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Japan Seeking Talks With Houthi Hijackers Of Red Sea Israeli-Linked Ship

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AL JAZEERA
 
Japan has approached Yemeni rebels in a bid to secure the release of the Galaxy Leader, hijacked in Red Sea.
Japan says it is “directly approaching” the Houthi rebels who have hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea.
Tokyo said on Monday that it is also “communicating with Israel” as it...

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Trash Cans Make Techy Return To Japan As Tourists Flood Cities

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NEWS ON JAPAN
 
While other Asian cities, such as Taipei and Seoul, have also removed trash cans to keep streets clean, tourists are often not cognizant of Japan’s strict rules around sorting trash at home and do not want to carry it around with them
Japan has long managed to keep its streets spo...

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Japan’s Oldest Monorail Is Permanently Closing Next Month

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SORA NEWS
 
Tokyo’s long-time-coming long goodbye to the Ueno monorail.
Japan is a country crisscrossed by a seemingly limitless number of train and subway lines.
Monorails, though, are harder to find, and they’re going to get a little harder still following an announcement from the Tokyo Metropo...

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Turkmenistan And Japan Discuss Cooperation

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AKIPRESS
 
Co-Chairs of the Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen Committees on Economic Cooperation R. Meredov and H. Tsubai held talks on November 15, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.
They exchanged views on key areas of the current cooperation agenda, as well as a wide range of i...

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China, Japan Reaffirm 'Strategic Relationship' In Rare Leader Talks

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REUTERS
 
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said they would pursue mutually beneficial relations in their first face-to-face talks in a year, putting emphasis on shared economic interests amid a series of diplomatic disputes.
The leaders of Asia's two largest ...

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Kishida Invited By Biden For State Visit In Early 2024

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday he has been invited by U.S. President Joe Biden to make a state visit early next year, an announcement made as the two countries step up cooperation bilaterally and trilaterally with South Korea in the face of increasing security c...

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Car Rams Into Barricade Near Israel Embassy In Tokyo; Man Detained

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A man crashed a car into a barricade near the entrance of the Israel Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, injuring a police officer.
Police arrested the 53-year-old driver at the scene. He was identified as Shinobu Sekiguchi, a member of a right-wing group, local media reported.
Israel's a...

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Takarazuka Revue: Japan Theatre Company Sorry 'Overworked' Actress Took Her Life

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BBC
 
A prestigious Japanese all-female theatre company has admitted it feels responsible for the death of a young actress whose suspected suicide was reportedly caused by overwork.
Executives from Takarazuka Revue apologised for "loss of life" but did not announce a compensation package for the ...

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October Foreign Entries To Japan Top Pre-Pandemic Levels For 1st Time

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan saw an estimated 2,516,500 foreign visitors in October, up 0.8 percent from the same month in 2019, the first time the monthly figure has surpassed levels seen before the coronavirus outbreak, government data showed Wednesday.
The increase of visitors from Asia, Australia, part...

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Further Resignations Deal Heavy Blow to Cabinet of Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Three senior government officials have quit over scandals just two months after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet in September. These “falling-like-dominoes” resignations have thrown the management of the administration into severe disarray.
On Monday, Kishida was f...

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