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Tokyo Knife Attacker Says She Wanted To See If People Really Die
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NHK
A teenager who stabbed two people in Tokyo has reportedly told investigators she wanted to see if people die from stab wounds before killing her own family.
She has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The attack by the 15-year-old girl on Saturday left a woman and her 19-year-ol...
A teenager who stabbed two people in Tokyo has reportedly told investigators she wanted to see if people die from stab wounds before killing her own family.
She has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The attack by the 15-year-old girl on Saturday left a woman and her 19-year-ol...
- August 22, 2022
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Japan Considers Deploying Long-Range Missiles To Counter China, Yomiuri Reports
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REUTERS
Japan is considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.
The missiles would be existing arms modified to extend their range from 100 km (62 miles) to 1,000 km, the daily said, c...
Japan is considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.
The missiles would be existing arms modified to extend their range from 100 km (62 miles) to 1,000 km, the daily said, c...
- August 21, 2022
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The Sento Owners Making Group Bathing In Japan Cool Again
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THE GUARDIAN
Covid accelerated a decline but a new breed of bathhouse is reimagining a Japanese tradition
It is a Japanese ritual that stretches back centuries: stripping off in the company of friends and neighbours before stretching out in the recuperative waters of a public bathhouse.
But alm...
Covid accelerated a decline but a new breed of bathhouse is reimagining a Japanese tradition
It is a Japanese ritual that stretches back centuries: stripping off in the company of friends and neighbours before stretching out in the recuperative waters of a public bathhouse.
But alm...
- August 21, 2022
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Japan PM Kishida Infected With COVID-19, Recuperating
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CNA
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday (Aug 21).
Mr Kishida had just returned from a week-long vacation and was due to restart work on Monday.
He developed a cough and fever on Saturday, ...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday (Aug 21).
Mr Kishida had just returned from a week-long vacation and was due to restart work on Monday.
He developed a cough and fever on Saturday, ...
- August 21, 2022
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Japan Expected To See Quicker Prescription Of Coronavirus Oral Drug
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NHK
A Japanese medicine manufacturer says it plans to start distributing its oral coronavirus medicine through ordinary market channels. This means patients across the country could soon be prescribed the medicine more quickly.
MSD, which is the Japanese arm of US pharmaceutical firm Merck, sai...
A Japanese medicine manufacturer says it plans to start distributing its oral coronavirus medicine through ordinary market channels. This means patients across the country could soon be prescribed the medicine more quickly.
MSD, which is the Japanese arm of US pharmaceutical firm Merck, sai...
- August 19, 2022
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High-Ranked Japan And China Officials Hold Seven-Hour Talks
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CNA
Japan's national security adviser met China's top diplomat for seven hours of talks that covered topics including Taiwan and the war in Ukraine, a Japanese government official said on Thursday (Aug 18).
Accepting an invitation from China, Takeo Akiba travelled to the city of Tianjin, southe...
Japan's national security adviser met China's top diplomat for seven hours of talks that covered topics including Taiwan and the war in Ukraine, a Japanese government official said on Thursday (Aug 18).
Accepting an invitation from China, Takeo Akiba travelled to the city of Tianjin, southe...
- August 18, 2022
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Number Of Suicides In Japan Increased 8,000 Due To Pandemic: Study
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KYODO NEWS
The coronavirus pandemic led to 8,000 more suicides in Japan between March 2020 and June 2022 than would have been expected without it, a recent study calculated.
Women in their 20s saw the largest rise, but women aged 19 or younger also saw a significant increase, according to the s...
The coronavirus pandemic led to 8,000 more suicides in Japan between March 2020 and June 2022 than would have been expected without it, a recent study calculated.
Women in their 20s saw the largest rise, but women aged 19 or younger also saw a significant increase, according to the s...
- August 18, 2022
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Japan Launches Nationwide Competition To Boost Alcohol Consumption
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THE GUARDIAN
Contest asks young adults for ideas to revitalise popularity of alcoholic drinks after big fall in tax revenues
The Japanese government has launched a nationwide competition calling for ideas to encourage people to drink more alcohol after a change in attitudes among the young resu...
Contest asks young adults for ideas to revitalise popularity of alcoholic drinks after big fall in tax revenues
The Japanese government has launched a nationwide competition calling for ideas to encourage people to drink more alcohol after a change in attitudes among the young resu...
- August 18, 2022
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'Madame Butterfly': Japanese Fashion Pioneer Hanae Mori Dies
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BBC
Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, nicknamed "Madame Butterfly" for her signature winged motifs, has died. She was 96.
She died of old age in her Tokyo home on 11 August and was given a private funeral, local media reported.
Mori was most famous for being the first Japanese - and Asian -...
Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, nicknamed "Madame Butterfly" for her signature winged motifs, has died. She was 96.
She died of old age in her Tokyo home on 11 August and was given a private funeral, local media reported.
Mori was most famous for being the first Japanese - and Asian -...
- August 18, 2022
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Japan Princess Eager To Engage With Public By Passing On Culture
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KYODO NEWS
Princess Akiko said she values the opportunity to use her position in the imperial family to pass on traditional culture to Japanese children as she highlighted the importance of engaging with the general public in an exclusive interview with Kyodo News.
The 40-year-old eldest daught...
Princess Akiko said she values the opportunity to use her position in the imperial family to pass on traditional culture to Japanese children as she highlighted the importance of engaging with the general public in an exclusive interview with Kyodo News.
The 40-year-old eldest daught...
- August 17, 2022
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