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Diners In Japan Arrested For Dipping Own Chopsticks In Communal Bowl Of Ginger

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Arrests over prank at beef bowl restaurant in Osaka come in wake of ‘sushi terrorism’ revelations that have gripped Japan’s food industry
Japan’s crackdown on errant diners in the wake of “sushi terrorism” has intensified after two men were arrested for using their chopsticks to re...

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Tokyo 'Has Come Alive Again' As Japan Sheds COVID-19 Curbs, Says Governor Koike

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CNA
 
Ms Koike has been hailed as one of the most powerful women in Japanese politics, and is considered a contender to one day be the first female prime minister of Japan. 
Tokyo is buzzing again, with travellers returning to the Japanese capital as the country seeks to downgrade COVID-19 to the...

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Japan To Provide Equipment To Militaries Of Like-Minded Nations

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan decided Wednesday to provide equipment to the armed forces of "like-minded" countries that share its values, such as the rule of law, to improve their defense capabilities to deal with regional security threats, including China's military buildup in the Indo-Pacific.
The four A...

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Bear Meat Vending Machine Is A First For Japan

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BBC
 
Japanese vending machines, which offer whale meat, snails-in-a-can or edible insects, have a new dish on the menu: wild bear meat.
Different cuts of local black bear are sold from a vending machine in Semboku city, according to a Japanese daily.
Customers can buy fatty or lean meat for abo...

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China Urges Japan Not To Back U.S. Chip Export Restrictions As Washington Tries To Rally Allies

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CNBC
 
 
Key PointsChinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang urged Japan not to support U.S. curbs on China’s semiconductor industry.Semiconductors — critical components in everything from home appliances to military equipment — have been thrust into the center of a battle for tech supremacy between the ...

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Watertight Bulkheads to be Mandatory on Small Passenger Vessels Following Fatal Accident in Hokkaido

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JAPAN NEWS
 
It will be mandatory to install watertight bulkheads in all new small passenger boats from fiscal 2025 following a fatal accident in Hokkaido last year, the government announced Tuesday.
The Kazu I sightseeing boat sank in waters off the Shiretoko Peninsula on April 23 with 26 people...

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More Dolphins Found On East Japan Shores A Day After 33 Beached

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JAPAN TODAY
 
More dolphins were found stranded on beaches east of Tokyo on Tuesday, a day after dozens of them had washed up in the same area.
Eight dolphins, of a species known as the melon-headed whale, were discovered at around 8 a.m. Tuesday along the shores of Isumi and Ichinomiya in Chiba ...

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Deepest Ever Fish Caught On Camera Off Japan

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BBC
 
Scientists have filmed a fish swimming at an extraordinary depth in the ocean, making it the deepest observation of this nature that has ever been made.
The species - a type of snailfish of the genus Pseudoliparis - was filmed swimming at 8,336m (27,349ft).
It was filmed by an autonomous "l...

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China Ships Stay In Japan Waters Near Senkakus For Record Time

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KYODO NEWS
 
Chinese coast guard ships lingered in Japanese territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea for a record 80 hours and 36 minutes before the three vessels left the area Sunday evening, the Japan Coast Guard said.
It is the longest period Chinese ships have intrude...

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Visiting Japan Foreign Minister To Push China To Free Detained National

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KYODO NEWS
 
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is expected to demand the prompt release of a Japanese businessman detained on suspicion of espionage when he meets his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing on Sunday.
Hayashi will also touch on China's assertive claims on the Japanese-controlled...

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