BASKET NEWS
 
Finland squandered an 18-point third-quarter led and got eliminated from title contention by Japan.
Finland had a gargantuan lead in the second half but it didn't matter for Japan. They won the fourth quarter by 18 points and eliminated Lauri Markkanen's team from FIBA World Cup tit...

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NAVAL NEWS
 
On August 25, 2023, Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced the selection of two contractors for the design and production of a new FFM variant to be delivered to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
New FFM (新型ＦＦＭ)
According to the announcement, Mitsubishi Heavy ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's environment ministry on Sunday said tests of seawater near the Fukushima nuclear power plant did not detect any radioactivity, days after the discharge of treated water that had been used to cool nuclear reactors.
Japan on Thursday started releasing water from the wrecked Fu...

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CNA
 
Tokyo has urged Beijing to "ensure the safety of Japanese residents in China" after a wave of telephone harassment targeting businesses in Japan sparked by the controversial discharge of Fukushima wastewater.
While Japan insists the release of the treated water is safe - a view backed by th...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's first new tram system in 75 years began operating north of Tokyo on Saturday, with features designed to make it easy to access for the elderly and wheelchair users as Japan's society grays.
The so-called next-generation tram system in Tochigi Prefecture runs between the east ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A record 61% of respondents in Japan are in favor of allowing married couples to use separate surnames, a survey by a welfare ministry-affiliated think tank showed Tuesday.
The share of respondents supporting the use of different surnames rose from 50.5% in 2018, according to the Na...

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RNZ
 
A Japanese government spokesperson says it is "not wilfully trying to divide the Pacific" over the Fukushima waste release.
Japan is set to start discharging more than one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday local time.
This comes 12 years after a...

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CNA
 
Japan expects a "significant" impact from the seafood import ban by Hong Kong and Macao due to the upcoming release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, said an official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).
Japan is to start releasing more than 1 mi...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Two men have been arrested for allegedly faxing a bomb threat to a Tokyo college, police said Wednesday, adding that the pair are suspected of sending over 300,000 similar faxes to other schools, firms and local governments across Japan.
Sho Okuma, 26, and Nao Sato, 22, were arreste...

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CNN
 
Japan will begin releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean as early as Thursday, officials announced on Tuesday, following months of heightened public anxiety and pushback from many neighboring countries.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said authorities would go forward...

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