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Takaichi Won't Send Cabinet Ministers To Takeshima Day Ceremony

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will not send any Cabinet minister to an annual ceremony for the Takeshima islets, now under effective control of South Korea, in Shimane Prefecture, sources have said.
As usual, the Cabinet Office's parliamentary vice minister will attend the Takeshima...

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Infectious Gastroenteritis On The Rise In Japan For Fifth Straight Week

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NHK
 
Cases of infectious gastroenteritis caused by the norovirus and other viruses have increased in Japan for the fifth consecutive week.
The disease, also called stomach flu, causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea.
People can be infected by eating food contaminated with a pathogen, or while dispo...

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Japan to Update Free, Open Indo-Pacific Vision

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government is working to update its vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday.
The vision "needs to be evolved in the most appropriate way to adapt to changing times" 10 years after it was put forward by the late former Prime M...

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Takagi Wins Second Speed Skating Bronze At Winter Olympics

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi won her second bronze medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday when she finished third in the women's 500 meters.
Dutchwoman Femke Kok took gold in an Olympic record 36.49 seconds, with her compatriot and 1,000 gold medalist Jutta Leerdam cross...

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Warning Issued After Fake Social Media Account Impersonating Nobel Laureate Shinya Yamanaka Discovered

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Fake social media accounts impersonating Kyoto University Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, who is also a Nobel laureate, have been spotted on social media, according to the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, the institute where he serves as honorary director.
Yamanaka is a leading r...

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Stabbing In Osaka Leaves 17 Year-Old Dead And Two Others Seriously Injured

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A 17-year-old boy was killed in a stabbing in Osaka’s popular Dotonbori entertainment district around midnight Sunday, the Osaka Prefectural Police said, adding that they were investigating the case as a homicide.
Two other 17-year-old boys were also taken to a hospital after being ...

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Japan's Nikaido Takes Silver in Ski Jumping Large Hill

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NIPPON
 
Japanese ski jumper Ren Nikaido won the silver medal in the men's individual large hill event at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Saturday.
 
Nikaido earned his third medal at these Winter Games, after taking two bronze medals in the normal hill and mixed team events.
 
He tied with Kazuyos...

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New Japan Visa Application Centers Open In Russia

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NHK
 
The Embassy of Japan in Russia has opened new visa application centers to meet growing demand among Russians wishing to visit Japan.
A ceremony took place in Moscow on Thursday to mark the launch of new centers in the capital and St. Petersburg.
Minister of the Embassy Yamaguchi Daiji said ...

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Japan Backs Use Of Satellite Imagery In Lao Rice Cultivation

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The application of satellite technology is an efficient way to assess rice planting areas, cut costs, and gather useful data.
Lao and Japanese agricultural experts have discussed the use of satellites in rice farming and the evaluation of rice harvests in Laos using space-base...

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Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Vessel in a First Since 2022

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TEMPO
 
Japan said it seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its captain for allegedly fleeing inspection in the nation's exclusive economic zone, adding to tensions between the countries.
"The vessel's captain was ordered to stop for an inspection by a fisheries inspector, but the vessel f...

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