CNN
 
More than 50 US and Japanese warplanes flew over waters near Japan this week as the two allies put on a show of force amid rising tensions in the region with China and Russia.
A dozen of the US Air Force's top-of-the-line F-22 stealth fighters, four F-35 stealth jets and 13 F-15 jets took p...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
During an International Corner interview in May, Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Kenji Kanasugi, told ANTARA: “We can create a mutually win-win situation into the future based on the common understanding that we need each other.”
Japan and Indonesia opened diplomatic relations in ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
We recently found that Osaka was considered one of the most livable cities in the world, but it’s fair to say that most places in Japan are pretty swell places to live for many of the same reasons as Osaka.
So perhaps it should come as no surprise that Japan has also been named the ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's cumulative COVID-19 infections topped 10 million cases Thursday, with the country logging over 90,000 new cases for the second straight day, but the government has indicated there are no plans to impose restrictions at this point.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, at a press conf...

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SORA NEWS
 
Pretty much everyone is going to eat at least one onigiri in the next 100 days, right?
Onigiri (rice balls) are a staple of the Japanese diet. Some people eat them just about every day, and just about everyone eats at least a couple a month.
So basically, it’s not so much a question o...

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EURO GAMER
 
Empowering "each and every one of our unique employees."
 
Nintendo Japan has updated the Corporate Social Responsibility Information on its website to recognise same-sex marriage, even though it's banned in Japanese law.
A new section called Introduction of a Partnership System note...

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NIKKEI ASIA
 
Religious group says it is aware that suspect's family suffered financial ruin
The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, said Monday that the mother of a man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a follower...

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ANIME NEWS NETWORK
 
Various Japanese media services projected on Sunday evening that the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has won enough votes in the 26th House of Councillors election to secure a seat for manga creator Ken Akamatsu.
In a Twitter post announcing the win, Ken Akamatsu noted that he...

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NHK
 
Voters in Japan are heading to the polls to choose Upper House representatives after a campaign dominated by debate over surging prices and national security.
Only half of the chamber's seats are being contested, which is routine for Upper House elections. The ruling coalition is looking to...

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BBC
 
Japanese police have admitted there were flaws in the security for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead in the southern city of Nara on Friday.
"It is undeniable that there were problems in the security," said Nara police chief Tomoaki Onizuka.
A gunman opened fire o...

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