BNN
 
In the heart of a nation where respect and courtesy are ingrained into the cultural fabric, an incident has unfolded that has left many shaking their heads in disbelief and questioning the integrity of digital age celebrities.
Four foreign YouTubers, among them a figure known as Fidias boas...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Asian shares were lower on Monday as higher risks of broader conflict in the Middle East clouded market sentiment and bond yields further pressured stocks.
U.S. futures rose while oil prices fell back.
Israel announced its intention on Saturday to step up its attacks on the Gaza Str...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Google LLC faces an antitrust probe in Japan after the technology giant allegedly pushed smartphone makers to use its search platform by default on their devices, the nation's fair trade watchdog said Monday.
The move by the Japan Fair Trade Commission comes after European and U.S. a...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's immigration agency said Friday that it will begin a program in April to help foreigners fleeing conflict zones such as war-hit Ukraine to adjust to living in Japan.
Under revisions to the immigration law, individuals from conflict zones whose circumstances do not qualify the...

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NIPPON.COM
 
A public-private platform dubbed Ariadne was launched in Japan in August, matchmaking companies hoping to donate their products and municipalities in need.
The platform not only helps improve the welfare of residents, but also allows companies to make effective use of inventories wit...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's Foreign Ministry said Friday it had asked Google Inc. to revert to only using Japan's name on Google Maps for a group of islets controlled by Tokyo but claimed by China and Taiwan.
The ministry told Google that the Senkaku Islands are Japan's inherent territory and Japan's cl...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
An Osprey tilt-rotor plane of the Ground Self-Defense Force arrived in Okinawa on Thursday for joint drills with U.S. forces, marking the first flight of one of the Japanese aircraft to the southern island prefecture, amid China's growing military assertiveness.
The arrival of the a...

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NIPPON.COM
 
Japanese government officials on Wednesday strongly criticized the suspected attack on a hospital in the Gaza Strip, which occurred amid the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
“We feel strong indignation” about the incident, which caused “tremendous damage to innocent civilians,”...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to instruct the tax commissions of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito to come up with specific steps for tax reductions as a way to return increased tax revenues to the public, it has been learned.
The prime minister will speak about hi...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
North Korea on Monday criticized Japan's plan to move the deployment of domestically made long-range missiles forward to an earlier date, with its state media saying Tokyo's military moves for a "reinvasion" have reached a very grave phase.
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said at a n...

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