NHK
 
Ghanaian authorities have detained a man wanted by Japanese police on suspicion of leading an international romance scam group.
Investigative sources say Morikawa Hikaru was detained in Ghana last month for allegedly staying in the country illegally.
Japanese police say Morikawa and other m...

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TODAYS CHRONIC
 
Aiming to further rev up Japan’s startup scene and facilitate innovation, investment and the growth of young enterprises, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday appointed Daishiro Yamagiwa to a new ministerial post overseeing the promotion of startup policies, which will be in ad...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
A maternity clothes maker in Tokyo is marketing portable fans to help dogs and cats cope with oppressive summer weather
Dog owners in Japan can now buy wearable fans to keep their pets cool during the country’s sweltering summer.
Comprising a battery-operated, 80-gram fan attached ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A diving shop in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa apologized after a photograph online that showed its customers posing on the shipwreck of a U.S. warship from World War II sparked a protest from a member of an organization comprised of family members and friends of former c...

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NHK
 
A Japanese man has been detained by security forces in Myanmar. Local media outlets say he was at a demonstration that was being held to protest against the country's military.
The media outlets say three people were taken into custody in the largest city of Yangon on Saturday. They say Kub...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Iwanami Hall, a pioneering Tokyo movie theater closed its doors Friday after 50 years.
Many fans gathered to bid farewell to the Chiyoda Ward-based theater, which had been at the forefront of the so-called mini-theater boom and helped support Japanese movie culture for half a century...

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YAHOO NEWS
 
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has taken a prominent position in Japan’s latest defense whitepaper, with the government warning the conflict represents “a new period of crisis” in this century.
The document, released last week in Japanese with an accompanying English-language digest...

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CNA
 
Japan is encouraging regional authorities to take their own counter-measures against the spread of a new coronavirus variant that has sent cases surging to record levels but there is no plan for any sweeping national measures.
A seventh wave of COVID-19 pushed the daily tally of new cases i...

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JAPAN  TODAY
 
Japan on Thursday reported 233,094 coronavirus cases, a record high for the second straight day. Eighteen prefectures also recorded their highest numbers.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported a record high 40,406 new coronavirus cases, up 11,370 from Wednesday.
Kyodo News rep...

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NHK
 
In Japan, doctors and nurses are having a tough time dealing with surging coronavirus cases. July's trend of record-breaking daily case counts continues with health authorities across the country reporting yet another new high.
Japan confirmed nearly 210,000 new cases on Wednesday. Twenty-f...

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