's Biggest Fire In Nearly 50 Years Ravages 170 Buildings, Kills One

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REUTERS
 
A fire ripped through more than 170 buildings and killed one person in a southern Japanese coastal city on Wednesday, with military and firefighting helicopters scrambling to extinguish the country's largest urban blaze in almost half a century.
Aerial footage from broadcasters showed h...

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Japan And Indonesia Zero In On Maritime Security As They Agree To Boost Defense Ties

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan and Indonesia have agreed to strengthen defense and security ties, the countries’ top diplomats and defense chiefs said Monday as they met in Tokyo to promote maritime security and military exercises as well as defense equipment and technology cooperation.
The move comes less ...

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Japan Becomes Important Partner In Strengthening Legal Governance

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, stated that Japan is a key partner for Indonesia in strengthening legal governance, bureaucracy, and governmental reform.
During a meeting with the Japan International Cooperation Agency...

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Japan Biz Leaders Call for Constructive Dialogue with China

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NIPPON
 
Japanese business leaders have called for constructive dialogue with China amid tensions over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remark about a potential Taiwan contingency.
"As many (Japanese) companies are active in China, both sides should engage in constructive dialogue ...

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Japan Seeks G-7 Unity over China's Rare Earth Export Controls

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NIPPON
 
The Group of Seven major countries should unite in responding to China's tighter rare earth export controls, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Wednesday.
 
He revealed his comments, made at a meeting of the seven nations' finance and central bank chiefs in Washington, in talk...

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Sumo Grapples With Ancient Rule In Age Of Woman PM

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The world of sumo could be rocked this month if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presents a trophy in the ring, where women have traditionally been banned.
AFP looks at the ancient sport, at previous attempts by women to challenge the taboo, and at why the situation is so delicately po...

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Japan Group Sets Definition Of Hot Spring Culture For UNESCO Heritage Bid

  • Category:Hot spring
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's hot spring culture, currently under consideration by a government council for a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage bid, has been defined by an association as a long-standing practice of bathing in natural thermal waters for mental and physical comfort.
The Japan Onsen Associ...

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Indonesia, Japan Strengthen Carbon Credit Trading Through MRA

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Indonesia and Japan are stepping up collaboration on carbon credit trading under a bilateral agreement aligned with the Paris Agreement, Indonesian Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said Friday.
Nurofiq met with Japanese Vice Minister for Global Environmental Affairs Kentaro...

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