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Takaichi Won't Send Cabinet Ministers To Takeshima Day Ceremony

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will not send any Cabinet minister to an annual ceremony for the Takeshima islets, now under effective control of South Korea, in Shimane Prefecture, sources have said.
As usual, the Cabinet Office's parliamentary vice minister will attend the Takeshima...

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Infectious Gastroenteritis On The Rise In Japan For Fifth Straight Week

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NHK
 
Cases of infectious gastroenteritis caused by the norovirus and other viruses have increased in Japan for the fifth consecutive week.
The disease, also called stomach flu, causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea.
People can be infected by eating food contaminated with a pathogen, or while dispo...

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Japan Ties Record Winter Games Medals with Figure Skating Pairs Gold

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NIPPON
 
Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara secured gold in figure skating pairs at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Monday, the first Olympic medal of any color in the event for Japan.
With this, Japan's medal tally at the ongoing Games reached 18, equaling its all-time Winter Olympics record ma...

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Japan to Update Free, Open Indo-Pacific Vision

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government is working to update its vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday.
The vision "needs to be evolved in the most appropriate way to adapt to changing times" 10 years after it was put forward by the late former Prime M...

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Takagi Wins Second Speed Skating Bronze At Winter Olympics

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi won her second bronze medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday when she finished third in the women's 500 meters.
Dutchwoman Femke Kok took gold in an Olympic record 36.49 seconds, with her compatriot and 1,000 gold medalist Jutta Leerdam cross...

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High-Hydration Bread On The Rise In Japan

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
There has been a noted increase in specialty shops and recipe searches online.
The popularity of “high-hydration bread,” made from dough with a high water content and characterized by its soft, elastic texture, is on the rise.
An increasing number of shops are offering it, wit...

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Warning Issued After Fake Social Media Account Impersonating Nobel Laureate Shinya Yamanaka Discovered

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Fake social media accounts impersonating Kyoto University Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, who is also a Nobel laureate, have been spotted on social media, according to the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, the institute where he serves as honorary director.
Yamanaka is a leading r...

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Stabbing In Osaka Leaves 17 Year-Old Dead And Two Others Seriously Injured

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A 17-year-old boy was killed in a stabbing in Osaka’s popular Dotonbori entertainment district around midnight Sunday, the Osaka Prefectural Police said, adding that they were investigating the case as a homicide.
Two other 17-year-old boys were also taken to a hospital after being ...

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Japan Hands Over 5 Coastal Radar Systems To Philippines

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NAVAL NEWS
 
The Japanese government on Wednesday officially turned over five coastal radar systems to the Philippines as part of efforts to bolster Manila’s maritime domain awareness amid China’s continuing aggressive actions in the region.
The radars were part of Japan’s official security assis...

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Japan's Nikaido Takes Silver in Ski Jumping Large Hill

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NIPPON
 
Japanese ski jumper Ren Nikaido won the silver medal in the men's individual large hill event at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Saturday.
 
Nikaido earned his third medal at these Winter Games, after taking two bronze medals in the normal hill and mixed team events.
 
He tied with Kazuyos...

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