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Japan, and the World, Cannot Ignore the 2 Giants of the ‘Global South’

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A year has passed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As divisions involving the United States, Europe and Russia have deepened, the Asian nations of India and Indonesia are rapidly increasing their presence in the world.
The keyword that brings these two countries into focus is “Glo...

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A String Of Gruesome Cat Killings Has This Japanese City On Edge

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CNN
 
The first grim discovery came when a woman found the severed head and paws of a brown speckled cat as she walked along the banks of the Arakawa River in Saitama City, Japan. Days later, what police believe was the rest of the body turned up on the grounds of an elementary school.
Within 10 ...

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Students Mask Up At Graduation Ceremonies Despite PM Saying They Don’t Have To

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Many high school students across Japan continued to wear face masks at their graduation ceremonies this week, even though Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said last month that there was no requirement to do so.
Kishida said that the government would not urge students and teachers to wea...

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Child Abuse Cases In Japan Reach New Record

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Suspected abuse cases involving a record 115,762 minors were reported to child welfare centers across Japan in 2022, up 7,703 on the previous year's high, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
Police also uncovered a record 2,181 child abuse cases last year, up from the previous...

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LGBTQ Rights: Japan PM Under Fire For Same-Sex Marriage Remarks

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BBC
 
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been criticised for saying the country's ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory.
Weeks ago, he apologised to the LGBTQ community over homophobic comments made by an aide who has since been sacked.
Mr Kishida's party is under growing pressure ...

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2 Women Dead After Car Crashes Into Hospital In Western Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
 
Two elderly women were killed on Wednesday after a car crashed into a hospital in western Japan, local authorities said.
The 71-year-old driver of the car, South Korean national Oh Chang Su, was arrested on the spot on charges of negligence resulting in death.
It is believed the tw...

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'100,000 Years Of Power' | US-Japan Team Hails H2-Boron Plasma Fusion Breakthrough

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RECHARGE NEWS
 
California-based TAE Technologies and Japan’s National Institute for Fusion Science claim success testing new fuel cycle, opening door to cleaner, lower cost energy than produced by conventional deuterium-tritium-based process
An innovative nuclear fusion technology that uses no r...

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Indonesia, Japan Aim to Develop Vehicle Electrification, Carbon Neutrality

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TEMPO
 
The Ministry of Industry n Monday stated that Indonesia and Japan are in dialogue towards developing the automotive industry, with one of their main focuses being developing electric vehicle and Carbon Neutrality (CN) fuels, including biofuels.
Citing state-run media Antaranews, this info...

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Japan Ad Giant Dentsu Indicted Over Olympics Bid-Rigging

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BBC
 
Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Group and five other companies have been indicted over alleged bid-rigging of contracts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
It comes after regulators filed criminal complaints against the firms and seven unnamed individuals.
The announcement follows months of inve...

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Jaxa Selects Two Astronaut Candidates For Future Flights To The Moon

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COLLECT SPACE
 
Japan has selected its first new astronaut candidates in more than 13 years in preparation for future missions to the moon with NASA's Artemis program.
Hiroshi Yamakawa, president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), named Makoto Suwa, a 46-year-old risk reduction spe...

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