AP NEWS
 
Japanese players wore black armbands in their Women’s World Cup opener against Zambia on Saturday following the death of Fumiko Tottori, the mother of Japanese Princess Takamado.
The princess is the honorary patron of the Japan Football Association, and her mother, Tottori, 96, died Tue...

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AIR AND SPACE FORCES
 
The U.S. and Japan held their first-ever Space Engagement Talks last week—a key step in identifying and developing ways by which the two countries can work together in space.
Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant, deputy chief of space operations for strategy, plans, programs, and req...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Has summer heat been keeping you away from making plans?
In Japan, a myriad of new products are developed each year to fight the grueling humidity levels and keep you looking fresh throughout the day.
From cooling body sprays, sun parasols and portable hand fans and lightweight suns...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has said that based on his halal product strengthening visit to Japan, he is optimistic Indonesian halal products will manage to penetrate the Japanese market.
"Yesterday, I talked about several cooperation opportunities between Indo...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A memorial for the 36 people killed in the 2019 arson attack on anime studio Kyoto Animation Co was held on Tuesday, ahead of the start of the suspected culprit's trial in September.
Bereaved family members and the company's President Hideaki Hatta were among the roughly 150 people ...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Cases of measles have been confirmed one after another in Japan. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the spread of other infectious diseases has tended to be forgotten about, but vigilance must be maintained.
The number of measles patients this year reached 10 as of May, already exc...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Ordinarily, when something brings you out of a lazy or powered-down mood, we call it “a shot in the arm,” or maybe “a kick in the butt.” But the concept behind Japan’s newest energy drink is to make you feel like you just got slapped across the face.
Specifically, it’s supposed to m...

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BBC
 
Four swimmers have been injured in dolphin attacks on a beach in central Japan, officials say.
One man, in his 60s, suffered broken ribs and bites to his hands after a dolphin rammed him a few metres off Suishohama beach in the town of Mihama, Fukui prefecture, early on Sunday.
Another man,...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday agreed to cooperate in sharing technology to aid in the decarbonization and economic diversification of the Middle Eastern nation, while ensuring Japan's ongoing access to its oil.
The...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki's highly-anticipated film -- his first feature in a decade -- was released in Japan on Friday.
The 82-year-old Miyazaki, co-founder of the celebrated anime house Ghibli, came out of retirement to make "How Do You Live?" It was years in productio...

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