JAPAN TODAY
 
Speculation over Nintendo's new console, a successor to the wildly popular Switch, reached a fever pitch Thursday with specialist media predicting an imminent announcement from the Japanese gaming giant.
The Eurogamer website said it had heard "industry whispers" that the new gadget...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan said Tuesday that a Chinese military delegation was on a rare exchange visit, as the Asian neighbors attempt to thaw frosty ties ahead of Donald Trump's return as U.S. president.
Members of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) were visiting...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Young women in colorful kimonos and and smartly-dressed men celebrated Coming-of-Age Day at ceremonies across Japan on Monday.
Coming-of-Age Day is held annually on the second Monday of January.
As usual, Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea were popular spots for young adults to celebrat...

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NIPPON
 
Japan and China will resume dialogue between their ruling parties next week, it was learned Tuesday.
The dialogue between the Japanese ruling bloc and the Chinese Communist Party will take place in China, Makoto Nishida, secretary-general of Komeito, the junior coalition partner of the r...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Emperor Naruhito offered greetings Thursday in his New Year's address, expressing hope for a peaceful year while voicing concern for people affected by natural disasters.
Accompanied by his wife Empress Masako and other members of the imperial family, the 64-year-old emperor waved to...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, turned 30 on Sunday.
According to the Imperial Household Agency, the princess is concerned about people affected by the massive earthquake and heavy rain that struck the Noto Peninsula in central Ja...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A memorial ceremony was held at the Japan Coast Guard’s Haneda Air Base in Tokyo on Monday ahead of the one-year anniversary of a fatal collision between a JCG aircraft and a Japan Airlines plane on Jan. 2 at Haneda Airport.
About 70 attendees at the ceremony mourned the five JCG mem...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
About a quarter of Japanese firms are positive about reskilling their workers -- seen as essential for improving labor productivity -- but only a small percentage are actively taking steps toward that goal, a research institute survey found.
The government of Prime Minister Shigeru ...

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AP NEWS
 
A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff Wednesday, nine months after the company’s first launch attempt ended in an explosion.
Space One’s Kairos No. 2 rocket lifted off from a site in the ...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese movies are riding on a wave of popularity in China, despite Beijing's restrictions on imported film.
Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron," which hit theaters in China in April, became the 10th-highest grossing film of 2024.
Other popular Japanese movi...

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