THE GUARDIAN
 
Tomohiro Kato, who killed seven people in 2008, was hanged on Tuesday in Japan’s first execution this year
A man convicted of stabbing seven people to death during a frenzied attack in Tokyo 14 years ago has been executed, Japanese media said.
The public broadcaster NHK and other n...

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CNA
 
Local authorities in Japan's Yamaguchi city said on Monday (Jul 25) they are turning to tranquiliser guns to confront marauding monkeys that have injured 42 people in recent weeks.
Japanese macaques are seen commonly across large parts of the country, and are a pest in some areas, eating cr...

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CNN
 
Japan's Sakurajima volcano, located on the island of Kyushu, erupted on Sunday, prompting evacuations in the region.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the volcano erupted around 8:05 p.m. local time (7:05 a.m. ET). Footage from the agency's surveillance camera showed a cloud of smo...

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REUTERS
 
The Japanese government said on Friday it would hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 27, amid street and social media protests that the state shouldn't fund ceremonies for Japan's longest-serving, but divisive, premier.
Abe, prime minister for more than eig...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
People in Okinawa asked to avoid non-essential outings amid new wave of infections driven by highly transmissible BA.5
Japan’s government has urged people to exercise the “highest level of vigilance” after the country reported a record number of new Covid-19 cases in a new wave of ...

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CNA
 
Japan's defence ministry said on Friday (Jul 22) it was alarmed at fresh threats from Russia and had growing worries about Taiwan, in an annual report that comes as Tokyo weighs significantly increasing military spending.
The document includes a chapter on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, whic...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Akutagawa and Naoki literature prizes, which are given out twice annually, announced this year’s first winners on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Two women won the awards, as the five authors short-listed for the Akutagawa Prize for literary fiction were all women, and four women were among ...

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NHK
 
People in Japan are seeing coronavirus cases spike higher than ever before with no peak in sight.
Wednesday's tally topped 150,000. Thirty of Japan's 47 prefectures saw record-breaking counts. This seventh wave is growing fast.
Tokyo reported more than 20,000 new cases. It's not a record, b...

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RTE
 
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have agreed a joint statement on a roadmap to improving and strengthening ties between Ireland and Japan over the next number of years.
Mr Martin met Mr Kishida in Tokyo this morning, on the second day of his visit to Japan.
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NATURE
 
 
Universities are terminating workers on fixed-term contracts – but unions say the actions do not reflect the purpose of employment laws introduced 10 years ago.
Thousands of researchers and university staff members in Japan are at risk of losing their jobs next year because of apparent...

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