NIPPON
 
The U.N. Development Program said Thursday it has picked Japanese actress Mana Ashida as domestic goodwill ambassador, a post newly set up by the organization to focus on efforts in the Asian nation.
At a press conference in Tokyo the same day, Ashida, 20, said, "I hope to work so that w...

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Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne, held a debut news conference on Monday, telling reporters he would try to balance official duties and his university studies and research about the dragonfly.
Hisahito turned 18 last September, becoming the first male royal fami...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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