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Tough Diet Debate Seen for Japan National Intelligence Council Bill

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NIPPON
 
Parliamentary deliberations on a bill to establish a national intelligence council in Japan may be tough as the opposition side is worried that activities of the new entity could lead to human rights violations.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara brushed aside concerns at a press conf...

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North Korea Launches Possible Ballistic Missile

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NHK
 
The Japan Coast Guard announced at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday that what appeared to be a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea, citing defense ministry information.
Defense ministry officials say it apparently fell in waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
The Japanese governm...

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Japan, S. Korea Concerned over Weakness of Yen, Won

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NIPPON
 
Minister-level finance officials of Japan and South Korea held a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday, sharing concern over the rapid depreciation of the two countries' currencies.
A joint statement adopted at the meeting expressed "serious concern over the recent sharp depreciation of the Korea...

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Clinical Japan Confident Of Taking Down Philippines At Women's Asian Cup

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Coach Nils Nielsen said Saturday that Japan has the tools to take apart the Philippines in their Women's Asian Cup quarterfinal as the ominous two-time champion bids to keep a fourth straight clean sheet.
The highest-ranked team in the competition and the only Asian side to win the ...

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Japan To Join Trump's 'Golden Dome' Project, Expects Missile Requests

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REUTERS
 
 
Japan will inform the U.S. next week that it intends to join the "Golden Dome" missile defense initiative and expects that ​Washington may seek its help with missile production due to the Middle ‌East war and other conflicts, two sources said.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will announ...

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Senior Officials Recall Challenges as Female Workers in Japan

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NIPPON
 
Two senior public servants recalled challenges for female workers from their own experiences, nearly 40 years after Japan enforced the law on equal opportunity and treatment between men and women in employment in April 1986.
Tokyo Vice Governor Akiko Matsumoto, 60, and Riwa Sakamoto, 53,...

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Giant Pipe Rises About 13 Meters From Road In Central Osaka

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NHK
 
 
A giant pipe has emerged about 13 meters above a road in a busy district of central Osaka, western Japan. The city is investigating the cause of the incident, and restoration work is underway.
Osaka City officials said an iron pipe measuring 3.5 meters in diameter was discovered protrudin...

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Japan Picks 61 Goods, Techs For Priority Investment

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QAZIN FORM
 
The Japanese government on Tuesday designated a total of 61 goods and technologies for priority investment by the public and private sectors, as part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's efforts to realize a strong economy, Jiji Press reports. 
The designations were approved at a meeti...

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Japan Visa Fee Cap To Surge More Than Tenfold Under New Immigration Bill

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is planning to sharply raise the legal cap on immigration-related residence fees for foreign nationals — the biggest revision of its kind in more than four decades.
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to amend immigration law to hike the statutory upper limit for fees to ch...

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Elderly Japanese Enjoy Disco Dance For Exercise

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NHK
 
Elderly people are getting exercise by disco dancing with a class in the central Japanese prefecture of Toyama.
Some 110 elderly people took part in the lesson organized by a federation of senior citizens' clubs in Uozu City.
Participants learned the steps and how to move their bodies, and ...

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