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Japan Pm Says Security Balance 'Difficult' After Attack

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CNA
 
Striking the right balance on security for politicians is "very difficult", Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in an interview on Thursday (Apr 20), days after he escaped an attack unharmed while campaigning.
Security around officials was tightened after the assassination of former p...

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French Tourist In Japan Arrested For Punching Woman In The Face

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YAHOO
 
A French tourist was arrested for physically assaulting a woman in Roppongi, Japan.
Charlie Evan, a 23-year-old French national, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of punching a woman in the face and leaving her injured on the streets of Tokyo's Minato ward.
According to local reports,...

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Japan Army Helicopter Wreckage Found With Five Bodies

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BBC
 
Divers have recovered the wreckage of a missing military helicopter, along with the bodies of five of the 10 people on board, off the coast of Japan.
The UH60 helicopter, known as a Black Hawk, vanished from radar screens near the Miyako island last Thursday.
It was surveying the local area...

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SDF To Evacuate Japanese Citizens From Sudan As Conflict Rages

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has begun operations to evacuate Japanese nationals from Sudan amid the growing conflict in the country, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Wednesday.
The government will send Self-Defense Forces personnel to evacuate Japanese citizens, the top government spokesman ...

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Pokemon Cakes Appear At Ginza Cozy Corner For A Very Limited Time

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JAPAN TODAY
 
In Japan, long-established confectionery chain Ginza Cozy Corner is especially well known for its cute palm-sized cakes, which come in boxed sets that often pay homage to famous Disney characters.
▼ This time, though, there’s a new franchise coming to the chain’s boxed petit cake se...

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Japan’s Kishida Vows Maximum Security For G7, Day After Explosive Thrown At Him

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CNN
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Sunday to keep world leaders safe during G7 meetings in the country, a day after a man threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb at him during a campaign speech.
“Japan as a whole must strive to provide maximum security during the dates of the sum...

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Japan’s Popular JR Passes For Tourists Set To Cost More From October

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THE STRAITS TIMES
 
The Japan Rail Pass has served as a trusty multi-use ticket for many budget travellers and gap-year students navigating Japan by train, mostly because holders of the pass can ride the country’s extensive network an unlimited number of times at a fixed price.
But this will chan...

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Haruki Murakami’s 1st Novel In 6 Years Goes On Sale In Japan

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Renowned Japanese writer Haruki Murakami’s first full-length novel in around six years hit bookstore shelves in Japan on Thursday.
“Machi to Sono Futashika na Kabe” (The City and Its Uncertain Walls) is the first such work by the 74-year-old writer since “Kishidancho Goroshi” (Killin...

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Japan’s Population Falls For 12th Consecutive Year

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s population, including non-Japanese residents, declined by 556,000, or 0.44%, from a year before to 124,947,000 as of Oct. 1 last year, down for the 12th consecutive year, the internal affairs ministry said Wednesday.
Of the total, Japanese nationals accounted for 122,031,...

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Japan Aims to Tackle ‘Disruptive Disinformation’ from Abroad

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government plans to strengthen measures against the spread of fake information from overseas that aims to create social unrest.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the Cabinet Secretariat intends to develop a system to deal ...

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