THE GUARDIAN
 
Johnny Kitagawa’s niece issues apology to men who have made abuse claims while not commenting on veracity of allegations
The president of one of Japan’s most powerful talent agencies has apologised over allegations that the firm’s late founder and pop impresario, Johnny Kitagawa, s...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Osaka prefectural police on Sunday appealed to the public for any information that might help them find out what happened to a nine-year-old girl who went missing on May 20, 2003, in the town of Kumatori near Osaka Bay.
Usually, each year, police and support groups of Yuri Yoshikawa...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Thursday, the first such event in four and a half years.
It was the first garden party to be held since the emperor ascended the throne in 2019.
About 1,000 guests attended, includi...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan will unveil a plan to mobilize $1 billion to help countries surrounding Ukraine accept refugees from the war-torn country, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday.
The funding would be provided via the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), whic...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted eastern Japan early Thursday, including Chiba Prefecture and downtown Tokyo, leaving several people injured, according to the Japanese weather agency and local authorities.
The 4:16 a.m. quake registered upper 5 on the Japanes...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Fumio Kishida pays reciprocal visit to Yoon Suk-yeol as rows over Japanese occupation are soothed
Japan’s prime minister has expressed sympathy for the suffering of Korean forced labourers during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart renewed their resolve to...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A group of men forced their way into a luxury watch shop in Tokyo’s Ginza district on Monday evening, stealing merchandise before fleeing the scene by car, media reports said. Police later took four men into custody in connection with the crime.
At around 6:15 p.m., three men entere...

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ACCU WEATHER
 
One person was killed and at least 20 others were injured following a strong earthquake that struck central portions of Japan on Friday afternoon, local time.
In the wake of the temblor, AccuWeather meteorologists say heavy rainfall this weekend could add further hardships to resid...

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CNN
 
A police officer was found dead in the grounds of the Japanese Prime Minister’s official residence early Friday morning, according to Tokyo Metropolitan Police, who are investigating the incident as a possible suicide.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was not at the residence when a fellow poli...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Australia on Saturday returned to Japan four sets of indigenous Ainu remains, more than 80 years since they were sent to the Pacific nation for research purposes.
The Japanese government has been stepping up efforts to bring back the remains of the indigenous ethnic group from Hokkai...

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