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Video Game Hub Japan Confronts Problem Of Addiction

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CNA
 
From Super Mario to Final Fantasy, Japan has long been synonymous with gaming, but some experts and parents fear a growing addiction problem is going unaddressed.
While nearby nations like China and South Korea have imposed drastic restrictions on youth gaming in recent years - with mixed r...

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Japanese Lawmaker In Taiwan Says China Threat Needs More Military Spending

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan needs to increase its military spending in the face of the "grim reality" of the threat from China and North Korea, a senior member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said on Sunday during a visit to Taiwan.
Although Chinese-claimed and democratically-governed Taiwan a...

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Japan Picks 'War' As Kanji Character Of The Year

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CNA
 
Japan chose the kanji character for "war" on Monday (Dec 12) as the symbol for 2022 after a year marked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe.
The public votes in the annual event for the written character they think best represents the past year....

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Japan Will Vow "Counterstrike Capability" In Key Security Documents

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government will vow in key security documents to be revised this month to acquire "counterstrike capability" but exclusively for defense purposes under the war-renouncing Constitution, a government source said Friday.
The revision to Japan's National Security Strategy an...

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Japan’s Climate Policy ‘Failed To Build On The Legacy Of Kyoto’

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THE GUARDIAN
 
More than two decades on from the protocol, country shows enthusiasm for nuclear restarts over renewables
Apart from the distant buzz of a gardener’s strimmer, all is quiet at the Kyoto International Conference Center, its grey concrete walls matched by the sky on an afternoon in e...

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Kishida, Obama Call For Nuclear-Free World At International Forum In Hiroshima

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and former U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday called for a world without nuclear weapons amid Russian threats to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine and North Korea's pursuit of a nuclear arsenal.
They made the call in separate messages sent t...

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Japan's Air Self-Defense Force Slated To Change Its Name To Include 'Space'

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NHK
 
Japanese government officials plan to change the name of the country's Air Self-Defense Force to include the word "space," reflecting the increasing importance of security in the domain.
The government created the Space Operations Squadron as part of the Air Self-Defense Force in May, 2020....

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Japan Eyes 56% Increase In Defense Budget Over Five Years

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed ministers on Monday to boost the country's defense budget by 56 percent over the next five years to 43 trillion yen.
The government is overhauling its defense and security strategies in response to regional threats from nuclear-armed ...

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Netflix’s ‘First Love’ Is Sign of Growing Global Success for Japan Series Content

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VARIETY
 
 
In its second week on release the new Netflix series from Japan, “First Love,” has ascended to the number five spot on the streamer’s rankings for non-English content, as well as being its number one show in Japan for the week.  
 
Based on two songs by Japanese megastar Utada Hikaru ...

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Russia Deploys Defence Missile System On Kuril Island Near Japan

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REUTERS
 
Russia's defence ministry has said it has deployed mobile coastal defence missile systems on a northern Kuril island, part of a strategically located chain of islands that stretch between Japan and the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula.
Japan lays claim to the Russian-held southern Kuril isla...

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