CNN
 
Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic turning point” and are forcing Japan to change its defense posture, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told CNN Sunday ahead of a closely watched summit with US President Joe Biden next week.
“As we are witnessing Russi...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A nine-year-old girl died after she was hit by a train in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, on Saturday.
The incident occurred at around 8:50 a.m. on a crossing on the Joshin Electric line, TV Asahi reported. Police said a witness called 119 and said a girl had been hit by a train af...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Noto Tetsudo railway in Ishikawa Prefecture resumed train service Saturday along its entire 33.1-kilometer route, which was suspended in the wake of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
Temporary restoration work on the 16.8-kilometer section between Notonakajima Station and Anamizu Statio...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
The Transportation Ministry facilitated the process of reprinting sailor documents for Ryan Yudatama Lizar who survived after his ship capsized in the waters of Shimonoseki, Japan.
Lizar is the only survivor of eight Indonesian citizens on the South Korean-flagged Keoyoung Sun Ship ...

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BBC
 
In 1926, when Japanese Emperor Hirohito ascended the Imperial throne, he was revered by millions of Japanese people as a living god. Almost 100 years later, the world's oldest continuing monarchy is sporting a very different look.
 His grandson, Emperor Naruhito vowed to bring the country's...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan lifted a tsunami advisory issued for Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday afternoon, after earlier warning of the potential for large waves hitting parts of the prefecture, following a powerful earthquake that rocked Taiwan.
The magnitude 7.7 quake had initially prompted a forecast...

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NIPPON
 
The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan stood at 174.6 yen per liter as of Monday, up 0.2 yen from a week before, the industry ministry said Wednesday.
The average gasoline price gained for the second straight week, influenced by higher crude oil prices due chiefly to a wea...

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JAKARTA GLOBE
 
President-elect Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to visit Japan on Tuesday, shortly after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Japanese Embassy in Indonesia revealed Prabowo’s plans in a brief press statement on Monday. However, the embassy said that the preparation for...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, began working for the Japanese Red Cross Society in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Monday.
“It was a sobering feeling that I had taken my first step as a member of society,” the 22-year-old princess, dressed in a navy blue suit, told re...

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VARIETY
 
More than eight months (and one Oscar best picture win) after “Oppenheimer” landed in theaters, Christopher Nolan’s historical epic is still finding new audiences.
The film opened over the weekend in its final market, Japan, with $2.5 million from 343 theaters. It placed third on the co...

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