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Sakai Knives A Cut Above For Foreign Visitors To Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
The global popularity of blades forged in the western Japan city of Sakai is on the rise, with foreign tourists helping to boost sales of the city's native brand that is widely regarded as one of the country's top three traditional knives.
The Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum saw annu...

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Japan And US Leaders Warn China Over Taiwan

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NATION THAILAND
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and US President Donald Trump warned China over its behaviour related to Taiwan in a joint statement released after their meeting Friday.
The two leaders also confirmed their policy of enhancing their countries' alliance apparently with Chi...

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Infobip Partners With NTT Com Online To Provide Omnichannel Communications In Japan

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Global communications platform Infobip has partnered with NTT Com Online Marketing Solutions Corporation to support the launch of NTT's omnichannel communication platform, NTT CPaaS, in Japan.
The partnership provides businesses with an innovative communication solution integrating ...

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JAL-Delta Incident

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Workers on a lift check the area where the wing of a Japan Airlines jet hit the tail of a Delta Air Lines jet at the south end of a runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday.
The JAL plane was taxiing on the tarmac when it struck the tail of a parked Delta aircraft...

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Japanese Rice Fish Detect UV Rays with Pituitary Gland

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NIPPON
 
Japanese rice fish detect ultraviolet rays from sunlight directly with the pituitary gland and turn their bodies black for protection, a Japanese team has found.
The findings by the team, including University of Tokyo associate professor Shinji Kanda and Okayama University assistant prof...

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Japan's Miyagi Prefecture Holds "Miyagi Ambassador Summit" with Officials from 11 Countries/Regions

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ANTARA NEWS
 
The Miyagi Prefectural Government in northeastern Japan invited ambassadors to Japan, representatives, and other officials from 11 countries/regions -- India, South Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Cambodia, Indonesia, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, and Taiwan -- to hold the "Miyagi Amba...

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Japan Lower House Panel Begins 1st Budget Review by Agency

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese House of Representatives' Budget Committee on Wednesday began checking the contents of the fiscal 2025 draft budget, launching its first government budget review by agency.
 
The review, set to run until Friday at the major panel of the lower chamber of parliament, was propo...

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Japan To Support Efforts To Attract Digital Nomads

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Japan Tourism Agency will launch a program in fiscal 2025 to support municipalities and companies in attracting digital nomads, who work remotely from anywhere in the world using digital technologies.
The agency will provide subsidies to cover part of the expenses for preparatio...

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Man Who Threw Pipe Bomb At Ex-PM Kishida Tells Court He Didn't Intend To Kill

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event denied that he intended to kill the politician as his trial began Tuesday at a court in western Japan.
Ryuji Kimura, 25, is charged with attempted murder for the April 15, 2...

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Japan PM To Make 3-Day Trip To U.S. From Feb. 6 For Talks With Trump

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KYODO
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will make a three-day trip to the United States from Thursday for his first in-person talks with President Donald Trump in Washington, Japan's top government spokesman said Tuesday.
The two countries plan to issue a joint statement after the meeting, which is...

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