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Man Held For Allegedly Assaulting Japanese Celebrity Haruna Kojima

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A 42-year-old man believed to be a student from Taiwan has been arrested in Tokyo for allegedly assaulting Japanese celebrity Haruna Kojima, the Metropolitan Police Department said Tuesday.
The man is suspected of hugging and pushing Kojima, a former member of pop group AKB48, onto ...

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Japan Posts Record Number of Heatstroke Patients in May-Sept.

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NIPPON
 
The number of people who were sent to a hospital over heatstroke in Japan from May to September came in at 97,578, the highest level for the five-month period since 2008 when the statistics began, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday.
The figure jumped by 6,111 from the s...

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Energy Challenges / High Electricity Bills Overshadow Digitalization in Japan

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Recent events have shaken global energy markets and affected Japan, which relies on imports for most of its fuel. This is the third and final installment of a series examining potential challenges for the nation’s electric power industry.
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Despite a desperate need for data centers...

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Japan Calls For Restraint After Israel Strikes Iran In Retaliation

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japanese government expressed concerns over Israel's attack on military facilities in Iran on Saturday and called for all parties concerned to exercise "maximum restraint" amid fears of an all-out regional war.
Touching on Israel's strikes on military targets in Iran as a retali...

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Japan Opposition Sees Change On Horizon After Strong Election Results

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's main opposition party said strong results in the general election Sunday have made a change of government an achievable target, as smaller parties surged and the ruling coalition failed to maintain its majority in the House of Representatives.
Yoshihiko Noda, the head of the ...

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Japan’s Politics Gets A Rare Dose Of Upheaval After Snap Election

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BBC
 
Japanese elections are normally steady and boring affairs - but this snap election was neither.
The dramatic vote follows a political funding corruption scandal that was revealed last year, which implicated senior lawmakers and cabinet members from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),...

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Japan General Election To Test Ruling Party, May Bring Uncertainty

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REUTERS
 
Japan's voters could end more than a decade of Liberal Democratic Party dominance on Sunday, forcing the ruling party into power-sharing deals that could undermine the country's leadership.
The general election, nine days before the U.S chooses a new president, adds uncertainty to an al...

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Baseball: Arihara Stars As Hawks Take Japan Series Game 1

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KYODO NEWS
 
Kohei Arihara did it all for the Pacific League champion SoftBank Hawks, throwing seven scoreless innings and driving in the winning run in a 5-3 Japan Series Game 1 victory Saturday over the Central League's DeNA BayStars.
The Hawks' victory was their 13th straight in Japanese pro b...

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Maika Hamano Helps Japan To Thumping Win

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CHELSEA AFC
 
Chelsea forward Maika Hamano helped Japan to an impressive 4-0 win over South Korea.
Hamano started the game at Tokyo's National Stadium on the bench and was among those who watched on as Japan scored a remarkable three goals in five minutes shortly before the break.
Brighton's Kiko...

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Hiroshima Mayor Calls For Cooperation In Fight Against N-Weapons

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui addressed Seanad Eireann, the upper chamber of Ireland’s parliament, on Wednesday, seeking cooperation over the fight against nuclear weapons and over calls for peace.
Touching on the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, also kno...

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