FRANCE 24
 
The head of Japanese athletics fought back tears Friday as she described how the world championships in Tokyo can "wipe away" the painful memory of empty stands at the Olympics four years ago.
The Tokyo Games were delayed a year to 2021 because of the pandemic and held in strict condi...

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JAKARTA GLOBE
 
Japan is open to partner with Indonesia on carbon dioxide transport, something that will enable Tokyo to store its captured emissions in the Southeast Asian country, according to its government official.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged as one of the many ways economie...

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NIPPON
 
A Japanese local railway operator has seized on its financial difficulties as a public relations opportunity by using self-deprecating humor to attract more tourists to the area.
Choshi Electric Railway Co., based in the city of Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, operates just on...

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KYODO NEWS
 
A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers on Thursday submitted a petition with 206 signatures to Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, urging the government to recognize a Palestinian state.
The move came ahead of a high-level international conference in New York on Sept. 22 on the propos...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's National Stadium was fan-less four years ago during the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics; zero atmosphere in the $1.4 billion, 60,000-seat venue for the globe's greatest track and field athletes.
Many recall the sterility of the opening and closing ceremonies, the quiet as Em...

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NIPPON
 
Toshimitsu Motegi, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced his candidacy Wednesday for the leadership of the Japanese ruling party.
"I will seek a new coalition framework with political parties that share our basic policies," Motegi, 69, told a press conferenc...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan Airlines apologized Wednesday over a series of flight delays caused by drunken pilots, following a reprimand from the transport ministry.
There have been at least three cases in the past year or so in which a pilot failed to pass a pre-flight alcohol test or was reported to th...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Google LLC has expanded the range of languages supported in its AI Mode search service to include Japanese. The new options started to become available to users on Tuesday.
The free artificial intelligence-based search service can now help users get answers to complex questions in a ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A recent survey in two major export markets of Japan's konnyaku showed the low-calorie foodstuff made from a type of yam is well received, prompting the Japan Konjac Association to express hopes to boost exports further amid growing health consciousness among consumers.
According to...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro agreed Tuesday to strengthen cooperation between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military, amid China's growing military presence in the East and South China seas.
During their meeting...

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