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24 Fishermen Rescued From Half-Submerged Ship In Rough Seas Off Izu Islands; 1 Dead

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A Japanese coast guard helicopter rescued 24 fishermen as they desperately clung to the deck of a tilting , half-submerged ship being pounded by high waves Monday morning off an island chain southwest of Tokyo. One crew member thrown from the rocking ship into the rough seas before ...

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Hagerty Claims Trump Tried to Boost Japan Ties

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Former U.S. President Donald Trump tried to strengthen Japan-U.S. ties while he was in office, a close ally told media organizations including Jiji Press on Thursday.
Trump has “always wanted it to get stronger,” said U.S. Sen. William Hagerty, who served as U.S. ambassador to Japan ...

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Japan Opposition Lawmakers Bring No-Confidence Motion Accusing Gov’t Of Halting Debate Over Scandal

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AP  NEWS
 
Outraged Japanese opposition lawmakers submitted a no-confidence motion on Friday, accusing the governing party of trying to push through a budget bill without adequate debate because of disruptions caused by a scandal over its fund-raising practices.
Opposition politicians slammed Pri...

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Japan to Give More Job Opportunities for Foreign Students

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan will expand employment opportunities for foreign students who graduated from vocational schools, aiming to keep talented foreigners in the country, the Immigration Services Agency said Thursday.
The government will give foreigners who graduated from certified vocational schools...

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Shohei Ohtani: Baseball Superstar Announces Marriage To Japanese Woman

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BBC
 
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, one of Japan's most eligible bachelors, has announced that he is married, stirring a frenzy on social media.
The Los Angeles Dodgers star's announcement came as a shock as he has closely guarded his private life.
"I wanted everyone to know I am now married,...

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Uzbekistan And Japan Discuss Cooperation In Dam Management

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AKI PRESS
 
 
The Ministry of Water Resources of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan organized a scientific and practical workshop on development and management of dams, UzA reports.
The event took place at the Uzbekistan – Japan Youth Innovation Ce...

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Japan Releases More Treated Radioactive Waste Into Oceans Despite Concerns, Stern Warnings

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FREE PRESS KASHMIR
 
Despite voices of concern, Japan on Wednesday released more treated radioactive water into the oceans from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Anadolu Agency reported.
This is the “last discharge for the fiscal year ending March,” the Tokyo-based Kyodo News re...

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DNA Tests Confirm Death Of Japan Radical Wanted For Decades

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CNA
 
DNA analysis has confirmed that a 70-year-old man who confessed on his hospital deathbed last month to being one of Japan's most-wanted fugitives was indeed the suspect, police said Tuesday (Feb 27).
Satoshi Kirishima, a former member of a Japanese radical leftist group behind deadly bomb a...

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Fujitsu, NEC, Other Companies to Collaborate with Institute for Molecular Science on Developing New Type of Quantum Computer

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Institute for Molecular Science will establish a new company in fiscal 2024 to develop a next-generation quantum computer in collaboration with 10 Japanese and foreign companies, including Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Corp., the institute said Tuesday.
The new company will aim to develop...

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Japan Moon Lander Survives Lunar Night

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BBC
 
Japan's Moon lander has survived the harsh lunar night, the sunless and freezing equivalent to two Earth weeks.
"Last night, a command was sent to #SLIM and a response received," national space agency Jaxa said on X.
The craft was put into sleep mode after an awkward landing in January left...

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