THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KABUL (AP) — A Japanese physician and aid worker in eastern Afghanistan died of his wounds after an attack Wednesday that also killed five Afghans, including the doctor’s bodyguards, the driver and a passenger, a hospital spokesman said.
The attack in Nangarhar province targeted ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Owners of drones will be required to register their remote-controlled aircraft with the government so officials can quickly identify them after accidents, according to the land ministry.
The government has yet to decide when to introduce the system, but it will include the necessary...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - More than 70,000 people on Saturday walked along the Imperial Palace's Inui-dori (road) to enjoy the late autumn foliage.
By 3 p.m., more than 71,500 people had walked along the 750-meter-long road, palace officials said.  About 3,000 people were already lined up from early ...

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BBC
 
The Japanese government has cancelled an annual party held to admire the blossom on cherry trees, following allegations of cronyism.
The publicly funded event, honouring the great and the good for their achievements, has taken place every April since 1952.
But opposition politicians said Pr...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The second phase of next summer’s Tokyo Olympics ticket lottery began for residents of Japan on Wednesday, with over one million tickets available for nearly all the Olympic events including the opening and closing ceremonies.
Tickets for boxing, previously omitted due to issues sur...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A parade celebrating the enthronement of the Emperor took place on Sunday along a 4.6-kilometer course from the Imperial Palace to the Akasaka Imperial Palace in Minato Ward, with tens of thousands of cheering well-wishers lining the route.
The “Shukuga-Onretsu-no-gi” parade is o...

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CNA
 
TOKYO: Thousands of people gathered in Tokyo on Sunday (Nov 10) ahead of a rare open-top car parade featuring newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, with heavy security in place for the event.
The motorcade scheduled for later in the afternoon is one of the final public events...

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BLOOMERG AUSTRALIA - NZ
 
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed in their first meeting in 14 months to ease tensions, according to the South Korean presidential office.
Moon and Abe shared the view that the relationship between South Korea and Japan is i...

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BBC
 
A Japanese film festival will now show a documentary on forced wartime sex workers after its earlier decision to cancel the screening sparked a backlash.
The festival in Kawasaki said safety concerns had now been resolved.
Tens of thousands of so-called "comfort women" from around Asia were...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Made of 502 silkscreens, the new work is the largest piece to ever enter the Art Gallery of NSW’s international collection. Murakami calls it a ‘stupid thing’
Takashi Murakami – rock-star artist, celebrity enthusiast, social media king, ComplexCon hero and the man who coined the Su...

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