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Japan School Stirs Debate Over Hairstyle Rules After Boy With Cornrows Separated From Class

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THE GUARDIAN
 
 
‘I felt like I was being told, “This is not your special day”,’ says 18-year-old of graduation ceremony
Strict rules on hairstyles at schools in Japan have attracted criticism after a mixed-race teenager was separated from other students at their graduation ceremony because he ha...

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Us-China Chip War: Japan Plans To Restrict Some Equipment Exports

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BBC
 
Japan's government says it plans to put restrictions on some computer chip-making exports, following similar moves by the US and the Netherlands.
The measures will apply to 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Semiconductors, which power everything from mobile phones to milita...

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Japan's Inpex Says Australia Risks Unintended Consequences As It 'Quietly Quits' LNG

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ABC
 
The head of Japan's biggest oil and gas producer has warned that Australia risks undermining global security through a decision to "quietly quit" the international gas trade.
Key points:A gas company executive says Japan has been rattled by government interventions in Australia's gas indust...

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Russia Fires Cruise Missiles In Waters Off Japan’s Coast During Training Exercise

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CNN
 
Russia’s Pacific Fleet fired a pair of supersonic missiles at a mock target in waters off Japan’s coast on Tuesday morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
“A team of two missile boats carried out a joint missile strike against a sea shield simulating a simulated enemy warship,” the m...

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Japan, Philippines, U.S. To Set Up 3-Way Security Framework

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan, the Philippines and the United States plan to set up a trilateral framework involving their national security advisers, officials familiar with the matter said recently, amid China's growing military assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.
Their first discussions under the n...

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Toyota Camry Safe In Australia For Now, Despite Being Axed In Japan – Report

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DRIVE
 
After 43 years, the Toyota Camry has been axed in its home market – but the Japanese car giant has confirmed there are no plans to follow suit in Australia.
The Toyota Camry will be pulled from the company's Japanese line-up after more than four decades, but will remain on sale in Austral...

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Japan Demands China Release Astellas Pharma Employee Accused Of Spying

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BBC
 
Japan has demanded China release one of its nationals after the man was arrested by Beijing on allegations of espionage.
The man, an employee of drug-maker Astellas in his 50s, has been detained since early March.
China has detained at least 17 Japanese nationals for alleged espionage since...

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Your Ramadan Experience May Take On New Forms When Living In Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Ask Cendikia Luthfita what she recalls about Ramadan back home in Indonesia and she’s quick to talk about the sounds: the shuffle of a crowd making its way to the mosque at dawn, calls to prayer over neighborhood speakers, the din of street vendors selling meals at sundown so peop...

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Over 10% Of Kids With COVID-Related Brain Disease Died: Japan Survey

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KYODO NEWS
 
More than 10 percent of children in Japan who developed acute brain syndrome after infection with COVID-19 have died, results of a nationwide survey recently announced by a health ministry research team has shown.
The survey identified 34 cases of acute encephalopathy associated with...

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Japan Wants 85% Of Male Workers To Take Paternity Leave. But Fathers Are Too Afraid To Take It

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CNN
 
A child riding on his father’s shoulders smiles as they stroll through a park lined with yellow autumn-touched leaves – that is the typical image of a Japanese “ikumen”.
The term strings together the Japanese words ikuji, meaning care for children, and ikemen, referring to cool-looking men....

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