JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's Nami Matsuyama, second right, and Chiharu Shida, right, celebrate on the podium after defeating their compatriots Yuki Fukushima, left, and Sayaka Hirota in their women's doubles final at the Indonesia Open badminton tournament at Istora Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta,...

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KYODO NEWS
 
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Monday, the second strong quake to jolt the region in as many days, the weather agency said, while warning the next week may see more of a similar intensity.
No tsunami warning was issued ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's top court on Friday dismissed claims that the government should pay damages in cases involving around 3,700 people whose lives were seriously affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, absolving the state of responsibility for the crisis that led to mass evacuations.
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AL JAZEERA
 
Fumio Kishida says he will join the June 28-30 meeting, becoming the first Japanese prime minister to attend a NATO summit.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said he will attend this month’s NATO summit in Madrid, becoming the country’s first leader to join a top meeting of t...

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VOLLEY BALL WORLD
 
Eight aces push Philippe Blain’s squad to second VNL victory in Brasilia
Japan celebrated their second Volleyball Nations League win in Brasilia after downing Asian rivals China on Thursday.
Opposite Yuji Nishida and team captain Yuki Ishikawa led their team at the net and fro...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A Japanese court on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old man to a prison term of 18 years in a retrial over a 2017 road rage incident that resulted in the deaths of a couple and injuries to their two daughters.
The Yokohama District Court convicted Kazuho Ishibashi of dangerous driving af...

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USNI
 
Four Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force warships will leave later this month for a four-month deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region, Japan’s Ministry of Defense recently announced.
From June 13 to Oct. 28, Indo-Pacific Deployment 2022 (IPD2022) will involve three ships, a submari...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Daruma dolls painted in blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag, await shipment from the Daruma no Koki manufacturer in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture.
The palm-sized daruma were made to support Ukraine as it fights against the Russian invasion, and the proceeds from their sale...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Fusako Shigenobu, who served 20 years for French embassy siege, believed to have masterminded deadly Tel Aviv attack
The founder of one of the most feared terrorist organisations of the 1970s has walked free from a Japanese prison after completing a 20-year sentence for the siege o...

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STRAITS TIMES
 
For the first time in more than two years, tourists are coming back to Japan.
The few allowed in under a trial programme were subject to tight hygiene measures and closely monitored, giving a glimpse of what visiting will be like after next month's limited border reopening.
"We're...

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