JAPAN TODAY
 
Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, attended the entrance ceremony of the University of Tsukuba near Tokyo on Saturday.
The 18-year-old prince, who graduated last month from the university-affiliated Senior High School at O...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A survey published Thursday by a Singaporean state-owned think tank said Japan remains the most trusted major power among respondents in Southeast Asia due to the country's "respectful and cooperative approach to regional engagement," with trust rising over the past year.
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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that the importance of bilateral cooperation with South Korea will not change, after President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted by the country's Constitutional Court over his short-lived declaration of martial law.
Ishiba told a parliamentar...

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NEWS WEEK
 
The Japanese government has warned of catastrophic economic damage and nearly 300,000 deaths when the next "megaquake" hits the archipelagic nation, according to a new estimation released on Monday.
Why It Matters
Japan lies along the circum-Pacific seismic belt, better known as the "...

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NIPPON
 
San-ikukai, a Tokyo-based social welfare corporation, announced Monday the start of its "Baby Basket" project to protect lives of newborn babies at its hospital in the capital's Sumida Ward.
Beginning 1 p.m. the same day, women can anonymously drop off their babies up to four weeks old r...

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KYODO NEWS
 
China has drawn up a scenario to bolster cooperation with Japan and South Korea over North Korea's denuclearization in a bid to drive a wedge in the three-way ties between the two Asian neighbors and the United States, Chinese sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.
Chinese p...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui will join a long-term mission at the International Space Station possibly in July on a journey arranged by NASA, the U.S. space agency said Thursday.
In his second trip to the ISS since 2015, 55-year-old Yui will accompany three other astronauts from the...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Emperor Naruhito bade farewell on Thursday to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a hotel in Tokyo.
The Emperor arrived at the hotel in Chiyoda Ward where the president stayed around 10 a.m.
Lula told him that he will never forget the warm welcome he received in Jap...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government asked the United States on Thursday for Japan to be exempt from auto tariffs, calling the latest move by its closest ally "extremely regrettable," a top government spokesman said.
"We strongly urged (the U.S. government) to exclude Japan from the measure," Chi...

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AA
 
Two patients to arrive in Tokyo Wednesday under WHO-coordinated evacuation
Japan will accept injured Palestinians from the Gaza Strip for medical treatment, marking the first time the country has extended such direct support to victims of Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave.
At least two i...

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