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Japanese Man Stabbed To Death In Vietnam

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A Japanese man in his 30s was stabbed to death on a street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest city, on Tuesday.
The man was taken to a hospital but was confirmed dead later that afternoon, according to the Consulate-General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City.
Local authorities have ar...

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Japanese Emperor, Empress to Make Official Visit to U.K.

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Emperor and Empress will make an official visit to Britain as state guests from June 22 to 29, the Cabinet decided at its meeting on Tuesday.
The Imperial couples’ overseas visit for international goodwill will be the second since the Emperor took the throne. They made a similar...

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Strong Quake Shakes Japan's Hard-Hit Noto Peninsula Area

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A strong earthquake registering an upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture early Monday, the Meteorological Agency said, just over five months after a powerful temblor rocked the area and caused widespread damage.
There was no...

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Learning Japanese Tea Ceremony As A Foreigner

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Since moving to Japan, I have studied the Urasenke style of sado, or chado (Japanese tea ceremony) in Shimane Prefecture.
My original goal was simply to learn about the matcha culture of Matsue (Shimane’s capital).
Still, the fun of this traditional art and encouragement from my tea...

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Japan To Waive Graduate Scholarship Loan Repayments For Teachers

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan's education ministry will fully exempt teachers at elementary, junior high and senior high schools from repaying scholarship loans they took out during their graduate studies.
The policy will apply to those who pass the recruitment examinations in the current fiscal year endin...

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Japan Constructs World's First Wood Satellite

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NEWS.AZ
 
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry announced Tuesday the completion of LignoSat, the world's first wooden artificial satellite, News.Az reports citing the Japan Times.
LignoSat will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station in September, wit...

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Japan to Allow Bus, Train Firms to Enter Ride-Hailing Biz

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NIPPON
 
Japan's transport ministry plans to allow bus, train and other transportation companies, in addition to taxi firms, to operate ride-hailing services, it was learned Wednesday.
The plan was revealed by former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who chairs a suprapartisan study group on...

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Japan Seeks International Coordination To Thwart Online Manga, Anime Piracy

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KYODO NEWS
 
The government said Tuesday Japan will strengthen coordination with foreign investigative authorities to thwart online piracy of the country's anime and manga, as overseas sites hosting such media content remain hard to crack down on.
The government also said it will speed up the del...

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Japanese City Registers Same-Sex Couple As Common-Law Spouses

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TIME OUT
 
This is the first reported instance of a same-sex couple being recognised as a de facto marriage in a residence certificate
Omura in Nagasaki is now the first known city in Japan to register a same-sex couple as common-law spouses on a residence certificate.
On May 28 2024, 38-year-old...

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Holes Poked In Mount Fuji Barrier, Japan Town Says

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CNA
 
A Japanese town that mounted a huge barrier to deter unruly tourists from taking photos of Mount Fuji said Tuesday (May 28) that around 10 small holes have already been poked in the mesh screen.
The barrier was put up a week ago in a popular photo spot in Fujikawaguchiko town, where residen...

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