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Japan TV Host, Ex-SMAP Pop Idol Masahiro Nakai Quits Showbiz Amid Scandal

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he has retired from show business following alleged sexual misconduct that led broadcasters to suspend programs featuring him.
"As of today, I will retire from entertainment activities," Nak...

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Old Daruma Dolls Burned in Purification Rite in Central Japan City; JR Shinetsu Line Will Get New Stop There Called Toyooka Daruma Station

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JAPAN NEWS
 
About 10,000 old Japanese daruma dolls were ritually burned during a memorial service for the good-luck talisman figures, which represent the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Wednesday.
The service was conducted by the prefecture’s Gunma Daruma Doll Manufa...

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Japan Emperor Reflects On Children's Dreams In Poem

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was heartened to see children talk about their dreams for the future during official visits across Japan.
The emperor and Empress Masako visited Ishikawa Prefecture thr...

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Cargo Dropped From U.S. Osprey Blown Off Course Near Okinawan Island

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Cargo weighing 400 to 450 kilograms dropped from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft was blown off course and ended up in waters near a small island in Okinawa in southern Japan, a prefectural government official said Tuesday.
The MV-22 transport plane was trying to drop the cargo onto ...

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Japan Aquarium Cheers Up Lonely Sunfish By Taping Photos Of Human Faces To Its Tank

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Staff had noticed that the sunfish was showing signs of distress after the aquarium was closed for refurbishment
Do fish get lonely? Apparently so, according to staff at an aquarium in Japan, who have provided cut-out human companions for a solitary sunfish they noticed had started...

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Japan to Study Sea Changes Using Fishers' Data

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NIPPON
 
A trio of Japanese organizations plans to fully begin a project in April to analyze seawater temperatures and other data collected by young fishers to study the impact of environmental changes on marine life.
The plan was announced Monday by the Nippon Foundation, the University of Tokyo...

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Hit By Wave Of Online Attacks, Japan Shifts To ‘Active Cyber Defence’

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
Under the new strategy, Japan plans to allow hackers working for the police or Self-Defence Forces (SDF) to infiltrate servers to neutralise the source of cyber attacks.
Japan aims to take a more proactive approach to cyber defence by allowing hackers working for the authoriti...

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PM Ishiba Visits Osaka Expo Venue To Inspect Progress Of Preparations

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on Sunday to bring attention to the event that is experiencing slower advance ticket sales than organizers expected.
It is the first time since becoming Japan's leader in October that Ishiba has visited...

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Japan Marks 30th Anniversary Of Deadly Kobe Quake

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FRANCE 24
 
Kobe (Japan) (AFP) – Thousands of people marked on Friday the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled much of the Japanese city of Kobe.
The 7.2-magnitude quake on January 17, 1995, sparked a major review of quake preparedness in the island na...

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Japan’s New Labour Market Reforms Need To Go Further

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EAST ASIA FORUM
 
 
In Brief
After three ‘lost decades’ of economic performance, wages in Japan showed signs of positive growth in 2024. To deliver sustained increases to real wages, Japan must improve labour productivity growth. Whether the ‘new trinity’ of labour market reforms will successfull...

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