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Japan Lower House Names Takaichi as Prime Minister
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NIPPON
Japan's House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Wednesday named Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi as prime minister.
The decision was made through a vote at a plenary meeting during a special Diet session that wa...
Japan's House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Wednesday named Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi as prime minister.
The decision was made through a vote at a plenary meeting during a special Diet session that wa...
- 18/2 19:46
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Japan Set To Prohibit Use Of Power Banks On Flights
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan is considering a ban on the use of power banks on flights following incidents in which batteries have emitted smoke or caught fire in aircraft.
An NHK report Wednesday said the transportation ministry has notified domestic airlines that the rule will go into effect in April.
T...
Japan is considering a ban on the use of power banks on flights following incidents in which batteries have emitted smoke or caught fire in aircraft.
An NHK report Wednesday said the transportation ministry has notified domestic airlines that the rule will go into effect in April.
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- 18/2 19:15
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Japan Tourist Arrivals In January Mark First Year-On-Year Fall In Four Years
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CNA
Visitors to Japan fell 4.9 per cent in January from the previous year to mark the first decline in four years, government data showed on Wednesday (Feb 18), as Chinese tourists stayed away amid simmering tensions between the two Asian nations.
Inbound visitors totalled 3,597,500, the Japan ...
Visitors to Japan fell 4.9 per cent in January from the previous year to mark the first decline in four years, government data showed on Wednesday (Feb 18), as Chinese tourists stayed away amid simmering tensions between the two Asian nations.
Inbound visitors totalled 3,597,500, the Japan ...
- 18/2 18:45
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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...
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...
- 17/2 19:20
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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...
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...
- 17/2 18:45
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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...
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...
- 16/2 17:47
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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...
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...
- 16/2 17:04
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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...
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...
- 15/2 21:28
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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 ...
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 ...
- 15/2 20:29
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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...
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...
- 15/2 19:20
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