TEMPO
 
Indonesia's Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi arrived in Japan today, June 21.
He is there to meet a number of Japanese government officials and the private sector to discuss the acceleration of construction and completion of a number of transportation projects in Indonesia.
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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed Tuesday to prioritize policy aimed at surging energy and food prices exacerbated by Russia's war in Ukraine as the nation gears up for next month's upper house election.
In a policy debate involving party leaders ahead of the July 10 House...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Three more regional airports in Japan will reopen for international flights in July as the nation further eases COVID-19 border controls, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday.
The addition of Sendai, Hiroshima and Takamatsu airports comes after the government decided on the resum...

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REUTERS
 
A Japanese court ruled on Monday that a ban on same-sex marriage was not unconstitutional, dealing a setback to LGBTQ rights activists in the only Group of Seven nation that does not allow people of the same gender to marry.
The ruling dashes activists' hopes of raising pressure on the ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan has dispatched a Maritime Self-Defense Force flotilla on a deployment to 11 Indo-Pacific countries and one foreign territory as part of joint naval exercises with the United States and other countries undertaken to counter a more assertive China.
In the annual deployment that b...

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SORA NEWS
 
Even 850-year-old traditions are getting with the times.
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from Buddhist temples, it’s that they know how to adapt to modern life (such as in the form of EDM dancing).
The Jodo sect of Buddhism, which is celebrating its 850th birthday in 2024, has anno...

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NHK
 
A strong earthquake has hit the Noto region in central Japan. No tsunami alert has been issued.
The magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture, shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday.
No tsunami alert has been issued. The quake registered lower 6 on Japan's seismic inten...

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NBC
 
There has been greater concern about cyberbullying in Japan since 2020, when Hana Kimura died by suicide after being harassed online.
Japan has made online insults punishable by up to a year in prison in an effort to reduce cyberbullying after the death of a reality television star who had ...

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ABC NEWS
 
Buddhists in Japan learn teachings of Buddha from a humanoid deity.
Every week, 62-year-old Miyuki Tanaka joins a pious crowd of Buddhists heading to the historic Kodaiji Temple in Kyoto, Japan.
Inside the temple stands Mindar, a 6-foot-4-inch, 132-pound priest. With charismatic hand g...

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NHK
 
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to begin issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples in November.
The Tokyo assembly approved the related ordinance on Wednesday that is aimed at promoting a more inclusive society where certificate holders can receive better services.
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