BILLBOARD PHILIPINES
 
This team-up between the two Japanese companies is expected to provide wider distribution and accessibility outside of Japan for anime-related music.
Warner Music Japan (WMJ) and NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan (NBCUJ) have officially joined forces for better mutual opport...

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KYODO NEWS
 
U.S. forces said Wednesday they resumed flights of their Ospreys in Japan after temporarily grounding all their tilt-rotor aircraft worldwide due to safety concerns.
A U.S. Marine Corps spokesperson said the flight resumption for the MV-22 transport planes came "after a thorough flee...

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The Japanese government’s basic stance is to continue improving bilateral relations, which had progressed under President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration.
The Japanese government is struggling to navigate its diplomatic policy toward South Korea as political disarray in the cou...

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TECH IN ASIA
 
Japan has introduced a new regulation targeting tech companies with over 40 million monthly users in the country.
Apple and Google are expected to be among those affected.
The ordinance, effective December 19, aims to curb anticompetitive behavior.
Japan’s Fair Trade Commission is ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan adopted an ordinance Tuesday to regulate technology giants with at least 40 million domestic users per month under a new law targeting anticompetitive behavior.
The ordinance will come into force on Dec. 19. The Fair Trade Commission will designate companies that meet the stan...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday again voiced his eagerness to establish an Asian version of NATO.
The deterrence provided by the United States has relatively weakened, Ishiba said of the East Asian security environment at a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House o...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Olympic Council of Asia has demanded that the Japanese organizers of the 2026 Asian Games make significant improvements to their preparations, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.
Aichi Prefecture and its capital, Nagoya, in central Japan, are set to cohost the next quad...

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AERO SPACE GLOBAL NEWS
 
Japan Airlines (JAL) has deepened its commitment to achieving net-zero CO₂ emissions by 2050 with an investment in California-based Heirloom Carbon Technologies, a leader in direct air capture (DAC) technology.
Japan Airlines (JAL) has deepened its commitment to achieving...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
President Prabowo Subianto has invited collaboration from Japanese companies for the construction of a giant sea wall that stretches along the northern coast of Jakarta.
He made the offer while receiving a Japanese business delegation from the Japan Indonesia Association (Japinda) a...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering establishing a fund for housing support for the middle class at a time when condominium prices in central Tokyo are soaring, informed sources have said.
The Tokyo government aims to include related expenses in its initial budget propo...

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