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Japan And Australia Seek To Align On Defence As China's Influence Grows

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, may agree an historic defense pact on Tuesday that will closely align two key US allies in Asia as a counter to China's growing influence in the region.
Morrison arrives in Japan on Tuesday where...

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Record Coronavirus Cases Reported In Japan For 3 Days In Row

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THE MAINICHI
 
Japan logged 1,737 daily new coronavirus cases on Saturday, renewing a record for a third consecutive day, as Tokyo, Osaka and other major cities continued to see high rates of infection.
The latest Kyodo News tally based on data released by local governments followed 1,704 cases o...

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Japan, US To Negotiate Cost Of Hosting US Forces

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AA.COM
 
Washington seeking more money from allies for deploying American troops on their soilJapan and the US later this week will begin negotiations over cost-sharing of 55,000 American troops based in Japan.
“We will appropriately engage in the negotiations by taking into account the increasin...

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Suga Hopes To Work With Biden To Strengthen Japan-U.S. Alliance

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday he hopes to work with US President-elect Joe Biden to further strengthen their countries' security alliance.
Congratulating Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory at the polls last week, Suga told reporters t...

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Hungry Bears With A Taste For Grapes And Chestnuts Are Causing Havoc In Japan

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WASHINGTON POST
 
Hungry bears with a taste for grapes and chestnuts are causing havoc across Japan, and thousands of the animals are ending up dead as a result.
Two people have been killed and almost 100 have been injured this year as human-bear encounters soar, according to Environment Ministry...

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After 10 Years Of Secrecy, Anime Song Duo Claris Finally Remove Their Masks And Show Their Faces

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SORA NEWS
 
Reveal comes 10 years to the day after group’s debut.
One of the big changes in anime songs in the modern era is the rise of in-front-of-the-camera performances by vocalists. It’s now a given that top talent will not only appear at fan events promoting individual anime, but also tour ...

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Japan To Test Anti-Virus Steps For Big Events At Near-Full Stadium

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will test measures for preventing the spread of the coronavirus at events with large numbers of spectators in a trial late this month in a nearly-packed baseball stadium in Yokohama, officials said Thursday.
The three-day trial from Oct. 30 comes as the government considers whe...

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Five New Pokémon Manhole Covers Arrive In Tottori Prefecture, Now With One In Every Municipality

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SORA NEWS
 
That puts the new total of Pokéfuta in Japan at 110!
Pokémon manhole covers have been slowly but steadily taking over Japan. Starting with just a few featuring Eevee in Kagoshima in 2018, then gradually progressing to taking over streets across the country with lots of different Pokém...

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Japan 'Twitter Killer' Pleads Guilty To Murders

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BBC
 
A Japanese man has pleaded guilty to murdering nine people after contacting them on Twitter, in a high-profile case that has shocked the country.
Dubbed the "Twitter killer", Takahiro Shiraishi was arrested in 2017 after body parts were found in his flat.
He told a court in Tokyo on Wednesd...

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Japan Regrets New Korean "Comfort Women" Statue Set Up In Berlin

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan regrets the recent installation in Berlin of a statue of a girl symbolizing Korean women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, its top government spokesman said Tuesday.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said at a press conference that the statue u...

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