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Japanese Kabuki Actor Arrested On Suspicion Of Assisting Mother’s Suicide
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THE GUARDIAN
Ennosuke Ichikawa detained after both parents were found dead at his home in Tokyo last month
One of Japan’s best-known kabuki actors has been arrested on suspicion of assisting in his mother’s suicide after both parents were found unconscious at his home last month.
Police said En...
Ennosuke Ichikawa detained after both parents were found dead at his home in Tokyo last month
One of Japan’s best-known kabuki actors has been arrested on suspicion of assisting in his mother’s suicide after both parents were found unconscious at his home last month.
Police said En...
- June 27, 2023
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Japan Ruling Parties Agree On Election Cooperation To Avoid Friction
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's ruling parties agreed Tuesday to cooperate in all constituencies except those in Tokyo for the next general election, brushing aside concerns that they may end their decades-long alliance amid increased friction over the fielding of candidates.
The decision came after weeks o...
Japan's ruling parties agreed Tuesday to cooperate in all constituencies except those in Tokyo for the next general election, brushing aside concerns that they may end their decades-long alliance amid increased friction over the fielding of candidates.
The decision came after weeks o...
- June 27, 2023
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Japan PM Kishida Says G-7 To Work Closely Following Russia Uprising
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KYODO NEWS
The Japanese government said Monday it will coordinate with the other Group of Seven countries in addressing the situation in Russia following a short-lived uprising by the Wagner mercenary group, adding the development warrants "serious attention."
"We would like to respond to the s...
The Japanese government said Monday it will coordinate with the other Group of Seven countries in addressing the situation in Russia following a short-lived uprising by the Wagner mercenary group, adding the development warrants "serious attention."
"We would like to respond to the s...
- June 26, 2023
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Anger In Japan As Report Reveals Children Were Forcibly Sterilised
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THE GUARDIAN
Between 1948 and 1996, about 16,500 people were operated on without their consent under a eugenics law, triggering long campaign for redress
Campaigners in Japan have reacted angrily to a government report revealing that children as young as nine were among thousands of people who ...
Between 1948 and 1996, about 16,500 people were operated on without their consent under a eugenics law, triggering long campaign for redress
Campaigners in Japan have reacted angrily to a government report revealing that children as young as nine were among thousands of people who ...
- June 23, 2023
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Court Partly Overturns Damages For Hecklers Removed From Abe Speech
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JAPAN TODAY
The Sapporo High Court on Thursday partially overturned a lower court ruling for the Hokkaido government to pay two hecklers damages over their removal by police from the site of a 2019 election stump speech by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The high court rescinded an order by the...
The Sapporo High Court on Thursday partially overturned a lower court ruling for the Hokkaido government to pay two hecklers damages over their removal by police from the site of a 2019 election stump speech by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The high court rescinded an order by the...
- June 23, 2023
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32% Of University Students In Japan Using Chatgpt: Survey
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KYODO NEWS
About 32 percent of university students polled in Japan said they have used artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, with many saying it enhances their thinking abilities, according to a recent survey by a Japanese research group.
ChatGPT was used the most by students in the departme...
About 32 percent of university students polled in Japan said they have used artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, with many saying it enhances their thinking abilities, according to a recent survey by a Japanese research group.
ChatGPT was used the most by students in the departme...
- June 22, 2023
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Japan Sterilisation Law Victims Included Nine-Year-Olds
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BBC
Two nine-year-olds were among the 25,000 people forcibly sterilised in Japan under its post-World War Two eugenics law, a parliament report has revealed.
The law, in place for 48 years, forced people to undergo operations to prevent them having children deemed "inferior".
Many of them had p...
Two nine-year-olds were among the 25,000 people forcibly sterilised in Japan under its post-World War Two eugenics law, a parliament report has revealed.
The law, in place for 48 years, forced people to undergo operations to prevent them having children deemed "inferior".
Many of them had p...
- June 21, 2023
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Japan Falls To Record-Low 125th In Global Gender Gap Ranking
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KYODO NEWS
Japan ranked 125th of 146 countries on the gender gap rankings in 2023, the country's worst recorded result and the lowest in the East Asia and Pacific region, the World Economic Forum said Wednesday.
Equality campaigners criticized the outcome as a result of the Japanese government'...
Japan ranked 125th of 146 countries on the gender gap rankings in 2023, the country's worst recorded result and the lowest in the East Asia and Pacific region, the World Economic Forum said Wednesday.
Equality campaigners criticized the outcome as a result of the Japanese government'...
- June 21, 2023
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Japan Searches For A New Grand Strategy
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EAST ASIA FORUM
Last week Japan adopted its first ever space security blueprint aimed at better using space for defensive purposes.
This builds on the three new security documents released by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration in December 2022, in which it committed to doubling defen...
Last week Japan adopted its first ever space security blueprint aimed at better using space for defensive purposes.
This builds on the three new security documents released by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration in December 2022, in which it committed to doubling defen...
- June 20, 2023
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Japan Agrees To Set Up Reconstruction Liaison System With Ukraine
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan agreed with Ukraine on Monday to establish a liaison system that will support the Eastern European country in its efforts to reconstruct areas severely damaged during the ongoing Russian invasion.
At a ceremony in Tokyo, reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe and Oleksandr...
Japan agreed with Ukraine on Monday to establish a liaison system that will support the Eastern European country in its efforts to reconstruct areas severely damaged during the ongoing Russian invasion.
At a ceremony in Tokyo, reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe and Oleksandr...
- June 19, 2023
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