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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NIPPON
 
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and opposition parties were widely divided Thursday over whether to ban donations from companies and organizations to political parties, a key issue in revising the political funds control law again.
The Political Reform Special Committee at the Ho...

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HURRIYET DAILY NEWS
 
Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko concluded their five-day visit to Türkiye on Dec. 8, reaffirming a shared commitment to strengthening the enduring diplomatic and cultural ties between the two nations through meaningful high-level discussions.
During the...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Last month, administrators announced that Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward would not be holding any New Year’s Eve countdown events this year.
It’s part of a continuing effort to eliminate the drunken, rowdy, ill-mannered crowds that used to congregate in the area around Shibuya Station for Hal...

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WBSC
 
The RAXUS Samurai Japan Series 2025 will be played at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka.
The Netherlands will face WBSC Premier12 2024 silver medallists, Olympic champions and World Baseball Classic winners Samurai Japan on March 5th and 6th in Osaka next year. The RAXUS Samurai Japan Series 2025 ...

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AP NEWS
 
Japan’s popular Princess Aiko turned 23 on Sunday, as she takes on more official duties even while her future in the imperial family remains in doubt.
Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, graduated from university earlier this year and has since been participatin...

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USNI
 
The first of a new class of landing support vessels dedicated to the Japan Self-Defense Force’s Maritime Transport Group was launched last week in Tokyo’s latest move to bolster its forces facing China in the Ryuku Island Chain.
Constructed by the Naikai Zosen Corporation at the Setoda Shi...

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