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Japan Plane Turns Back After Man Bites Cabin Attendant

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CNA
 
US-bound ANA plane had to return to Tokyo after an intoxicated passenger bit a cabin attendant mid-flight, the Japanese carrier said on Wednesday (Jan 17).
The passenger, reportedly a 55-year-old man believed to be American, sunk his teeth into crew member's arm while "heavily drunk", leavi...

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Japan Issues Tsunami Warnings For West Coast After 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Japan Meteorological Agency warnings apply to Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures
Japan has issued tsunami warnings for three of its central west coast prefectures after a series of earthquakes in the Sea of Japan, one with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6.
A tsunami of 1.2 metr...

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Japan, Cambodia To Bolster Security Cooperation

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet agreed Monday to bolster security cooperation, at a time when China has been boosting its military presence in the waters facing Southeast Asia.
The agreement came as some members of the Association of Sou...

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President Jokowi To Attend ASEAN-Japan Summit

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ANTARA NEWS
 
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will visit Japan on December 16-18, 2023, to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Japan summit and the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation.
Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Lalu Muhammad Iqbal, stated in a press...

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Popularity Of Gender-Neutral Japanese Names Rose In 2023

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The rankings for the most popular baby names of 2023 are in, with kanji that can be read as Aoi or Ao (碧) in first place for boys, and characters reading as Himari, Haruki, Hinata, Hina or Hiyori (陽葵) the top pick for girls.
The annual rankings by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, rel...

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Japan Firms Pick Kanji For "Change" To Describe Turbulent 2023

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KYODO NEWS
 
The kanji character for "change" was the top pick among Japanese firms to summarize 2023, a year that many saw as marked by turbulence, a research firm said.
The character, picked by nearly 60 firms, was followed by ones for "patience" and "endurance," according to Teikoku Databank, ...

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Japan Suspends Its Own Osprey Flights After A Fatal US Air Force Crash

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ABC NEWS
 
Japan has suspended flights of its Osprey aircraft after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission
Japan suspended flights by its Osprey aircraft Thursday, officials said, the day after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the ...

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China, Japan Face Multiple Challenges As Tokyo Delegation Aims To Put Relations Back On Track

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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
 
 
 Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the recent meeting between two nations’ leaders points to healthy, stable development, according to Japanese reportsKomeito Party chief Natsuo Yamaguchi faces formidable issues, including Fukushima, alleged spying and territorial dispute...

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Turkmenistan And Japan Discuss Cooperation

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AKIPRESS
 
Co-Chairs of the Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen Committees on Economic Cooperation R. Meredov and H. Tsubai held talks on November 15, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.
They exchanged views on key areas of the current cooperation agenda, as well as a wide range of i...

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China, Japan Reaffirm 'Strategic Relationship' In Rare Leader Talks

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REUTERS
 
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said they would pursue mutually beneficial relations in their first face-to-face talks in a year, putting emphasis on shared economic interests amid a series of diplomatic disputes.
The leaders of Asia's two largest ...

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