JAPAN TODAY
 
Around 15 people were taken to hospital following a major pileup on Thursday involving around 20 vehicles near an exit of an expressway in western Japan, local authorities said.
The accident occurred around 9:45 a.m. in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, near an exit onto a sub...

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NHK
 
Health authorities in Japan are reporting record deaths from the coronavirus, with over 400 people succumbing each day.
Sunday's count was down slightly from recent days. But experts warn the situation could get worse in the coming weeks.
Health officials across the country confirmed 407 fa...

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NK NEWS
 
Official says cooperation would improve responses, after media report that two sides look to share real-time radar data
The South Korean military assessed that sharing more information with Japan on North Korean missile launches would improve ROK responses to such tests, after Japanese ...

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BBC
 
 
Rishi Sunak is set to announce a collaboration between the UK, Italy and Japan to develop a new fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence.
The prime minister says the joint venture aims to create thousands of UK jobs and strengthen security ties.
The nations will develop a next genera...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
 
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang District, East Java, did not cause a tsunami.
After Mount Semeru spewed an avalanche of hot clouds on Sunday early morning, some news surfaced that the eruption of Mount Semeru c...

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BBC
 
Japan were once again on the verge of the World Cup quarter-finals but Croatia's nous and experience got them over the line on Monday.
Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu masterminded shock victories over Germany and Spain to top their group and they pushed the finalists from four years ago all the ...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Veteran defender Yuto Nagatomo’s rousing speech symbolises togetherness of a team determined to ease painful memories
Samurai Blue is more than just a nickname to Japan.
To hear the veteran defender Yuto Nagatomo speak on the eve of their last‑16 tie against Croatia was to receive ...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Not content with one jaw-dropping shock in Group E, Japan managed a second in feverish conditions to beat a multitalented Spain side and claim another place for Asia in the last 16 of this increasingly unpredictable World Cup.
Two goals in three minutes just after half-time – one t...

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REUTERS
 
A Tokyo court upheld a ban on same-sex marriage on Wednesday but said a lack of legal protection for same-sex families violated their human rights, a comment welcomed by plaintiffs as a step towards aligning Japan with other G7 nations.
Japan is the only G7 nation that does not allow sa...

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CNA
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's public support slipped to a new low in a poll published on Sunday (Nov 27), as a series of cabinet resignations has compounded anger over the ruling party's ties to a controversial religious group.
Support for Kishida's cabinet fell to 33.1 per cent f...

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