JAPAN TODAY
 
The United States has for the first time begun buying Japanese seafood to supply its military there, a response to China's ban on such products imposed after Tokyo released treated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.
Unveiling the initiative in a Reuters in...

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NIPPON
 
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association on Monday called for rules on generative artificial intelligence to be made soon, including a revision of the copyright law.
The association said in a statement that the unauthorized use of news content by generative AI could financi...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Model and actress Ai Tominaga became the first woman to play the role of Takeda Shingen in the Shingen-ko Festival, in Kofu on Saturday.
Tominaga led a parade of more than 1,000 “warriors” to commemorate the famous warlord.
The festival’s main event was a reenactment of a confrontati...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Two-time reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan won Friday's women's short program at Skate Canada, the second event of the ISU Grand Prix season.
The 23-year-old from Kobe scored 75.13 points from the judges panel to seize command at Vancouver.
South Korea's 16-year-old Ki...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A group of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday ended its onsite safety inspection of treated water discharged into the ocean from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, with plans to compile a report by the end of this year.
The team, which is the first di...

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INSIDER
 
Japan's had enough of a surge in bear attacks across the country this year.One region said it will subsidize bullets for hunting and reward hunters who capture bears.Bears in Japan have been descending on urban areas this year due to a food shortage, experts say.
Officials in Japan said...

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TIME OUT
 
Visitor numbers are at 96 percent of 2019 figures, and the government are stepping in
After nearly three years of on-and-off travel restrictions took an immeasurable toll on the tourism industry across the world, visitor numbers are now bouncing back – but in some cases, a new surge of...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Tokyo's famous Shibuya district is bracing for the return of Halloween crowds this weekend, with many revelers expected not to be spooked by the ward's repeated requests to stay away.
Among the measures being taken to dissuade partygoers, a drinking ban on streets around Shibuya Sta...

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NIPPON.COM
 
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa plans to visit Israel and Jordan on Nov. 2-5, government and ruling party officials said Thursday.
Kamikawa hopes to urge both Israel and Palestine to take steps to end their conflict as soon as possible.
If the visit is realized, Kamikawa will...

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BBC
 
Japan's Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to require citizens to be sterilised before they can officially change genders.
The 2004 law said people could only change their gender if they have no reproductive capacity.
Wednesday's ruling came after a transgender woman filed...

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