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‘Ridiculous’: Backlash To Japan’s Urging More Sake Drinking By Young People To Boost The Drinks Industry And Economy

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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
 
 The Japanese tax agency launched ‘Sake Viva!’, a contest for ideas to promote the drinking of sake by young people, as liquor sales and liquor tax revenue fallHowever, on social media, commenters suggested it was at odds with official advocacy of moderate drinking and ...

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Japan Marks 77 Years Since End Of WWll

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NHK
 
People in Japan are observing a solemn anniversary this Monday.
On August 15, 1945, a statement from Emperor Showa was broadcast on the radio, announcing that the country had surrendered in World War Two.
Nearly eight decades later, Japan marks the end of that war... and prays for peace. Ja...

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Japan, U.N. Share "Serious Concern" About Rising Tensions Over Taiwan

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KYODO NEWS
 
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed their shared "serious concern about growing regional tensions" following China's large-scale military drills near Taiwan, the Japanese government said.
During their meeting in Tokyo, Ha...

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Japan Confirms 2nd Case Of Monkeypox

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AA
 
 30-year-old man who recently returns from abroad tests positive for virus in Tokyo hospitalJapan confirmed its second case of monkeypox on Thursday, three days after reporting the first case, local media said.
A 30-year-old man who recently returned from abroad tested positive for the virus...

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Indonesia Invites Japan To Invest In Health, Food Sectors

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto invited Japan to invest in the health and food sectors during his meeting with Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Nobumitsu Hayashi.
"The health sector has developed health services in the Spe...

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Japanese Lawmakers Planning To Visit Taiwan Next Week

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NHK
 
A group of Japanese lawmakers is planning to visit Taiwan next week to discuss security issues.
The group includes former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Ishiba Shigeru, former defense minister Hamada Yasukazu, Democratic Party for the People deputy leader Maehara Seiji and Watan...

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Service Held To Honor 36 Kyoto Animation Workers Killed In 2019 Arson Attack

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JAPAN TODAY
 
About 120 people gathered for a commemorative service in Kyoto on Monday to remember 36 artists and others killed in an arson attack on Japanese anime studio Kyoto Animation Co three years ago.
The attack on the company known for a long line of popular anime works, including "K-On!"...

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China Complains To Japan About Taiwan Vice-President At Abe Funeral

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CNA
 
China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (Jul 12) its embassy in Japan had lodged "stern representations" with the government there about Taiwan Vice President William Lai attending the funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Lai visited Japan in what a Japanese official descr...

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Jimmy Choo Designs Limited Edition Crystal Boots For Sailor Moon’s 30th Anniversary

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SORA NEWS
 
Sailor Moon brought to life, and made brand-name.
First Anna Sui, then Samantha Group, and now an even bigger name in fashion? The collaborations in celebration of Sailor Moon’s 30th anniversary just keep coming.
One of the most notable part of the celebrations was revealed on July 1,...

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Shinzo Abe: Japanese Mourners Pay Last Respects To Ex-PM At Funeral

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BBC
 
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Tokyo to pay their last respects to ex-Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
A hearse bearing Abe's body made its way past several landmarks before arriving at the Kirigaya funeral hall in the Shinagawa ward of Tokyo.
The private funeral, which was ...

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