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Japan To Promote Three Pillars To Support Aoip Mainstreaming

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Japan will take the lead in supporting the mainstreaming of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) to create peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa stressed on Monday.
Speaking at the "Commemorative Symposium fo...

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Security for Japan Also Means Protecting Underwater Cables

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Vital to international communications, undersea cables around Japan sometimes need to be fixed or replaced. To help private firms do so, the government is looking to support the acquisition of special vessels that lay and repair submarine cables.
The current situation finds Japan rel...

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Japan Will Allow Self-Driving Delivery Robots To Roam Its Streets To Combat Labour Shortages

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EURO NEWS
 
 
Amid labour shortages and problems of rural isolation, Japan is relaxing its traffic laws to allow autonomous delivery robots to take to the streets.
Japan has one of the world's oldest populations, with nearly 30 per cent of its citizens aged over 65. Many live in depopulated rural...

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Philippines' Marcos Open To A Troop Pact With Japan

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REUTERS
 
"If it will be of help to the Philippines in terms of protecting, for example our fishermen, protecting our maritime territory ... I don't see why we should not adopt it (VFA)," Marcos told reporters before returning home on Sunday, according to an official transcript.
Marcos was in Jap...

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Japan PM Kishida To Return To Work Monday After Sinus Surgery

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CNA
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will return to work on Monday (Feb 13) after his sinus surgery in a Tokyo hospital at the weekend proved uneventful, the Kyodo news agency said.
Saturday's procedure ran for about three hours and 40 minutes, the agency said, quoting government sources. ...

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Chinese Navy Vessel Enters Japan Waters Near Kagoshima Pref. Islands

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KYODO NEWS
 
A Chinese navy survey vessel on Sunday entered Japan's territorial waters near islands close to the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, the latest confirmed sighting of Chinese ships in the area since December, the Defense Ministry said.
A survey ship crossed into Japanese waters f...

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Japan Cabinet Oks Bill To Help Defense Industry, Tighten Info Security

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a bill designed to support domestic defense equipment producers and tighten up the management of important information on their products, with the nation focusing on strengthening its deterrence capabilities.
The bill stipulates that the government ...

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Japan To Replace Attack, Observation Helicopters With Drone Fleet

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DEFENSE NEWS
 
Japan has indicated it will give up its “obsolete” attack and observation helicopters in favor of unmanned systems, according to its defense buildup plans.
They will be replaced by “attack/utility,” “miniature attack” and “surveillance” unmanned aircraft systems, according to the E...

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Heavy Snow Disrupts Transportation In Tokyo, Warning Issued

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ENGLISH NEWS
 
A heavy snow warning was issued for central Tokyo on Friday by the weather agency here, with the inclement weather disrupting transportation services.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the alert for Tokyo's 23 wards, warning that later in the day the snow could turn to sleet a...

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Japan Arrests Alleged Ringleaders Of 'Luffy' Crime Spree

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BBC
 
Japanese police have arrested four men for allegedly orchestrating scams and robberies while jailed overseas, in a case that has gripped the country.
Authorities say they targeted the elderly, and stole or cheated their victims of billions of yen.
From their jail in the Philippines, the men...

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