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Tokyo Area Enters Power-Saving Period Amid Tight Supply Forecast

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Households and businesses in the Tokyo area on Saturday began a period of power conservation, spanning from July to August, as the electricity supply is forecast to become tight in the area this summer.
The Japanese government has issued a request based on the projection that the re...

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Italian Painting Looted By Nazi Germany In 1940 Found In Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
A valuable painting looted from a Polish aristocrat in 1940 by Nazi Germany has been discovered in Japan and returned to Poland, according to the Polish Embassy in Japan and a Tokyo-based art auction company.
While it is not clear how the painting, called "Madonna with Child" by Ital...

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Japanese Journalist Denied Entry Into Hong Kong

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A Japanese journalist known for his Hong Kong coverage was denied entry into the city on Thursday, in what is believed to be a first for a reporter from Japan. He was sent back to Tokyo on Friday.
Freelance journalist Yoshiaki Ogawa, 54, attempted to enter Hong Kong after arriving b...

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Biden Corrects Claim Saying He Swayed Japan To Hike Defense Budget

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KYODO NEWS
 
U.S. President Joe Biden has corrected himself after saying last week that he had persuaded Japan to significantly increase its defense budget, according to a White House transcript released Wednesday.
"He didn't need my convincing as much as he'd already decided," Biden is quoted as...

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Infrastructure Cooperation Reflects Strong RI-Japan Relations

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ANTARA NEWS
 
The close bilateral relations between Indonesia and Japan are reflected in their technical cooperation in the infrastructure sector, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono has said.
"This technical cooperation showed how strong Indonesia-Japan relations are,"...

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Beer Factory Leak Turns Okinawa Port Red

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Officials were left red-faced at a beer factory in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday, after a mishap turned a large body of water a sinister shade of scarlet.
A leak filled a port area in the city of Nago with the lurid-colored water, which one Twitter user described as looking "venomou...

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Japanese Kabuki Actor Arrested On Suspicion Of Assisting Mother’s Suicide

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Ennosuke Ichikawa detained after both parents were found dead at his home in Tokyo last month
One of Japan’s best-known kabuki actors has been arrested on suspicion of assisting in his mother’s suicide after both parents were found unconscious at his home last month.
Police said En...

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Japan Ruling Parties Agree On Election Cooperation To Avoid Friction

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's ruling parties agreed Tuesday to cooperate in all constituencies except those in Tokyo for the next general election, brushing aside concerns that they may end their decades-long alliance amid increased friction over the fielding of candidates.
The decision came after weeks o...

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Japan PM Kishida Says G-7 To Work Closely Following Russia Uprising

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government said Monday it will coordinate with the other Group of Seven countries in addressing the situation in Russia following a short-lived uprising by the Wagner mercenary group, adding the development warrants "serious attention."
"We would like to respond to the s...

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Anger In Japan As Report Reveals Children Were Forcibly Sterilised

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Between 1948 and 1996, about 16,500 people were operated on without their consent under a eugenics law, triggering long campaign for redress
Campaigners in Japan have reacted angrily to a government report revealing that children as young as nine were among thousands of people who ...

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