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Japan Diet Enacts Aid Law On Forced Sterilization Victims
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's Diet enacted Tuesday a law to pay 15 million yen ($101,000) each to victims of forced sterilization surgery under a now-defunct eugenics protection law, providing remedy to those who have not joined lawsuits to demand compensation from the state.
Under the law, designed to ad...
Japan's Diet enacted Tuesday a law to pay 15 million yen ($101,000) each to victims of forced sterilization surgery under a now-defunct eugenics protection law, providing remedy to those who have not joined lawsuits to demand compensation from the state.
Under the law, designed to ad...
- October 8, 2024
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Ishiba To Hold Talks With Several Leaders On ASEAN Sidelines
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold talks this week on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Laos, a top official said Tuesday, meeting China's premier among others according to media reports.
Sino-Japan relations have deteriorated in recent years over territorial dis...
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold talks this week on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Laos, a top official said Tuesday, meeting China's premier among others according to media reports.
Sino-Japan relations have deteriorated in recent years over territorial dis...
- October 8, 2024
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New U.S. Forces Japan Chief Vows to Strengthen Alliance
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NIPPON
The new commander of U.S. forces stationed in Japan pledged on Tuesday his relentless effort to make the bilateral alliance more solid.
"I will do all within my abilities and authorities to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance, each and every day," U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen J...
The new commander of U.S. forces stationed in Japan pledged on Tuesday his relentless effort to make the bilateral alliance more solid.
"I will do all within my abilities and authorities to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance, each and every day," U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen J...
- October 8, 2024
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Experts Move To Allay Replicon COVID Shot Fears In Japan Amid Backlash
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JAPAN TIMES
A new COVID-19 vaccine has sparked extreme anxiety among parts of the public, leading some businesses to deny services to those who have received the shot and causing at least one clinic to stop giving the vaccine for fear of being harassed.
The health ministry and experts say such ...
A new COVID-19 vaccine has sparked extreme anxiety among parts of the public, leading some businesses to deny services to those who have received the shot and causing at least one clinic to stop giving the vaccine for fear of being harassed.
The health ministry and experts say such ...
- October 8, 2024
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Dragon Float Marches During Japan Autumn Festival; Nagasaki Kunchi Festival Sees Various Performances from City Residents
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JAPAN NEWS
A boat-shaped float with the head of an Oriental dragon marches on the grounds of Suwa Shrine in Nagasaki on Monday.
The performance is part of Nagasaki Kunchi, an autumn festival dating back to 1634 which is designated as an important intangible folklore asset.
The float, which is 1...
A boat-shaped float with the head of an Oriental dragon marches on the grounds of Suwa Shrine in Nagasaki on Monday.
The performance is part of Nagasaki Kunchi, an autumn festival dating back to 1634 which is designated as an important intangible folklore asset.
The float, which is 1...
- October 7, 2024
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Comedian Shinji Saito Investigated Over Sexual Assault
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JAPAN TIMES
The Metropolitan Police Department has referred Shinji Saito, a member of popular comedy trio Jungle Pocket, to prosecutors over allegations of sexually assaulting a woman and performing nonconsensual sexual intercourse on her in a bus at a filming location, investigative sources re...
The Metropolitan Police Department has referred Shinji Saito, a member of popular comedy trio Jungle Pocket, to prosecutors over allegations of sexually assaulting a woman and performing nonconsensual sexual intercourse on her in a bus at a filming location, investigative sources re...
- October 7, 2024
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Japan Gov't Admits Group Photo Of New Cabinet Edited
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KYODO NEWS
A group photo of the new Cabinet, appointed by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba last week, was edited before being posted on the official website of his office, the top government spokesman said Monday.
In an unedited photo taken by the media, parts of the white shirts worn by ...
A group photo of the new Cabinet, appointed by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba last week, was edited before being posted on the official website of his office, the top government spokesman said Monday.
In an unedited photo taken by the media, parts of the white shirts worn by ...
- October 7, 2024
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Japan PM Ishiba Tells Cabinet To Compile Stimulus Package
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REUTERS
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba formally instructed his ministers on Friday to compile a fresh economic package to cushion the blow to households from rising living costs, as the new government makes its top priority an exit from deflation.
The step comes as Ishiba, previously se...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba formally instructed his ministers on Friday to compile a fresh economic package to cushion the blow to households from rising living costs, as the new government makes its top priority an exit from deflation.
The step comes as Ishiba, previously se...
- October 5, 2024
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Mother Despairs Over N Korea-Abducted Daughter On Her 60th Birthday
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JAPAN TODAY
The mother of Megumi Yokota, an iconic victim among Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, is growing increasingly despondent over the prospects of reuniting with her daughter, whose 60th birthday was Saturday.
"I'm saddened whenever her birthday comes around as it ...
The mother of Megumi Yokota, an iconic victim among Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, is growing increasingly despondent over the prospects of reuniting with her daughter, whose 60th birthday was Saturday.
"I'm saddened whenever her birthday comes around as it ...
- October 5, 2024
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Possible Dud Shell Found In Residential Area Of Tokyo
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JAPAN TIMES
An object resembling an unexploded bomb has been found in a residential area in Tokyo, with nearby residents temporarily urged to stay away from the site of the discovery.
Around 4:20 p.m. Friday, police received an emergency call reporting that there is something that appears to be...
An object resembling an unexploded bomb has been found in a residential area in Tokyo, with nearby residents temporarily urged to stay away from the site of the discovery.
Around 4:20 p.m. Friday, police received an emergency call reporting that there is something that appears to be...
- October 5, 2024
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