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Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara expressed regret Wednesday over the arrest of a Ground Self-Defense Force member who allegedly broke into the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday.
"It is truly regrettable that an SDF officer, who should abide by the law, was arrested on sus...

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Confirmation came one day after Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu announced the person’s releaseAnother Japanese national who was arrested earlier this year is still in custody 
Japan’s top government spokesperson said Monday that one of two Japanese nationals detained in Iran has sa...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The government urged citizens not to panic-buy toilet paper as social media posts suggest people are starting to stockpile daily necessities out of concern over the war in the Middle East.
Hoarding toilet paper became a phenomenon in Japan at the time of the 1973 oil shock, which tr...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan coach Nils Nielsen hailed the character of his "inspirational" side after they withstood a sustained Australian barrage to win the Women's Asian Cup, with the Greenlander calling the title well-deserved.
His talented team proved untouchable in reaching Saturday's final, but we...

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East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, has taken the lead in launching a training program aimed at nurturing about 100 foreign workers annually under Japan's specified skilled worker program amid severe labor shortages in railway maintenance.
The trained workers are expected to find jobs at...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Tehran is prepared to allow Japanese-related ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway through which 93% of Japan’s imported crude oil flows, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said in an interview.
Discussions with Japan on the matter have already begun, ac...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Someiyoshino cherry trees have begun to bloom in Tateyama at the southern tip of Chiba Prefecture, the city government announced Thursday.
The announcement comes five days earlier than last year.
In Shiroyama Park, 463 someiyoshino trees have been planted, providing a delightful view...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to reaffirm her alliance with President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president this week seemed to complain that Japan was among the nations that did not join his call to help protect the Strait of Hormuz.
Takaichi, who met with Tr...

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Heisuke Hironaka, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University and a former Yamaguchi University president who won the Fields Medal in 1970, died on Wednesday. He was 94.
The Fields Medal is often referred to as the Nobel Prize for math.
Hironaka also nurtured younger generations and w...

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The number of stalking cases handled by police in Japan in 2025 hit the highest level since the antistalking law took effect in 2000, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.
The figure rose by 205 from the previous year to 1,546. Other violations linked to stalking, such as illegal ...

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