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All Rescued From Tokyo Skytree Elevator After Being Trapped For 5.5 Hours

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NHK
 
All 20 people, including two children, have been rescued from an elevator at Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward after being trapped there for more than 5 hours. No injuries have been reported.
Tokyo police and others say two elevators connecting to the observation deck stopped suddenly sh...

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Japan, U.S. Discuss China's Alleged Nuclear Test

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese and U.S. governments held working-level talks this week on China's alleged secret nuclear test and North Korea's nuclear and missile development, it was learned Saturday.
The meeting, which has been regularly held since 2010 to discuss extended deterrence, including the U.S....

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Takaichi, Reelected As Japan’s Leader, Wants To Cooperate With US In Rare Earths Development

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AP NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday expressed hopes of deepening her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump and strengthen cooperation between the two countries in rare earths development and other areas of economic security when she visits Washington next month.
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Japan To Send Parliamentary Vice Minister To Takeshima Day Ceremony

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The government will send Parliamentary Vice Minister for the Cabinet Office Naoki Furukawa to this year's annual ceremony for the Takeshima Islands, minister for territorial issues Jiro Akama has said.
Furukawa will attend the Takeshima Day ceremony in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, pl...

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Sakamoto 'Frustrated' At Missing Olympic Skating Gold

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese superstar Kaori Sakamoto said her feeling was one of "frustration" after missing out on Olympic gold in her final figure skating competition on Thursday.
 
"I was aiming for the gold medal. The frustration of not being able to win it is really hitting me right now," said Sa...

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Japan Is Getting Its First Cram School For High Schoolers Where All Of The Teachers Are Actual Vtubers

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AUTOMATON MEDIA
 
Japanese company Luminaris announces the opening of their virtual cram school where all instructors are real-life VTubers.
Japanese company Luminaris, which operates a cram school in Tokyo, recently announced the opening of Virtual Cram School Wish High, their brand-new online s...

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Japan Coast Guard Trains Southeast Asian Counterparts

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NHK
 
Japan Coast Guard personnel have put on a training session for officials from a group of Southeast Asian countries. The aim was to enhance their capabilities in tracking and monitoring suspicious vessels.
The session in the Java Sea involved a Coast Guard aircraft that was dispatched to the...

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Chinese Visitors To Japan Slump As Spat Rumbles On

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UCA NEWS
 
Mainland Chinese visitors to Japan tumbled 60.7 percent in January year-on-year, figures showed Feb 18, in the continued fallout from the countries' diplomatic spat.
"Last year, the lunar new year began in late January, but this year it fell in mid-February," the Japan National Tourism...

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Japan to Host Ministerial Meeting on AI Use in March

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NIPPON
 
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that the country will host a ministerial meeting on the utilization of artificial intelligence in March.
She made the announcement in a video message sent to the ongoing AI Impact Summit in India.
The ministerial conference, to be held ...

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Japan Lower House Names Takaichi as Prime Minister

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NIPPON
 
Japan's House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Wednesday named Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi as prime minister.
The decision was made through a vote at a plenary meeting during a special Diet session that wa...

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