NK NEWS
 
Official says cooperation would improve responses, after media report that two sides look to share real-time radar data
The South Korean military assessed that sharing more information with Japan on North Korean missile launches would improve ROK responses to such tests, after Japanese ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan joined the U.N. Security Council as a nonpermanent member Sunday, starting a two-year stint amid growing calls for the world body's reform following its failure to halt Russia's aggression in Ukraine.
Tokyo takes a nonpermanent seat of the council, in charge of ensuring interna...

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CNA
 
Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Monday (Jan 2) made his first public New Year's greetings since 2020, resuming an annual tradition with caution as the nation and the royal family gradually return to normalcy.
Naruhito, joined by Empress Masako, was scheduled to make six brief appearances throu...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Pritzker prize winner who combined Asian and western influences said postwar ruins of Japan stayed with him in his work
Pritzker-winning Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, known for his avant garde style and category-defying works, has died at the age of 91, his office says.
Isozaki...

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KYODO NEWS
 
 
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has wished for a return to the period when his nation's relations with Tokyo were "at their best," the leader of Japan's junior ruling party Komeito said Thursday.
Following a meeting with Yoon in Seoul earlier in the day, Komeito leader Natsuo ...

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CNA
 
Hong Kong's government has asked Japan to withdraw a COVID-19 restriction that requires passenger flights from the financial hub to land at only four designated Japanese airports, saying the decision will impact around 60,000 passengers.
Japan, which is a top travel destination for Hong Kon...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
Travelers on New Year's holidays flooded planes and trains on Thursday even though the coronavirus pandemic continues, with the exodus peaking in many modes of public transportation in the country.
Reservations for shinkansen (bullet trains) and local trains as well as flights are...

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NDTV
 
 The country counted 216,219 newly confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday
apan on Wednesday recorded 415 COVID-19 deaths, the highest-ever count for a single day, health ministry data showed.
The country counted 216,219 newly confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, up 4% from a week ea...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Taiwan has called on Japan to promote bilateral "security cooperation," with fears growing about China's increasing military assertiveness in nearby waters, saying Taipei and Tokyo share a "single fate."
Taiwan and Japan have no diplomatic relations but should take security measures ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japan Football Association retained Hajime Moriyasu as men's national team manager Wednesday after he led them to the round of 16 at this year's World Cup in Qatar after topping their tough group.
The 54-year-old becomes the first manager to remain in the post following a World C...

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