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World Cup 2022: Japan's Fans Clean Up Stadium After Win Over Germany

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BBC
 
The magnitude of their win over Germany could have seen them go off into the night in celebration but Japan's fans demonstrated that the best manners and habits are ingrained, no matter the situation.
Come full-time, the stands of sporting stadia are usually littered with used food trays an...

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Japan Begins Inquiry Into Unification Church In Wake Of Shinzo Abe Killing

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Investigation will focus on church’s finance and organisation amid public dismay at extent of its links to ruling party
Japan’s government has launched an investigation into the Unification church, five months after the former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead, allegedly by a...

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Football: Japan-based World Cup squad members land in Qatar

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KYODO NEWS
 
Veteran FC Tokyo defender Yuto Nagatomo and other J-League players in Japan's World Cup squad touched down Thursday in Qatar ahead of the Nov. 20 to Dec. 18 tournament.
The 36-year-old talisman arrived in Doha along with Shonan Bellmare forward Shuto Machino, who was called up late a...

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Japan, US Hold Joint Arms Drills Amid China, N Korea Worry

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ABC NEWS
 
Japan and the United States have begun a major joint military exercise in southern Japan as the allies aim to step up readiness in the face of China’s increasing assertiveness and North Korea’s intensifying missile launches
 
Japan and the United States began a major joint military exe...

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Japan, China Eye Summit Next Week On Fringes Of Int'l Gathering

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in mid-November on the sidelines of an international gathering in Southeast Asia, diplomatic sources said Monday.
If realized, it would be the first summit between the political leaders of Jap...

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Tomiyasu Named In Japan's World Cup Squad

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ARSENAL.COM
 
Takehiro Tomiyasu has been named in Japan’s squad for the 2022 World Cup - the first of our players to be selected for the tournament.
The defender is part of his nation’s 26-man squad, marking the first time the 24-year-old has been selected for world football’s global showpiece ha...

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Japan PM Vows To Strengthen Military At Int’l Naval Review

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AP NEWS
 
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at an international fleet review Sunday that his country urgently needs to strengthen its military capabilities as security risks increase including threats from North Korea’s nuclear and missile advancement and Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Japan's Imperial New Year Greetings To Be Held For First Time In 3 Years

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NHK
 
Japan's Imperial Household Agency has announced that the imperial family will offer the traditional public New Year's greetings, for the first time in three years.
The agency says Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other family members plan to appear on the balcony of the Imperial Palace ...

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North Korea Fires Missiles, 1 Flies Across Maritime Border For 1st Time

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KYODO NEWS
 
North Korea fired a barrage of artillery projectiles including short-range ballistic missiles Wednesday, the South Korean military said, with one falling on the south side of the de facto maritime border for the first time since the Korean Peninsula was divided.
An air raid alarm was...

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Tokyo Begins Issuing Same-Sex Couples Partnership Certificates

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BBC
 
Tokyo has begun rolling out a partnership certificate scheme to same-sex couples - allowing them to be treated as married couples for certain public services for the first time, but falling short of marriage equality.
Some hope this may be a step towards the whole of Japan embracing equalit...

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