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The Official Japan Cherry Blossom Forecast For 2024 Is Out Now

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TIME OUT
 
Here’s what the warmer temperatures mean for sakura this year, with blooming dates for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Sapporo and more
The new year has barely started, but the Japan Meteorological Corporation already has its sights set on spring with the release of its first official cherry blos...

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Japan Urged To Proactively Engage With Myanmar As China Steps In

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JAPAN TIMES
 
China's recent mediation of talks between Myanmar's ruling junta and three ethnic rebel groups in the country has highlighted a perceived absence of Japan's leadership in addressing the prolonged crisis there, which observers believe has reached a turning point since the 2021 coup.
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Three-Metre Tsunami Recorded At Japan Nuclear Plant After Quake

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CNA
 
Three-metre tsunami waves were recorded at, but did not damage, an offline nuclear plant in Japan following the Jan 1 earthquake, its operator said on Wednesday (Jan 10).
The revelation served as a reminder of the risks associated with nuclear power in Japan 13 years after a tsunami wrecked...

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Japan To Expand FY2024/25 Budget Reserves For Earthquake Aid

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan plans to expand its budget reserves for fiscal 2024/25 to support recovery from the Noto Peninsula earthquake, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday.
The cabinet earlier on Tuesday approved 4.74 billion yen in spending from fiscal 2023/24 reserves for such aid as wa...

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Yamaguchi Among New York Times '52 Places To Go' List For 2024

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The city of Yamaguchi has been selected for The New York Times' list of "52 places to go in 2024."
The city, the capital of the namesake prefecture, "is often called the Kyoto of the West, though it's much more interesting than that," the newspaper said.
Small winding lanes in the "...

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Japan Earthquake Death Toll Rises To 161

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BBC
 
The death toll from Japan's devastating New Year's Day earthquake has risen from to more than 160, authorities say.
Efforts are continuing to find more than 100 people who remain missing a week later.
But bad weather is hampering rescuers- with heavy rain and snow triggering warnings of la...

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Japan Foreign Minister Promises Aid For Ukrainian Anti-Drone System

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa made a previously unannounced visit to Ukraine on Sunday, saying Tokyo would provide the war-torn country with a drone detection system via aid, amid concerns of dwindling support in some countries for Kyiv’s nearly two-year attempt to fend off an inva...

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Japan earthquake: Nearly 250 missing as hope for survivors fades

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BBC
 
Rescuers in Japan are rushing to find 242 people missing after a devastating New Year's Day earthquake.
A critical 72-hour period to find survivors from when the quake struck ended late on Thursday.
On Friday, the death toll from the 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the remote Noto peninsula ros...

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Celebrated Japanese Photographer Kishin Shinoyama Dies Aged 83

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese photographer Kishin Shinoyama, known for portraits of Beatles musician John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono among other celebrities over his five-decade career, died of old age Thursday, his office said. He was 83.
Shinoyama, whose real name was Michinobu Shinoyama, photographe...

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Multiple Stabbed in Tokyo Train Attack: Woman Admits to Attacking Passengers with Intention of Killing

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A woman has been arrested after stabbing and injuring four passengers with a knife on a JR Yamanote Line train as it ran between Okachimachi and Akihabara stations in Tokyo, police announced.
Three men from their 30s to 60s were stabbed in the back and chest, resulting in serious inj...

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