NIPPON
 
Japan's Emperor Naruhito conferred Grand Cordon honors on 14 recipients, including four foreigners, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday.
The conferment ceremony was held in the "Matsu-no-Ma" hall of the palace.
Recipients of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun includ...

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ASATU NEWS
 
Renowned Japanese novelist Koji Suzuki, whose seminal work "Ring" ignited a global fascination with Japanese horror, died from an illness at a Tokyo hospital on Friday, May 8, 2026. He was 68 years old.
 
Suzuki, a native of Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka Prefecture, rose to internationa...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering visiting South Korea later this month for talks with President Lee Jae Myung, diplomatic sources said Friday.
During her planned visit currently being arranged for two days from May 19, Takaichi is expected to discuss bilateral co...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Over 60% of people in Japan plan to do something for their mother or mother-in-law for Mother's Day on Sunday, a survey by Tokyo-based research company Intage has shown.
The survey, conducted online in late March, covered people age 15 to 79 who are registered as Intage questionnair...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Member of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), Amelia Anggraini, said that cooperation between Indonesia and Japan in the defense sector has the potential to strengthen regional stability.
By establishing this strategic partnership, Indonesia is not alig...

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NIPPON
 
During the ongoing Golden Week holiday period in Japan, tourist spots across the country have been affected by water shortages, partly due to low rainfall since last summer.
Sightseeing boat and hot spring facility operators and other businesses have been forced to reduce service hours.
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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Vietnamese counterpart, Le Minh Hung, agreed Saturday to position economic security cooperation as a pillar of their countries' bilateral relations, including Japan's public-private support for Vietnam's crude oil procurement.
Japan will pro...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is planning to visit South Korea in late June to hold talks with his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, it was learned Thursday.
This will be Koizumi's first visit to South Korea since he assumed his post last October. When Ahn visited Japa...

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KYODO NEWS
 
ChatGPT scored the highest marks in this year's entrance exams of the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, two of Japan's top universities, surpassing those of the actual top scorers, an AI venture said Monday.
According to LifePrompt Inc., the generative AI chatbot scored 50 po...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, which had undergone a partial service suspension following a report of smoke at Asakusa Station in Tokyo early Wednesday morning, resumed full-line service 13 hours later at around 7:20 p.m.
At around 6:20 a.m., smoke was detected at Asakusa Station, and s...

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