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Japanese Astronaut Onishi Arrives At The International Space Station

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Takuya Onishi, 49, and three other astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on a Crew Dragon spacecraft Sunday, marking the start of their long-term stay.
About 90 minutes after the SpaceX spacecraft docked with the station, the connecting hatch was opened. Onishi was t...

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Victims Of 1995 Aum Sarin Attack Struggling With PTSD, Survey Shows

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Around a quarter of victims who responded to a survey about posttraumatic stress linked to their experience of the Aum Shinrikyo nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway 30 years ago are likely still suffering the disorder, a nonprofit support group said.
The findings by the Recovery Su...

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Japan Recognized 1,661 'Quasi-Refugees' In 2024

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Immigration Services Agency has said in a report that it recognized 1,661 people as "quasi-refugees" in 2024, with Ukrainians accounting for more than 90% of them.
On top of the 1,618 Ukrainians, 17 people from Syria, 13 from Myanmar, 11 from Sudan, and one each from Afghanistan...

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Astronaut Onishi Blasts Off On Mission As 3rd Japanese To Lead ISS

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Takuya Onishi and three fellow crew members embarked Friday on a mission to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket launched from Florida.
Onishi, traveling in SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule with American and Russian colleagues, is making his second trip to the ISS as p...

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Japan Moves to Dissolve Unification Church Over Controversy

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NEWS CENTRAL AFRICA
 
Japan is on the verge of formally dissolving the Unification Church, stripping it of legal recognition and tax-exempt status following accusations of financial exploitation and child neglect.
The controversial sect, founded in South Korea and widely known as the “Moonies,” h...

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Japan To Mandate Protective Steps For Firms Against Abusive Customers

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's cabinet has approved an amended bill requiring companies to adopt protective measures against overbearing or abusive behavior from business clients or the public.
The bill mandates that firms establish clear rules against abuse and set up a system for victims to file complai...

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Japan Oct.-Dec. GDP Revised Down to 2.2 Pct Annual Rise

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s gross domestic product in October-December last year increased 0.6 pct from the previous quarter in price-adjusted real terms, or 2.2 pct at an annual rate, the Cabinet Office said in a revised report Tuesday.
The figures marked a downward revision from the preliminary rises ...

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Japan Auctions Emergency Rice Reserves As Prices Soar

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THE JAKARTA POST
 
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The Japanese government began a rare auction on Monday of its emergency rice stockpiles in a bid to help drive down the surging price of the national staple.
Rice shortages driven by factors from poor harvests caused by hot weather to panic-buying over a "megaquake" warning...

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Japan's Territory Museum To Reopen In April After Renovation

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NIPPON
 
Japan's National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty is set to reopen in mid-April after renovation.
The government will update the museum's displays for the Northern Territories, or the four Russian-controlled northeastern Pacific islands, and the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea t...

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Japan To Set Up Framework With Pacific Island Nations

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Devavesi Waqa are expected to agree on establishing the framework in their talks scheduled to be held in Tokyo on Monday.
The government plans to establish a framework for dialogue with the Pacifi...

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