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Actor Hirosue Ryoko Arrested On Suspicion Of Causing Injury

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NHK
 
Japanese actor Hirosue Ryoko has been arrested on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital.
Police say she was arrested in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, early on Tuesday for allegedly kicking and scratching a female nurse.
They have not said whether Hirosue has admitt...

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3 Dead, 3 Rescued After Ambulance Helicopter Crashes In Sea In Southwestern Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A medical transport helicopter carrying a patient fell into the sea in southwestern Japan Sunday, leaving three of the six people aboard dead, the Japan coast guard said.
The pilot, Hiroshi Hamada, 66; Kazuto Yoshitake, a helicopter mechanic and a 28-year-old nurse, Sakura Kunitake,...

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Automatic Expressway Tollgates Knocked Out By System Failure

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KYODO NEWS
 
Automatic lanes at more than 90 expressway tollgates in Tokyo and six other prefectures were shut down Sunday due to a system outage.
Central Nippon Expressway Co. said it opened the affected lanes to traffic, allowing tolls to be paid online later, as it investigates the cause and w...

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Japan Defense Chief Vows To Enhance Transport Capacity With New Unit

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KYODO NEWS
 
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Sunday pledged to strengthen the Self-Defense Forces' transport capabilities to remote southern islands through a newly launched unit dedicated to maritime logistics amid growing tensions over the Taiwan Strait.
"The unit will enable faster and more s...

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Prince Hisahito, 2nd In Line To Throne, Enters University

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, attended the entrance ceremony of the University of Tsukuba near Tokyo on Saturday.
The 18-year-old prince, who graduated last month from the university-affiliated Senior High School at O...

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Japan Remains Most Trusted Power In Southeast Asia: Survey

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A survey published Thursday by a Singaporean state-owned think tank said Japan remains the most trusted major power among respondents in Southeast Asia due to the country's "respectful and cooperative approach to regional engagement," with trust rising over the past year.
The Europe...

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Cooperation With Seoul Always Important Despite Yoon Ouster: Japan PM

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that the importance of bilateral cooperation with South Korea will not change, after President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted by the country's Constitutional Court over his short-lived declaration of martial law.
Ishiba told a parliamentar...

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Japan Issues New 'Megaquake' Warning

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NEWS WEEK
 
The Japanese government has warned of catastrophic economic damage and nearly 300,000 deaths when the next "megaquake" hits the archipelagic nation, according to a new estimation released on Monday.
Why It Matters
Japan lies along the circum-Pacific seismic belt, better known as the "...

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Japan's 2nd Baby Hatch Opens in Tokyo

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NIPPON
 
San-ikukai, a Tokyo-based social welfare corporation, announced Monday the start of its "Baby Basket" project to protect lives of newborn babies at its hospital in the capital's Sumida Ward.
Beginning 1 p.m. the same day, women can anonymously drop off their babies up to four weeks old r...

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China Eyes Teaming Up With Japan, South Korea To Denuclearize North Korea

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KYODO NEWS
 
China has drawn up a scenario to bolster cooperation with Japan and South Korea over North Korea's denuclearization in a bid to drive a wedge in the three-way ties between the two Asian neighbors and the United States, Chinese sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.
Chinese p...

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