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Japan PM Kishida Slams Ruling Party Event With Scantily-Clad Dancers

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BBC
 
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has slammed a gathering of ruling party members last November that involved scantily-clad dancers.
 Leaked footage of the event, organised by a chapter of the Liberal Democratic Party, showed women in swimwear sitting on participants' laps, reports said....

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Japan Launches Bullet Train Service To A Region That ‘Guidebooks Rarely Mention’

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CNBC
 
 
Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture far more accessible to travelers.
The coastal Fukui Prefecture is some 185 miles west of Tokyo. The new train will pass through the city of Fukui, the town ...

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Tokyo's Controversial Yasukuni Shrine Picks Ex-Admiral As Chief Priest

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's Yasukuni Shrine has picked a former military commander as its chief priest in a move that could stir controversy over a site that other Asian nations see as a symbol of Japan's wartime aggression.
Umio Otsuka, 63, a former Maritime Self Defense Force (SDF) commander and a on...

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Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Hits Japan's Fukushima

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CNA
 
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 hit eastern Japan early on Friday (Mar 15), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, where strong tremors were recorded, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning h...

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Japan Same-Sex Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional Again By Courts

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BBC
 
Two more rulings in Japanese district courts have added weight to the push for same-sex marriage to be legalised.
 This week, courts in Tokyo and Sapporo ruled the nation's current ban was "unconstitutional", in line with previous landmark verdicts.
 The rulings in separate cases found that...

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South Korea Mulls "Future-Oriented" Statement With Japan For Anniversary

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KYODO NEWS
 
A senior South Korean official anticipates that leaders of South Korea and Japan may issue a joint statement incorporating future-oriented commitments when the two countries commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations next year.
The statement is like...

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Fukuyama Residents Warned Not To Touch Cat After Chemical Tank Fall

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BBC
 
Residents of a city in western Japan have been warned to stay away from a cat after it fell into a tank of poisonous chemicals.
 The warning comes after a factory worker found yellow paw prints leading away from the container.
 Security footage was then reviewed and the cat could be seen r...

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Japan Private Rocket Explodes Just After Launch

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CNA
 
A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded just after launch on Wednesday (Mar 13), with public broadcaster NHK showing footage of the fiery failure.
Tokyo-based startup Space One had been aiming to become the first Japanese private firm to successfully place a satellite into orbit.
Its 1...

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Ceremony Held To Mark 79th Anniversary Of U.S. Firebombings Of Tokyo

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A memorial service was held in Tokyo on Sunday to mark the 79th anniversary of the U.S. firebombings of the city during World War II.
The Buddhist service, held at Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall in Sumida Ward, was attended by about 200 people, including Crown Prince Akishino and ...

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New Group Formed to Discuss Death Penalty in Japan; Aim to Make Proposals to Govt in Autumn

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A new group consisting mainly of lawmakers, former top investigators and family members of crime victims has been formed to discuss the nation’s death penalty system.
The group intends to submit proposals to the government as early as this autumn with the aim of sparking a national d...

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