VOGUE
 
In Tokyo, there’s a group of anonymous creatives who’ve been disrupting the Japanese fashion landscape for three years and counting. They’ve never released their identities, nor have they revealed how many of them are part of the design collective. They call themselves Perverze, and they ...

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THE MAINICHI
 
KYOTO -- A painting of Mary, mother of Jesus, that was revered and preserved by hidden Christians in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868) has been restored, and an intricate replica is set to be presented to Pope Francis when he visits Japan in November.
The painting, titled "Yu...

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BUSINESS INSIDER
 
·  Japan is accelerating the buildup of its offensive capabilities as part of its military normalization process, with its air force at the forefront of the effort.
·  The newly acquired JASDF offensive capabilities will greatly enhance Japan's flexibility and independence in i...

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THE MAINICHI
 
JAKARTA (Kyodo) -- Japan has offered to assist Indonesia in accomplishing its ambitious plan to relocate the national capital to the forests of Borneo.
The offer was made during a closed-door meeting between Hiroto Izumi, special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and I...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Analysts say Abe has benefited from a weak opposition and a desire for stability among voters
Shinzo Abe has become Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, but the milestone came amid a political scandal and doubts over his ability to realise his dream of revising the country’s pos...

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THE MAINICHI
 
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force on Wednesday discussed disaster countermeasures with foreign forces ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next summer.
The meeting was held at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo with logistics personnel from 25 countries, includin...

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INDIA TODAY
 
Chennai in southern India is a popular city for Japanese companies. The reason is that there is an industrial complex area and that it is a major area for business in south India. Chennai is one of those Indian cities with a rapidly developing infrastructure.
Japan's airline "All Ni...

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STRIPES
 
TOKYO — Japan’s government on Sunday denied a report it had been asked to fork over five times as much as it now pays to support United States forces stationed in the country.
Kyodo News reported Saturday that Japan had rejected a request for the funding increase that was delivered by J...

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NEW REPUBLIC
 
The president is shaking down Tokyo and Seoul for billions more in security aid, and testing the foundations of U.S. alliances in Asia.
NATO has faced plenty of existential scares in the era of President Donald Trump, but now the United States’ long-standing allies in East Asia hav...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's industry ministry said Monday it would be safe to release water contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean, stressing that the health risk to humans would be "significantly small."
Discharging the water into the Pacific Ocean over the course of a y...

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