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Two Reported Hurt In Hospital Shooting In Toda

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BBC
 
Two people have been injured in a shooting at a hospital in the central Japanese city of Toda, local media report.
The suspect, believed to be in the age range of 50 to 70, fled on a motorcycle and is currently at large.
Meanwhile, local media report that two hostages have been taken inside...

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US Military Bulk Buys Japanese Seafood To Counter China Ban

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The United States has for the first time begun buying Japanese seafood to supply its military there, a response to China's ban on such products imposed after Tokyo released treated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.
Unveiling the initiative in a Reuters in...

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Japan Newspaper Assn Calls for Rules on Generative AI

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NIPPON
 
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association on Monday called for rules on generative artificial intelligence to be made soon, including a revision of the copyright law.
The association said in a statement that the unauthorized use of news content by generative AI could financi...

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World Champion Sakamoto Wins Skate Canada Short Program

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Two-time reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan won Friday's women's short program at Skate Canada, the second event of the ISU Grand Prix season.
The 23-year-old from Kobe scored 75.13 points from the judges panel to seize command at Vancouver.
South Korea's 16-year-old Ki...

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IAEA Team Ends 1st Safety Inspection Since Release Of Fukushima Treated Water

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A group of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday ended its onsite safety inspection of treated water discharged into the ocean from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, with plans to compile a report by the end of this year.
The team, which is the first di...

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Japanese Officials Are Putting Bounties On All Bears After An Extreme Surge In Deadly Attacks

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INSIDER
 
Japan's had enough of a surge in bear attacks across the country this year.One region said it will subsidize bullets for hunting and reward hunters who capture bears.Bears in Japan have been descending on urban areas this year due to a food shortage, experts say.
Officials in Japan said...

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Japan Foreign Min. Kamikawa to Visit Israel, Jordan

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NIPPON.COM
 
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa plans to visit Israel and Jordan on Nov. 2-5, government and ruling party officials said Thursday.
Kamikawa hopes to urge both Israel and Palestine to take steps to end their conflict as soon as possible.
If the visit is realized, Kamikawa will...

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Japan's Top Court Says Trans Sterilisation Requirement Unconstitutional

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BBC
 
Japan's Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to require citizens to be sterilised before they can officially change genders.
The 2004 law said people could only change their gender if they have no reproductive capacity.
Wednesday's ruling came after a transgender woman filed...

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IAEA Officials Say Fukushima's Ongoing Discharge Of Treated Wastewater Going Well

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said the discharge of the second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea ended as planned on Monday, and International Atomic Energy Agency officials in Japan for their first safety and monitoring mission since t...

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Japan to Provide 10 M. Dollars in Grant Aid for Gaza

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NIPPON
 
Japan will provide 10 million dollars in emergency grant aid in response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Through the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) ...

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