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Japan Wrestling Legend Antonio Inoki Dies At 79

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CNA
 
Flamboyant Japanese professional wrestler turned politician Antonio Inoki died on Saturday (Oct 1) aged 79, local media reported.
Public broadcaster NHK said that he died of heart failure.
Standing 1.9m tall, Inoki was a pioneer of mixed martial arts in Japan, and shot to fame in 1976 for t...

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China Ships Enter Japan Waters Near Senkakus, Day Before Key Anniv.

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KYODO NEWS
 
Three Chinese coast guard vessels entered Japan's territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands on Wednesday and stayed for more than eight hours, a day before the 50th anniversary of the normalization of the countries' diplomatic ties.
The Japan Coast Guard said the intrusion, the fir...

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Japan's Restart Of Nuclear Reactors Will Help Europe's Winter Energy Supply, Says IEA Chief

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CNA
 
Japan's restart of more nuclear power plants would help ease Europe's energy supply fears during the winter as more liquefied natural gas (LNG) will become available to the global market, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday (Sep 27).
Europe is racing to prepare...

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Japan Demands Apology From Russia After Diplomat Allegedly Blindfolded And Interrogated

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CNN
 
 
Japan is demanding a formal apology from Russia after Federal Security Service (FSB) agents allegedly blindfolded and interrogated a Japanese diplomat, before giving him 48 hours to leave the country.
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Vladivostok-based Japanese consul Motoki Tatsuno...

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VP Urges Indonesian Workers, Msmes To Enter Japan

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has urged human resources (HR) and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Indonesia to enter the Japanese market.
"MSMEs in Indonesia had become the backbone of Indonesia's economy during the pandemic. We can rely on MSMEs," Amin said during a v...

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Japan Lodges Protest After Russia Detains Diplomat In Vladivostok

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AL JAZEERA
 
Tatsunori Motoki, accused of spying by Russia’s FSB, was held for a few hours before being released and ordered to leave the country.
Japan has accused Russia of “unreasonable” behaviour and threatened “equivalent steps” after the FSB, the Russian federal security agency, detained a ...

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Japanese Convenience Store Will Now Ask Customers Who Ask For A Fork To Use Chopsticks Instead

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JAPAN TODAY
 
In Japan, companies are so committed to customer service that they don’t just say the customer is always right, they say “The customer is god.” But starting next month, if you walk into a branch of convenience store FamilyMart and ask for a fork, they’ll be happy to give you a pair ...

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Japan’s $2-Billion Initiative To Prep Pandemic Vaccines In 100 Days

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NATURE
 
A new centre will invest in shots for a range of infectious diseases so the country is ready for future outbreaks.
After recognizing that Japan was slow to develop vaccines for COVID-19, the government has pledged to invest US$2 billion in a vaccine-research initiative to ensure that the...

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Trudeau To Skip Abe's State Funeral

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NHK
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that he will not be attending the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. Trudeau said he will instead stay in Canada to respond to the devastation caused by powerful storm Fiona.
Prime Minister Trudeau was the only incu...

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Japan PM Kishida Urges World To Reaffirm Rules-Based Order, Reform U.N.

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged the world Tuesday to reaffirm the importance of the rules-based international order amid ongoing war in Ukraine and criticized Russia for threatening possible use of nuclear weapons in the conflict.
Addressing the U.N. General Assembly in N...

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