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Earthquake Jolts Kanto Region Friday Morning

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JAPAN NEWS
 
 
A magnitude 4.2 quake jolted Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture at 10 a.m. on Friday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. No tsunami alert was released.
The epicenter is in the east of Kanagawa Prefecture, the focus is 110 kilometers deep.
The Japanese seismic scale of 3 was o...

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Japan Car Firms Steer Clear of Stigmatized Peer, Bigmotor

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Scandal-tainted Bigmotor Co. is finding it difficult to attract financial backing.
On Wednesday, Idom Inc. — the operator of the Gulliver brand — reportedly told Bigmotor that it would not help the firm due to the latter’s failure to address lapses in its corporate structure linked t...

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Japanese Billionaire Maezawa's Moon Flyby Pushed Back To 2024 Or Beyond

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said on Thursday his voyage around the moon with Elon Musk's SpaceX had been delayed to 2024 or later.
"We were planning for our lunar orbital mission 'dearMoon' to take place in 2023, but seems like it will take a little longer," Maezawa said in ...

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Japanese Phone Scam Suspects Speak Of Harsh Conditions In Cambodia

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Some of the 25 Japanese men arrested for allegedly taking part in phone scams from Phnom Penh targeting people across Japan have complained about harsh treatment by those who led the scam operation in the Cambodian capital, police said Thursday.
One of them told Japanese police afte...

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Tokyo Banana Ice Cream Is Now Available At Familymart In Japan

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TIME OUT
 
Can’t get enough of Tokyo Banana? You’ll want to try this ice cream the next time you stop by the konbini
If you love Tokyo Banana, you can enjoy more than just its famous souvenir cakes while you’re in Japan.
Aside from the brand's Tokyo Station flagship store serving banana milkshake...

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25 Alleged Fraudsters Detained In Cambodia To Be Extradited To Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
Twenty-five Japanese nationals detained in September in Cambodia for allegedly running a phone scam operation out of a Phnom Penh apartment will soon be extradited to Japan for arrest, investigative sources said Tuesday.
Investigators from several Japanese prefectural police authorit...

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New Eye-Catching Railway Inspection Train To Debut In Japan

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NIPPON
 
A Japanese railway operator has developed a new inspection train, Big Eye, featuring headlights that resemble a pair of eyeballs, aiming to streamline its maintenance work with digitalized functions.
Kyushu Railway Co. will hold test runs from this month through next March in southwester...

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U.S., S Korea, Japan To Launch Consultative Group On North's Cyber Threats

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The United States, South Korea and Japan have agreed to launch a high-level consultative group on countering North Korean cyber activities that they say finance its unlawful weapons programs, South Korea's presidential office said on Monday.
Anne Neuberger, U.S. deputy national secu...

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Japan, Malaysia Vow To Boost Defense Cooperation Amid China's Rise

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim agreed Sunday to promote bilateral defense and maritime security cooperation amid China's increasing military assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region.
During their talks near Kuala Lumpur, Kishida, who...

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Japan to Provide $65mn Additional Humanitarian Aid to Palestinians

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TEMPO
 
 
 Japan will provide $65 million in additional humanitarian aid to Palestinians out of concern over the situation in Gaza, foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa said during a tour of Israel and Jordan on Friday, Nov. 3.
Speaking to reporters in Jordan after meeting Israeli Foreign Minister Eli ...

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