CNN
 
Hong Kong/Seoul (CNN Business)Japanese companies bet on Myanmar years ago as the Southeast Asian country emerged from decades of military rule. But this week's coup has already ended one of those deals.
Brewing giant Kirin (KNBWY) said on Friday that it is ending a six-year-old joint ventur...

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WIO NEWS
 
Tokyo Olympics boss Yoshiro Mori, whose sexist remarks and refusal to resign have sparked outrage in Japan, is a former prime minister known for embarrassing gaffes who led one of the country's least popular governments ever.
From continuing a game of golf after a deadly marine acciden...

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DW.COM
 
As Japan's vaccination program gets underway and infection numbers sink, health authorities are increasingly optimistic that the postponed Tokyo Summer Olympics can be salvaged.
Japan's government and organizers of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics are adamant that the event will open on...

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OLYMPIC CHANNEL
 
Kubo Takefusa came through the Barcelona academy before joining Real Madrid, now this football prodigy might just explode onto the world stage at the Tokyo Games
Kubo Takefusa can't wait to play football at his home Olympics.
Now 19, the Japanese wonderkid is playing on loan fro...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The government is planning to review copyright rules to prevent possible legal violations by cosplayers as the number of people dressing up as animation and game characters continues to grow.
While wearing a costume of a character does not infringe copyright in itself, a violation c...

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YAHOO SPORT
 
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed Friday to hold the Olympics as a symbol of unity and hope, despite growing doubts over the virus-postponed event's fate.
"Japan will hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer," Suga said at the annual World Economic Forum, held ...

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AA
 
Total of 378,274 coronavirus cases, including over 5,400 deaths, reported in Japan
Japan on Thursday confirmed it will locally produce a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Britain’s pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca .
Speaking at a news conference in the capital Tokyo, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Sec...

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TOKYO HIVE
 
SixTONES' song "Lifetime" will be used in Idemitsu Kosan's new CMs, 'Sekai no Hinode' and 'Machi no Kao,' to air from January 30. 
"Lifetime" is a ballad that was included in SixTONES' first full album "1ST," which was released on January 6.
With the key phrase "energy that connects ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Katanukiya is a cake shop based in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district that does something quite unique when it comes to their products.
They specialize in the multi-layered Baumkuchen cake, a German dessert also loved by people in Japan. The center portion of the cakes features differe...

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JAKARTA POST
 
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Wednesday he and new US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed to strengthen the Japan-US alliance and achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific, sharing the view that the regional security situation is becoming increasingly severe.
In phone tal...

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