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Japan Tells Iran Of Strong Hope For Peace Deal With U.S.

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has told his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, that Japan strongly hopes that Iran and the United States will soon resume talks and reach a final deal to end their conflict.
Motegi spoke with Araghchi by telephone during his visit to Kenya on Sa...

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Tea Pickers in Japan’s Kyoto Pref. Collect Burgeons to Mark Arrival of Season to Collect Newly-Harvested Tea

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Women dressed in tea-picking attire carefully pick tea burgeons on Saturday at an event marking the arrival of the season for newly-harvested tea in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture.
The day fell on the 88th day since the day of the start of spring on the lunar calendar.
The Kyoto Prefecture Te...

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Water Shortages Hit Tourist Spots in Japan during Golden Week

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NIPPON
 
During the ongoing Golden Week holiday period in Japan, tourist spots across the country have been affected by water shortages, partly due to low rainfall since last summer.
Sightseeing boat and hot spring facility operators and other businesses have been forced to reduce service hours.
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Japan to Support Vietnam's Crude Oil Procurement

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Vietnamese counterpart, Le Minh Hung, agreed Saturday to position economic security cooperation as a pillar of their countries' bilateral relations, including Japan's public-private support for Vietnam's crude oil procurement.
Japan will pro...

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M5.7 Earthquake Jolts Western Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued

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KYODO NEWS
 
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 jolted western Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the country's weather agency said.
The quake, which struck at 6:28 p.m., registered 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the prefectures of Mie, Nara an...

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Japan Allows Itself Time Off During The “Golden Week”

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ARAB NEWS
 
The end of April and beginning of May is a time when Japanese people can enjoy some free time and relax thanks to a succession of national holidays that, grouped together, are called Golden Week.
April 29 (Showa Day), May 3 (Constitution Memorial Day), May 4 (Greenery Day) and May 5 (...

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Japan's Koizumi to Visit S. Korea for Defense Talks in June

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is planning to visit South Korea in late June to hold talks with his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, it was learned Thursday.
This will be Koizumi's first visit to South Korea since he assumed his post last October. When Ahn visited Japa...

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Middle East Conflict Dampens Japan Industrial Output In March

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's industrial output in March edged down 0.5 percent from the previous month, pressured by the Middle East conflict that affected output of chemical products due to disruptions in imports of their raw materials, government data showed Thursday.
The decrease followed an upwardly ...

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Dragon Diplomacy: Indonesia Lends Komodo Lizard Pair To Japan Zoo

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CNA
 
Animal rights group PETA has expressed concern that any dragon offspring born in Japan will be "condemned to a lifetime of confinement".
Indonesia will lend a breeding pair of endangered Komodo dragons to Japan under an agreement signed on Wednesday (Apr 29) between zoos from the two countr...

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Japan PM Vows All-Out Efforts Toward Sustained Pay Hikes At May Day Event

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KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday her government will do its utmost to help ensure continued wage hikes as the head of the country's umbrella group for labor unions underscored the need for increased pay amid inflation.
Takaichi attended a May Day gathering in Tokyo's Shib...

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