JAPAN TODAY
 
ll Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced the first flight schedule for the specially painted Boeing 777-300ER aircraft "Eevee Jet NH" which will begin operating on August 31.
"The first Eevee Jet NH flight reflects our commitment to empowering passengers to explore endless possibilitie...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan and France on Thursday began their first-ever joint fighter jet drills as part of efforts to boost their security partnership amid China's growing military assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.
Three F-15 and two F-2 fighter jets from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and t...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
In the latest wrinkle in the government’s plan to eliminate national health insurance certificates and fold their functions into the My Number identification cards, the government has begun to consider not setting a uniform expiration date for the “certificates of eligibility” it pla...

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CNN
 
Japan all but guaranteed its spot in the knockout phase of the Women’s World Cup thanks to a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica on Wednesday.
Two quickfire goals just before the half hour, firstly from Hikaru Naomoto and then a second from Aoba Fujino two minutes later, were enough to give Japan i...

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MOCO 360 MEDIA
 
Little Leaguers are in Easton playing for the state championship
The Montgomery County Lower County (MoCo LoCo) 12U All Star Little League team was geared up to play in the District Two championship baseball game on July 13; a win would send them to the Maryland State Tournament ...

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GLOBAL NEWS
 
The population of Japanese citizens decreased at the fastest pace ever while the number of foreign residents rose to a record at nearly 3 million people, government data showed on Wednesday.
The data underscores that foreign nationals are playing an even bigger role in Japanese soci...

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DEFENSE NEWS
 
Japan and South Korea conducted missile and rocket launches on Australian soil over the weekend for the first time during a multinational military exercise also involving the United States.
Japan fired a Type 03 medium-range surface-to-air missile, or Chu-SAM, during a demonstratio...

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KYOTO
 
Japan is considering setting up an evacuation shelter for residents of the southern island prefecture of Okinawa in case of a potential contingency near Taiwan, which China considers its territory, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.
The Japanese government is likely to step up...

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SORA NEWS
 
Rub shoulders with Japan’s sacred deer on this very special mode of transport.
Every now and then, railway operators in Japan dress their trains up with eye-catching adornments for special promotions like new movie releases or anime anniversaries.
However, down in Japan’s ancient capi...

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CNA
 
hree people were hurt in a knife attack on a train in western Japan on Sunday (Jul 23), with police saying they had arrested a man for allegedly carrying out the stabbings.
The victims - a train conductor in his 20s and two male passengers aged in their 20s and 70s - were taken to hospital ...

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