JAPAN TODAY
 
The Tokyo High Court on Monday temporarily banned entry into its building and canceled some scheduled trial sessions after receiving a bomb threat, the court said.
The building, which also houses the Tokyo District Court, was not accessible from the outside starting noon until 2 p.m...

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SCMP
 
 ·Meeting on Asean summit sidelines marks first exchange with a senior Chinese leader since Prime Minister Kishida took office in October last year·Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kishida will be at Bali G20 summit and Apec talks in Bangkok, but no meeting has been officially confirmed ye...

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TITTLE PRESS
 
Japan and China are working to arrange talks between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and leader Xi Jinping, with Thailand envisioned for their venue but Indonesia remaining a possibility, according to sources familiar with the move.
Kishida told reporters early Saturday that Japan is ...

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TIME OUT
 
This new website replaces the MySOS app and lets travellers pre-register the required documents before entering Japan
Japan is finally reopened to the world and tourists are able to come in and explore all the new attractions that have opened since the pandemic.
Thankfully, Japan has d...

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CNN
 
 
 
President Joe Biden landed in Cambodia on Saturday still reveling in midterm election results that have produced an unexpected boost at home for his second two years in office.
A day after he arrived in Asia, he got another piece of news from back home that could give him a lift through...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday dismissed Yasuhiro Hanashi as justice minister after criticism over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.
Hanashi's removal dealt a fresh blow to Kishida after another minister w...

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GSM ARENA
 
Following up last year’s Leica Leitz Phone 1 is the aptly named sequel – the Leitz Phone 2.
The new device shares its key hardware with the Sharp Aquos R7 but it offers a more robust design with textured metal sides, Leitz branding and a metal cap for the rear camera.
There’s a 6.6-in...

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TIME OUT
 
Pick up a Santa-shaped KitKat as well as a KitKat advent calendar in Japan to celebrate Christmas in chocolatey style
KiKat Japan recently announced two new Tokyo-exclusive flavours – the Tokyo Shima Lemon and Tokyo Cacao – but that hasn’t stopped it from releasing a special Christmas ...

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NHK
 
Sky watchers across much of Japan have enjoyed an enormously rare celestial spectacle -- Uranus hidden by a totally eclipsed moon.
The lunar eclipse began at around 6:09 p.m. on Tuesday and peaked between around 7:16 and 8:42 p.m. The moon returned to its full phase around 9:49 p.m.
A total...

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NHK
 
Researchers at two major Japanese firms have launched tests of a promising new fuel source that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Japanese machinery maker IHI and electricity producer Jera have started trials at a thermal power plant in central Japan that mixes ammonia with coal.
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