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Japan Ruling Party Leadership Race Begins With Record 9 Candidates

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KYODO NEWS
 
A record nine candidates on Thursday kicked off a 15-day election campaign to become the next leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and succeed Fumio Kishida as prime minister, as the party seeks to restore public confidence following a slush funds scandal.
The leadership...

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Taiwan's New Representative In Japan Calls For Stronger Ties

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NHK
 
Taiwan's new representative in Japan has expressed his intension to further promote ties with the country.
Lee Yi-yang, the head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Monday. He was welcomed by Taiwanese living in Japan and...

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Shohei Ohtani Returns to Anaheim with An RBI Triple in the Dodgers’ 6-2 Win over the Angels

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI triple in his first regular-season game back at Angel Stadium, and he scored on Mookie Betts’ three-run homer in the 10th inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
Ohtani went 1 for 4 with his tying triple in...

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Sarina Satomi Wins Gold in Badminton Women’s Singles in Paris Paralympics

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Sarina Satomi won a gold medal in the wheelchair Badminton women’s singles at the Paris Paralympics on Monday, defeating Sujirat Pookkham of Thailand in the final 2 to 1.
 

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Kenya Karasawa Claims Silver in Men’s 5,000-Meter T11 Event at Paris Paralympics; Brazil’s Agripino dos Santos Wins Gold

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Kenya Karasawa claimed the silver medal in the men’s 5,000-meter T11 event at the Paris Paralympics on Friday.
The Japanese para athlete finished in 14:51.48 behind Brazilian Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos, who came in at 14:48.85.
 
 

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TICAD Ministerial Meeting Adopts First Joint Statement

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A two-day ministerial meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD, ended Sunday with the adoption of a joint communique aimed at strengthening collaboration toward next year's summit.
The first joint statement issued in a TICAD ministerial meeting ...

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Taiwanese President Meets Japan's LDP Youth Division Members

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NIPPON
 
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has met with members of the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Youth Division, including its director, Takako Suzuki, at the president's office in Taipei.
According to the office, Lai said at the meeting, held Tuesday, that Japan and Taiwan both f...

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Japan Protests South Korea's Maritime Survey Near Takeshima

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan's Foreign Ministry on Sunday protested South Korea's maritime survey near the Sea of Japan islets of Takeshima, claimed by Japan but controlled by South Korea.
According to the ministry, a South Korean survey ship was spotted on the day dropping apparent wires into waters with...

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Olympics: Japan Women Get 1st Volleyball Win But Quarterfinal No Guarantee

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's  women's volleyball team wrapped up third place in its pool by beating Kenya on Saturday, but now has a nervous wait to see whether it can sneak into the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics.
The 25-17, 25-22, 25-12 victory at South Paris Arena was Japan's first of the tournam...

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Japan And Ukraine Agree To Cooperate On Anti-Corruption Measures

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan will support Ukraine in its judicial reforms and fight against corruption, the two countries agreed Monday.
Justice Minister Ryuji Koizumi, who is Japan’s first justice minister to visit Ukraine, met with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Maliuska in Kyiv on Monday morning ahead...

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