NHK
 
The Embassy of Japan in Russia has opened new visa application centers to meet growing demand among Russians wishing to visit Japan.
A ceremony took place in Moscow on Thursday to mark the launch of new centers in the capital and St. Petersburg.
Minister of the Embassy Yamaguchi Daiji said ...

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The application of satellite technology is an efficient way to assess rice planting areas, cut costs, and gather useful data.
Lao and Japanese agricultural experts have discussed the use of satellites in rice farming and the evaluation of rice harvests in Laos using space-base...

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TEMPO
 
Japan said it seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its captain for allegedly fleeing inspection in the nation's exclusive economic zone, adding to tensions between the countries.
"The vessel's captain was ordered to stop for an inspection by a fisheries inspector, but the vessel f...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's main opposition party the Centrist Reform Alliance on Thursday officially began a brief two-horse race to select its new leader, as the recently established party seeks to rebuild after a crushing defeat in the recent general election.
The new party head is set to be chosen F...

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NIPPON
 
A Japanese Justice Ministry panel on Thursday compiled an outline of a review of the country’s retrial system that would continue to allow public prosecutors to file appeals against courts’ decisions to start retrials.
The Legislative Council also outlined an automobile driving punishmen...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Strained Sino-Japanese relations over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks in November on a Taiwan contingency seem to have had little effect on young Chinese lovers of Japanese animation and video games, with long queues formed at character goods shops in China.
The country's mar...

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VOI.ID
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is reportedly considering retaining all of her ministers in the new cabinet to be announced next week.
After winning a landslide victory in the election for the House of Representatives on Sunday, Takaichi is expected to be reappointed as prime mini...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan will switch the world's largest nuclear power plant back on next week, after a glitch with an alarm forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
The announcement came after TEPCO restarted the reactor on January 21 but shut it off the following...

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NIPPON
 
Japan will keep requesting Russia to allow the restart of a program for former residents of Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands to visit their ancestors' graves on the islands, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Saturday.
"Resuming the visits is a humanitarian issue and one of the ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Two leaders of a fledgling Japanese political party unveil a red logo reminiscent of Chinese Communist Party imagery.
A candidate campaigns in freezing weather wearing a tank top. Grannies vent in public about what they see as political nonsense. Or do they?
Whatever the outcome of ...

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