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Websites of Multiple Japan Local Govts Become Inaccessible

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NIPPON
 
The websites of multiple local governments in Japan have become inaccessible.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a press conference Wednesday that the central government and others are gathering information to identify the cause of the problem.
The Internal Affairs and Communicat...

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Japan PM Takaichi Under Pressure Over Gifts To Mps

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CNA
 
More than 300 lawmakers were given the option to choose an item from a gift catalogue "as an expression of appreciation for their success at this very tough election", said Sanae Takaichi on X, adding that no taxpayer money was used.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was under pressure...

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Japan Considers Obliging Airlines To Deny Boarding Without JESTA

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The government is considering obliging airlines to refuse boarding to foreign nationals who do not apply for the Japan Electronic System for Travel Authorization, or JESTA, or whose applications have been turned down, an outline of a planned bill to revise the immigration control la...

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Indonesia's Maluku Pushes Educational, Economic Ties With Japan

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ANTARA
 
The Maluku provincial government and the Japanese Consulate General explored opportunities for cooperation across strategic fields, ranging from investment and education to fisheries, agriculture, and the management of minerals, oil, and gas.
Maluku Deputy Governor Abdullah Vanath said i...

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Japan Demands Swift Release Of National Detained In Iran

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ARAB NEWS
 
A Japanese national has ​been detained in Iran and must be swiftly released, the Japanese government said on Wednesday.
The person was detained ‌on January ‌20, ​Deputy ‌Chief ⁠Cabinet Secretary ​OZAKI Masanao ⁠told reporters. He gave no further details.
Radio Free Europe earlier repo...

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Japan To Deploy Missiles On Island Near Taiwan By 2031

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BBC
 
Japan plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles to its remote western island near Taiwan by March 2031, its defence minister said, as regional tensions simmer.
It is the first time that Japan specified a timeline for the missile deployment to Yonaguni island since it was announced in 2022.
Ch...

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney set for Japan visit

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Japan next month as part of a three-nation Indo-Pacific tour, the Prime Minister’s Office said Monday.
Amid ongoing trade friction stemming from the tariff policy of U.S.
President Donald Trump’s administration, Canada appears eager to ...

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Japan Postpones Decision on Whether to Join Board of Peace

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government has put on hold a decision on whether to join the Board of Peace, which is led by U.S. President Donald Trump to achieve peace in Gaza, because of concerns among countries that he aims to replace the United Nations with it.
Japanese officials are now looking at ot...

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Producer Behind Pop Group XG Arrested for Cocaine Possession

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The producer behind popular group XG was arrested along with three others in Aichi Prefecture on Monday on suspicion of possessing cocaine, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Junho Sakai, who works under the name of Simon, was arrested along with a 39-year-old U.S. music produc...

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Cute Coffins Now Available At Tokyo’s Coffin Relaxation Salon

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Meiso Kukan Kanoke-in is a relaxation space in downtown Tokyo’s Takadanobaba neighborhood. It’s a unique place, not just because it offers a spot for patrons to meditate or zone out for a while, but because they do so while lying down in coffins (kanoke in Japanese).
As shown in the...

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