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Man Arrested In Connection With Stabbing Attack In Fukuoka, Western Japan
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NHK
Japanese police have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with Sunday's stabbing attack in the western city of Fukuoka, which injured two people.
The police say the suspect, Yamaguchi Naoya, who lives in Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture, hinted at his i...
Japanese police have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with Sunday's stabbing attack in the western city of Fukuoka, which injured two people.
The police say the suspect, Yamaguchi Naoya, who lives in Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture, hinted at his i...
- 15/12 19:47
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Japan City of Kusatsu Uses Name Mix-Up as PR Opportunity
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NIPPON
The city of Kusatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga, often confused for the famous "onsen" hot spring town in eastern Japan sharing the same name, is using the mix-up as a public relations opportunity.
Every year, the tourist information office and other related facilities in th...
The city of Kusatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga, often confused for the famous "onsen" hot spring town in eastern Japan sharing the same name, is using the mix-up as a public relations opportunity.
Every year, the tourist information office and other related facilities in th...
- 15/12 18:36
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Journalist Ito's Documentary Debuts in Japan
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NIPPON
"Black Box Diaries," an Oscar-nominated film directed by Japanese journalist Shiori Ito documenting her experience after suffering sexual violence, was released in Japan on Friday.
"I spent 10 years making the film," Ito said in a speech after the documentary was screened at a theater in...
"Black Box Diaries," an Oscar-nominated film directed by Japanese journalist Shiori Ito documenting her experience after suffering sexual violence, was released in Japan on Friday.
"I spent 10 years making the film," Ito said in a speech after the documentary was screened at a theater in...
- 13/12 19:10
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Japan Builds Up ‘Missile Archipelago’ Near Taiwan To Counter China
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JAPAN TIMES
As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines.
Sitting just 110 kilometers (68 miles) east of Taiwan, Yonaguni marks the tail end of an archipelago stretchin...
As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines.
Sitting just 110 kilometers (68 miles) east of Taiwan, Yonaguni marks the tail end of an archipelago stretchin...
- 13/12 18:26
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Mega Quake Advisory Remains Following Strong Earthquake In Northern Japan
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NHK
Japan's Meteorological Agency is urging people along the northern Pacific coast to stay vigilant for a mega quake after a tremor led to a tsunami advisory on Friday.
The magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori at 11:44 a.m. at a depth of 17 kilometers.
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Japan's Meteorological Agency is urging people along the northern Pacific coast to stay vigilant for a mega quake after a tremor led to a tsunami advisory on Friday.
The magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori at 11:44 a.m. at a depth of 17 kilometers.
Tsunami waves ...
- 12/12 20:36
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Japan to Finalize Plan to Address Tax Revenue Gap Next Year
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NIPPON
The Japanese government and ruling parties are considering finalizing details of a plan to address tax revenue gaps between Tokyo and other local governments at the end of next year, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Government and ruling coalition officials have been discus...
The Japanese government and ruling parties are considering finalizing details of a plan to address tax revenue gaps between Tokyo and other local governments at the end of next year, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Government and ruling coalition officials have been discus...
- 12/12 19:54
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Bear Character Chosen as Japan’s Kanji of the Year for 2025
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TOKYO WEEKENDER
The announcement was made in Kyoto on Friday
‘Kuma’ Is the Official Kanji of 2025
On Friday, the official Kanji of the Year for 2025 was announced at Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto. Unsurprisingly, the top choice this year was 熊 (pronounced Kuma) meaning bear.
The character was s...
The announcement was made in Kyoto on Friday
‘Kuma’ Is the Official Kanji of 2025
On Friday, the official Kanji of the Year for 2025 was announced at Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto. Unsurprisingly, the top choice this year was 熊 (pronounced Kuma) meaning bear.
The character was s...
- 12/12 19:03
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UNESCO Adds 6 Items From Japan To Pre-Inscribed Intangible Heritage List
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KYODO NEWS
A U.N. intergovernmental committee decided Thursday to add six items submitted by Japan to three categories already inscribed on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, including traditional festivals and paper-making.
Festivals from the prefectures of Ibaraki, Niigata, Shiga and Toya...
A U.N. intergovernmental committee decided Thursday to add six items submitted by Japan to three categories already inscribed on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, including traditional festivals and paper-making.
Festivals from the prefectures of Ibaraki, Niigata, Shiga and Toya...
- 11/12 20:08
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Japan Lower House OKs FY 2025 Extra Budget
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NIPPON
Japan's House of Representatives on Thursday passed the government's supplementary budget bill for fiscal 2025, which will finance the first comprehensive economic policy package compiled under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
At a plenary meeting of the lower chamber of the Diet, the budg...
Japan's House of Representatives on Thursday passed the government's supplementary budget bill for fiscal 2025, which will finance the first comprehensive economic policy package compiled under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
At a plenary meeting of the lower chamber of the Diet, the budg...
- 11/12 19:42
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Japan Denies Beijing Claim That SDF Jets Locked Radar On Chinese Aircraft
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KYODO NEWS
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday dismissed China's claim that Japanese Self-Defense Forces fighter jets locked radar on Chinese aircraft in a recent incident between the nations.
Chinese J-15 aircraft locked radar on SDF jets on Saturday, according to the Japanese Defen...
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday dismissed China's claim that Japanese Self-Defense Forces fighter jets locked radar on Chinese aircraft in a recent incident between the nations.
Chinese J-15 aircraft locked radar on SDF jets on Saturday, according to the Japanese Defen...
- 10/12 19:49
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