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Japan Deploys Nearly 1,700 Firefighters To Tackle Forest Blaze

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CNA
 
Nearly 1,700 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday (Mar 3), as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.
One person died last week in the blaze in the northern region of Iwate, which follows record low rainfall in the a...

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Japanese Self-Defense Force, U.S. Forces Conduct Joint Drill; Iron Fist Exercises Continue in Okinawa Pref.

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Ground Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Marine Corps and other forces conducted a joint drill in the U.S. military’s Blue Beach training field in Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday.
The drill, part of the Iron Fist exercises being held in Kyushu and Okinawa, simulated landing from ...

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Japan Cautious on Return to G-8 Including Russia

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government on Friday expressed caution over U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to return to the Group of Eight framework by reuniting Russia with the Group of Seven major democracies.
"We value the bond of the G-7," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi stressed at a...

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Japan Successfully Launches Flagship H3 Rocket For More Precise GPS

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KYODO
 
Japan on Sunday successfully launched a flagship H3 rocket and put into orbit a quasi-zenith satellite, aiming to improve the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.
The No. 5 H3 rocket marked its fourth consecutive successful liftoff following a failed debut in 2023...

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Japan's Emperor, Empress to Visit Mongolia in July

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NIPPON
 
Arrangements are underway for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in the first half of July, the first trip by a reigning Imperial couple to the country, the government said Friday.
It would be the third overseas visit by the Emperor and the Empress for the pur...

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London Court Backs Extradition Of 2 Men To Japan Over Tokyo Robbery

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KYODO NEWS
 
A London court on Wednesday gave the green light to the extradition of two British men wanted by Japanese authorities in connection with a 2015 jewelry robbery in Tokyo, overturning decisions to stop it.
 
The High Court in the British capital ruled that assurances offered by Japan w...

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Speed Skating: Miho Takagi Wins 34th World Cup Gold To Tie Japan Record

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KYODO NEWS
 
Miho Takagi won her 34th speed skating World Cup gold medal Friday, tying Hiroyasu Shimizu and Nao Kodaira for the most by a Japanese.
The 30-year-old won the women's 1,000 meters at Calgary Olympic Oval after the Beijing Olympics 1,000 gold medalist clocked 1 minute, 13.10 seconds.
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Japan, Australia To Push Quad Under Trump's Second Presidency

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The foreign ministers of Japan and Australia agreed Sunday that their cooperation with the United States and India under the Quad grouping should continue to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
The meeting between Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Australian c...

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Japan Conveys Serious Concerns During Rare Visit By Chinese Military Delegation

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Senior Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces officials have conveyed their serious concerns to a delegation from China's military over its increasing activities near Japan, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani has said.
The move came at Tuesday's meeting between Japanese defense officia...

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Japan Opens Independent Mission To NATO As Tensions With Russia, North Korea Rise

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EURO NEWS
 
NATO has deepened its links with Japan and three other Indo-Pacific partners, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea, though not as part of the military alliance.
Japan has formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster coop...

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