JAPAN TODAY
 
A bridge girder slipped off a raised platform at a construction site in central Japan early Thursday, leaving two workers dead and six others injured, police said.
Four of the six were seriously hurt and two sustained minor injuries in the incident in Shizuoka Prefecture at around 3...

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NHK
 
Hackers who attacked the Port of Nagoya in central Japan managed to halt container operations for over two days, but services have now resumed.
A glitch occurred early Tuesday in the computer system that manages container loading, unloading and transport. It affected all five terminals at t...

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government revised its unified information security standards on Tuesday, requiring government agencies to thoroughly implement measures against information leaks when outsourcing computer system maintenance and other work to private contractors.
The revised standards call f...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan won approval from the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog on Tuesday for its plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean, despite fierce resistance from Beijing and some local residents.
After a two-year review, the International Atomi...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Households and businesses in the Tokyo area on Saturday began a period of power conservation, spanning from July to August, as the electricity supply is forecast to become tight in the area this summer.
The Japanese government has issued a request based on the projection that the re...

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KYODO NEWS
 
A valuable painting looted from a Polish aristocrat in 1940 by Nazi Germany has been discovered in Japan and returned to Poland, according to the Polish Embassy in Japan and a Tokyo-based art auction company.
While it is not clear how the painting, called "Madonna with Child" by Ital...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A Japanese journalist known for his Hong Kong coverage was denied entry into the city on Thursday, in what is believed to be a first for a reporter from Japan. He was sent back to Tokyo on Friday.
Freelance journalist Yoshiaki Ogawa, 54, attempted to enter Hong Kong after arriving b...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Kumamon, the popular black bear character and mascot of southwestern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, has been on a "business trip" to China for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking excitement for local fans thrilled to have the opportunity to interact with t...

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KYODO NEWS
 
U.S. President Joe Biden has corrected himself after saying last week that he had persuaded Japan to significantly increase its defense budget, according to a White House transcript released Wednesday.
"He didn't need my convincing as much as he'd already decided," Biden is quoted as...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
The close bilateral relations between Indonesia and Japan are reflected in their technical cooperation in the infrastructure sector, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono has said.
"This technical cooperation showed how strong Indonesia-Japan relations are,"...

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