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Japanese Shoemakers Celebrate Value Of Repairs With Nod To King Charles
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JAPAN TODAY
Britain's new monarch has long been known for his penchant for getting favorite old shoes and clothes repaired rather than thrown out, but now the practice has taken off in Japan, at least among shoemakers, who are offering to bring precious footwear back to life with what they have...
Britain's new monarch has long been known for his penchant for getting favorite old shoes and clothes repaired rather than thrown out, but now the practice has taken off in Japan, at least among shoemakers, who are offering to bring precious footwear back to life with what they have...
- February 2, 2023
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Crimes In Japan Rise In 2022 For 1st Time In 20 Years
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KYODO NEWS
The number of crimes recorded in Japan in 2022 rose for the first time in 20 years, apparently due in part to an increase in street crime as COVID-19 restrictions eased, police data showed Thursday.
Overall, there were 601,389 incidents in which a crime was committed in Japan last ye...
The number of crimes recorded in Japan in 2022 rose for the first time in 20 years, apparently due in part to an increase in street crime as COVID-19 restrictions eased, police data showed Thursday.
Overall, there were 601,389 incidents in which a crime was committed in Japan last ye...
- February 2, 2023
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NATO Chief Stoltenberg Calls For Stronger Partnership With Japan
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AL JAZEERA
The NATO secretary-general said the security concerns of the Western military alliance and Japan are ‘closely interconnected’.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the Western military alliance will continue to strengthen its partnership with Japan, adding that “our security ...
The NATO secretary-general said the security concerns of the Western military alliance and Japan are ‘closely interconnected’.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the Western military alliance will continue to strengthen its partnership with Japan, adding that “our security ...
- February 1, 2023
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Japan Renews Status as World’s Third Largest Box Office Market
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VARIETY
Cinema admissions in Japan grew by 32% in 2022, reaching 152 million, according to data published Tuesday by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren).
In revenue terms, Eiren shows cinema box office growing by almost the same proportion to $1.24 million. That cements Ja...
Cinema admissions in Japan grew by 32% in 2022, reaching 152 million, according to data published Tuesday by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren).
In revenue terms, Eiren shows cinema box office growing by almost the same proportion to $1.24 million. That cements Ja...
- February 1, 2023
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Philippines Wants to ‘Immediately’ Move on Japanese Suspects’ Extradition
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JAPAN NEWS
The Philippine Justice Department had said it wants to “immediately take the necessary steps” to extradite four Japanese men suspected of involvement in a series of robberies across Japan, according to the Japanese Embassy in Manila.
The statement was made, the embassy said, after it...
The Philippine Justice Department had said it wants to “immediately take the necessary steps” to extradite four Japanese men suspected of involvement in a series of robberies across Japan, according to the Japanese Embassy in Manila.
The statement was made, the embassy said, after it...
- January 31, 2023
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Japan's PM Kishida Grilled Over Son's Excursion During Official Trip
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KYODO NEWS
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was grilled Tuesday by the opposition bloc over a magazine report that his son, Shotaro, who is also his secretary, went on a private sightseeing trip paid for by taxpayers while on official overseas business in January.
At a parliamentary commit...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was grilled Tuesday by the opposition bloc over a magazine report that his son, Shotaro, who is also his secretary, went on a private sightseeing trip paid for by taxpayers while on official overseas business in January.
At a parliamentary commit...
- January 31, 2023
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Japan, Greece Step Up Security Ties As ‘Strategic Partners’
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AP NEWS
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, agreed on Monday to strengthen their security, defense and economic ties and pledged to cooperate in responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other threats in Europe and Asia.
They said they agre...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, agreed on Monday to strengthen their security, defense and economic ties and pledged to cooperate in responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other threats in Europe and Asia.
They said they agre...
- January 31, 2023
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Over 500 Women In Japan Used Overseas Sperm Bank As Demand Grows
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KYODO NEWS
More than 500 women in Japan made use of a major Denmark-based sperm bank in the roughly three and half years through last October, a recent report by the company showed, highlighting growing domestic demand for the service.
Cryos International, the world's largest sperm bank with ar...
More than 500 women in Japan made use of a major Denmark-based sperm bank in the roughly three and half years through last October, a recent report by the company showed, highlighting growing domestic demand for the service.
Cryos International, the world's largest sperm bank with ar...
- January 30, 2023
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In Japan, Pet Fish Playing Nintendo Switch Run Up Bill On Owner’s Credit Card
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CNN
Here’s something you don’t see everyday. Pet fish playing a video game in Japan managed to log on to the Nintendo Switch store, change their owner’s avatar, set up a Pay Pal account and rack up a credit card bill.
And it was all seemingly livestreamed, in real time, on the internet.
The fis...
Here’s something you don’t see everyday. Pet fish playing a video game in Japan managed to log on to the Nintendo Switch store, change their owner’s avatar, set up a Pay Pal account and rack up a credit card bill.
And it was all seemingly livestreamed, in real time, on the internet.
The fis...
- January 30, 2023
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Two Missing Skiers Presumed Dead After Nagano Avalanche
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JAPAN TIMES
Two men were confirmed to have died in a backcountry accident near a ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, police said Monday, a day after the pair were caught in an avalanche.
Authorities said they were unable to immediately confirm the nationalities of the men, who are believed to be f...
Two men were confirmed to have died in a backcountry accident near a ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, police said Monday, a day after the pair were caught in an avalanche.
Authorities said they were unable to immediately confirm the nationalities of the men, who are believed to be f...
- January 30, 2023
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