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Japan Eyes ¥100 Bil Budget For Defense Drone Mass Deployment
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan is considering earmarking over 100 billion yen for the fiscal 2026 initial budget for mass deployment of defense drones amid the increasingly severe security environment, government sources said Tuesday.
The government may opt to buy low-priced drones made in Turkey, which hav...
Japan is considering earmarking over 100 billion yen for the fiscal 2026 initial budget for mass deployment of defense drones amid the increasingly severe security environment, government sources said Tuesday.
The government may opt to buy low-priced drones made in Turkey, which hav...
- 13/8 21:05
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One Dead After Yacht And Cargo Ship Collide In Waters Off Japan
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JAPAN TIMES
A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters off southern Japan on Wednesday, with one person confirmed dead and several others reported missing, officials said.
The captain of a 492-ton gravel carrier reported to the Japan Coast Guard that it collided with a yacht close to Hoto Isla...
A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters off southern Japan on Wednesday, with one person confirmed dead and several others reported missing, officials said.
The captain of a 492-ton gravel carrier reported to the Japan Coast Guard that it collided with a yacht close to Hoto Isla...
- 13/8 20:58
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S. Korean Pres. Lee to Visit Japan for Summit with Ishiba
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NIPPON
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will visit Japan on Aug. 23-24 to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the Japanese and South Korean governments said Wednesday.
It will be Lee's first visit to Japan since taking office in June.
During Lee's visit, the leaders will...
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will visit Japan on Aug. 23-24 to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the Japanese and South Korean governments said Wednesday.
It will be Lee's first visit to Japan since taking office in June.
During Lee's visit, the leaders will...
- 13/8 20:22
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British Navy Carrier Group Makes Port Call In Japan, 1st In 4 Years
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KYODO NEWS
A British aircraft carrier strike group made a port call in eastern Japan on Tuesday, marking the first such visit in about four years in a show of deeper security cooperation between the two nations.
The aircraft carrier the Prince of Wales docked at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka,...
A British aircraft carrier strike group made a port call in eastern Japan on Tuesday, marking the first such visit in about four years in a show of deeper security cooperation between the two nations.
The aircraft carrier the Prince of Wales docked at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka,...
- 12/8 20:42
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Competition for Japan Govt Jobs Lowest Ever
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NIPPON
One out of 2.9 applicants passed employment examinations for Japan’s career-track national public servants in fiscal 2025, the lowest rate ever, the National Personnel Authority said Tuesday.
A total of 8,815 people passed the exam, up 1,258 from the previous year, when one in 3.2 applic...
One out of 2.9 applicants passed employment examinations for Japan’s career-track national public servants in fiscal 2025, the lowest rate ever, the National Personnel Authority said Tuesday.
A total of 8,815 people passed the exam, up 1,258 from the previous year, when one in 3.2 applic...
- 12/8 20:04
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Families Mourn 40 Years Since Deadly Japan Airlines Crash
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RFI
On August 12, 1985, the doomed Boeing 747 was around 40 minutes into an hour-long flight from Tokyo to Osaka, when it crashed into a mountain about 120 kilometres (75 miles) northwest of the capital.
Tuesday saw hundreds of people -- including bereaved families and friends -- hike the trail...
On August 12, 1985, the doomed Boeing 747 was around 40 minutes into an hour-long flight from Tokyo to Osaka, when it crashed into a mountain about 120 kilometres (75 miles) northwest of the capital.
Tuesday saw hundreds of people -- including bereaved families and friends -- hike the trail...
- 12/8 19:29
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Japan Asks South Korea To Lift Ban On Japanese Seafood Imports
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's farm minister on Monday urged the South Korean foreign minister to scrap restrictions on Japanese seafood imports imposed after the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan's minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, held talks with S...
Japan's farm minister on Monday urged the South Korean foreign minister to scrap restrictions on Japanese seafood imports imposed after the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan's minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, held talks with S...
- 11/8 20:20
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Japan School Exits Hugely Popular Baseball Event Over Bullying
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CNA
A Japanese high school hit by a bullying scandal has withdrawn from the country's hugely popular summer baseball tournament after a social media frenzy, officials said on Sunday (Aug 10).
The two-week "Koshien" high school tournament is watched by millions on national television each year a...
A Japanese high school hit by a bullying scandal has withdrawn from the country's hugely popular summer baseball tournament after a social media frenzy, officials said on Sunday (Aug 10).
The two-week "Koshien" high school tournament is watched by millions on national television each year a...
- 11/8 19:56
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More Of Kumamoto Facing Heavy Rain Emergency Warning
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NHK
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a heavy rain emergency warning for 5 cities and 2 towns in Kumamoto Prefecture.
A heavy rain emergency warning is in effect for the cities of Tamana, Uki, Yatsushiro, Kamiamakusa and Amakusa and the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa.
The JMA says warm, mo...
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a heavy rain emergency warning for 5 cities and 2 towns in Kumamoto Prefecture.
A heavy rain emergency warning is in effect for the cities of Tamana, Uki, Yatsushiro, Kamiamakusa and Amakusa and the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa.
The JMA says warm, mo...
- 11/8 19:12
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Japan Summer Holiday Travel Rush Underway As Trains, Flights Full
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's summer holiday travel rush got underway Saturday, with many shinkansen bullet train services and flights fully booked as people returned to their hometowns or set off on domestic and overseas vacations.
JR Tokyo Station was crowded from the early morning as all seats on the N...
Japan's summer holiday travel rush got underway Saturday, with many shinkansen bullet train services and flights fully booked as people returned to their hometowns or set off on domestic and overseas vacations.
JR Tokyo Station was crowded from the early morning as all seats on the N...
- 9/8 20:42
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