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Japan Gubernatorial Campaigns Kick Off
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JAPAN NEWS
The official campaign period for gubernatorial elections in nine prefectures began Thursday, in the first half of the unified local elections.
Voting in the gubernatorial races, as well as races for mayor in certain majors cities, is to take place on April 9.
While the gubernatorial ...
The official campaign period for gubernatorial elections in nine prefectures began Thursday, in the first half of the unified local elections.
Voting in the gubernatorial races, as well as races for mayor in certain majors cities, is to take place on April 9.
While the gubernatorial ...
- March 23, 2023
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Japan Prime Minister Kishida Making Surprise Visit To Ukraine To Meet Zelensky
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CNN
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making a surprise trip to Ukraine on Tuesday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – a day after Chinese leader Xi Jinping met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Kishida has already left India, where he met with Prime Minister...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making a surprise trip to Ukraine on Tuesday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – a day after Chinese leader Xi Jinping met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Kishida has already left India, where he met with Prime Minister...
- March 21, 2023
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Japan Further Relaxes Mask Rules Amid Easing Of COVID-19 Guidelines
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CNA
The smiles and screams at Tokyo Disneyland may be more obvious on Monday (Mar 13) as the amusement park and much of Japan relax face mask norms that have defined the three-year COVID-19 pandemic.
Disney park operator Oriental Land, East Japan Railway and cinema operator Toho are among the m...
The smiles and screams at Tokyo Disneyland may be more obvious on Monday (Mar 13) as the amusement park and much of Japan relax face mask norms that have defined the three-year COVID-19 pandemic.
Disney park operator Oriental Land, East Japan Railway and cinema operator Toho are among the m...
- March 13, 2023
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86% Fear Japan Could Be Involved In War As Tensions Mount
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JAPAN TODAY
Over 86 percent of people polled in a Japanese government survey released Tuesday said they see a danger of the country being involved in a war, a figure that is slightly up from the previous poll in 2018.
In the Cabinet Office survey, conducted between Nov 17 and Dec 25, 86.2 perce...
Over 86 percent of people polled in a Japanese government survey released Tuesday said they see a danger of the country being involved in a war, a figure that is slightly up from the previous poll in 2018.
In the Cabinet Office survey, conducted between Nov 17 and Dec 25, 86.2 perce...
- March 8, 2023
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One Dead, Six Missing As Boat Capsizes Off Disputed Japan Islands
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CNA
One person is dead and six missing, Japan's coastguard said Monday (Mar 6), after a boat capsized and was spotted in waters off the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku islets, which are also claimed by China.
It was unclear where the boat had initially capsized but on Sunday a Japanese navy patrol spo...
One person is dead and six missing, Japan's coastguard said Monday (Mar 6), after a boat capsized and was spotted in waters off the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku islets, which are also claimed by China.
It was unclear where the boat had initially capsized but on Sunday a Japanese navy patrol spo...
- March 6, 2023
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There And Back Again: How 2 Hours Turned Into 16 For A Japan Airlines Flight
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CNA
For 335 passengers, what was meant to be a straightforward two-hour domestic flight became a 16-hour journey, all because a deadline was missed by minutes.
On Sunday (Feb 19), a Japan Airlines flight bound for Fukuoka was forced to return to Tokyo's Haneda Airport after it missed a 10pm cu...
For 335 passengers, what was meant to be a straightforward two-hour domestic flight became a 16-hour journey, all because a deadline was missed by minutes.
On Sunday (Feb 19), a Japan Airlines flight bound for Fukuoka was forced to return to Tokyo's Haneda Airport after it missed a 10pm cu...
- February 24, 2023
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A Mysterious, Large Metal Ball Was Discovered On A Beach In Japan, Prompting Investigation
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CBS NEWS
A mysterious iron ball nearly 5 feet wide was found on a beach in Hamamatsu City, Japan, this week. Officials scrambled to ensure the giant ball was not a bomb, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK, which released video of police examining it.
The ball is not a bomb, officials said –...
A mysterious iron ball nearly 5 feet wide was found on a beach in Hamamatsu City, Japan, this week. Officials scrambled to ensure the giant ball was not a bomb, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK, which released video of police examining it.
The ball is not a bomb, officials said –...
- February 23, 2023
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An American Submarine That Went Missing In World War II Is Found Off Of Japan's Coast
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NPR
The wreckage of a U.S. submarine from World War II was found off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan — after disappearing almost 80 years ago.
The USS Albacore, credited with sinking at least 10 enemy vessels during the war, was found by the University of Tokyo's Tamaki Ura and positive...
The wreckage of a U.S. submarine from World War II was found off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan — after disappearing almost 80 years ago.
The USS Albacore, credited with sinking at least 10 enemy vessels during the war, was found by the University of Tokyo's Tamaki Ura and positive...
- February 20, 2023
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Japan’s H3 Rocket Launch Aborted After Booster Engine Glitch
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CNN
Japan’s H3 rocket, the country’s first new medium-lift launcher in three decades, failed to lift off on Friday because two secondary booster engines strapped to the side of the space vehicle didn’t ignite.
During the live-streamed event, the H3’s main engine cut off after the launch count...
Japan’s H3 rocket, the country’s first new medium-lift launcher in three decades, failed to lift off on Friday because two secondary booster engines strapped to the side of the space vehicle didn’t ignite.
During the live-streamed event, the H3’s main engine cut off after the launch count...
- February 18, 2023
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Japan To Criminalize Sex With Children Under 16
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KYODO NEWS
The Japanese government plans to criminalize sex with children under age 16 by raising the legal age of consent from 13, part of the country's Penal Code reforms, which critics say are long overdue and urgently needed to protect vulnerable minors from sexual offenses.
The recommendat...
The Japanese government plans to criminalize sex with children under age 16 by raising the legal age of consent from 13, part of the country's Penal Code reforms, which critics say are long overdue and urgently needed to protect vulnerable minors from sexual offenses.
The recommendat...
- February 18, 2023
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