JAPAN TODAY
 
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, second right, and his wife Iriana, right, greet Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko upon their arrival for the gala dinner at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday night.
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BASKET NEWS
 
Finland squandered an 18-point third-quarter led and got eliminated from title contention by Japan.
Finland had a gargantuan lead in the second half but it didn't matter for Japan. They won the fourth quarter by 18 points and eliminated Lauri Markkanen's team from FIBA World Cup tit...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A record 61% of respondents in Japan are in favor of allowing married couples to use separate surnames, a survey by a welfare ministry-affiliated think tank showed Tuesday.
The share of respondents supporting the use of different surnames rose from 50.5% in 2018, according to the Na...

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CNN
 
Japan will begin releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean as early as Thursday, officials announced on Tuesday, following months of heightened public anxiety and pushback from many neighboring countries.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said authorities would go forward...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Release of contaminated water from the damaged nuclear plant has been criticised by fishers and countries in the region
Japan plans to start releasing treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean as soon as late August, Japan’s Asa...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Iran's foreign minister visited Japan on Monday for the first time since 2019 to meet his opposite number, officials said, with a meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also reportedly on the cards.
The purpose of the rare visit by Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to a G7 member country ...

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BBC
 
Japan took a step closer to a second Women's World Cup title when they beat Norway to reach the quarter-finals.
The 2011 champions made the ideal start when Norway defender Ingrid Engen turned Hinata Miyazawa's cross into her own net.
However, Norway equalised a few minutes later when Guro ...

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THE STRAITS TIMES
 
A rocket engine exploded during a test in Japan on Friday but there were no injuries, an official at Japan’s Education, Science and Technology Ministry said.
The explosion of the Epsilon S engine at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) testing site was the latest in a...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
South Korea said on Friday Japan's plan to discharge treated radioactive water from its tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant met global safety standards and it respected the U.N. nuclear watchdog's approval for the release.
Japan plans to soon start releasing more than a million ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Kumamon, the popular black bear character and mascot of southwestern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, has been on a "business trip" to China for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking excitement for local fans thrilled to have the opportunity to interact with t...

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