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Japan Government Confirms Release Of National Detained In Iran

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JURIST NEWS
 
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara confirmed Monday that one of two Japanese nationals detained in Iran has safely returned to the country.
The individual, who had been held by Iranian authorities since last year, arrived in the country Sunday in good health.
The confirma...

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EU And Japan Deepen Climate Cooperation At High-Level Dialogue

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
 
At the High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change between the European Union and Japan, in Brussels, senior officials agreed to deepen their bilateral co-operation, working together towards achieving climate neutrality and tackling shared economic and geopolitical challenges. 
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Japan Top Court to Issue Unified Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage

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NIPPON
 
Japan’s Supreme Court is expected to issue a unified ruling on whether law provisions not allowing same-sex marriage are constitutional, as six related appeals have been sent to the court’s Grand Bench.
The court’s Third Petty Bench, presided over by Michiharu Hayashi, on Wednesday forwa...

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Japan Expresses Regret over Chinese Embassy Break-in by SDF Member

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NIPPON
 
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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Japan Tries To Head Off Toilet Paper Panic Amid Iran War Fears

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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 Coach Says Hails Inspirational Team After Women's Asian Cup Win

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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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Japan Trains Foreign Workers for Railway Maintenance

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NIPPON
 
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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Iran Prepared To Let Japanese Ships Transit Hormuz, FM Says

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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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Takaichi Meets Trump At White House; Says 'Japan Is Back'

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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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Mathematician Heisuke Hironaka, Winner of Fields Medal, Dies at 94

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JAPAN NEWS
 
 
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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