CNA
 
Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya raised "serious concerns" on Wednesday (Dec 25) over China's military buildup as he met counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, Tokyo said.
On his first visit to China since becoming Japan's top diplomat earlier this year, Iwaya told Wang that Tokyo was "clos...

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NIPPON
 
Japan's Environment Ministry plans to include PFAS, potentially carcinogenic chemicals, in the list of items subject to mandatory periodic water quality inspections by water suppliers under a law regulating them.
Based on the plan presented to an expert panel meeting Tuesday, the ministr...

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INVESTING
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday he wanted to strengthen his country's alliance with the United States, as he pushed for as early as possible a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Japan is neighbours with an increasingly assertive China and a nuclear-...

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The JFTC believes that Google’s actions have restricted smartphone makers’ business activities and constitute “trading on restrictive terms,” a practice prohibited under the Antimonopoly Law. The watchdog has already notified Google of its plan to issue the cease-and-desist or...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
There are many souvenirs vying for your attention in Japan, but right now the one that’s stealing the limelight is a hand cream packaged in a giant, fish-shaped soy sauce bottle.
Called “Lunch Charm Hand Cream” — the name conveys the manufacturer’s desire to “make your lunch charmin...

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NEWS AZ
 
Japan has reported a significant influenza outbreak, with local media on Saturday stating that thousands of cases have been confirmed across the country.
As of December 15, approximately 94,259 flu cases were reported in a week at 5,000 hospitals and clinics, News.az reports, citing Jap...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan has unveiled a new passport design, set to become available next spring, featuring a plastic photo page with an embedded chip to enhance forgery prevention.
The new passports will be issued to applicants from March 24. The plastic page displays a sakura cherry blossom pattern t...

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ASIAN NEWS NETWORK
 
 
 
It is also essential to promote technological innovation related to renewable energy.
To achieve both decarbonization and a stable supply of electricity, there is a need to make use of nuclear power generation. It is also essential to promote technological innovation rela...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A 43-year-old unemployed man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of involvement in the stabbing of two junior high school students, one of whom died, at a McDonald's restaurant in Fukuoka Prefecture, police said.
The man lives near the fast-food restaurant in the city of Kitakyushu, ...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday hailed Tsuneo Watanabe, editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, as a “great journalist.”
Watanabe had died of pneumonia in the small hours of the day aged 98.
“He was a great journalist,” Ishiba told reporters at the Prime Minister’s...

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