JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan doesn’t have wedding gift registries. That’s because the expectation is that when guests come to celebrate the newlywed couple, they’ll give cash instead of, say, a toaster or coffeemaker. On the one hand, this saves you the trouble of having to go shopping if you get invited ...

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NHK
 
Tokyo police have raided the main office of a political group named "Tsubasa no To," or Tsubasa party, on suspicion that it obstructed campaigning by other candidates during a Lower House by-election in April.
Police on Monday initiated the raid on the office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward and rel...

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CNA
 
An online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular trail was announced on Monday (May 13) by Japanese authorities trying to fight overtourism on the active volcano.
Japan's highest mountain has become increasingly crowded during the summer hiking season, raising concerns over safety and...

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GEOS PATIAL WORLD
 
ispace, a space robot development company, supports Japan’s participation in the Artemis Agreement. The agreement between Japan and the US for the Artemis mission will benefit the country.
The chief executive of the Takeshi Hakamada ispace says that Japan’s joining the Artemis...

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ASIA NEWS.NETWORK
 
Akazawa earned his ticket to Paris in the 65-kilogram weight class with an emotional victory at the Africa-Oceania Qualifier held in March in Alexandria, Egypt.
 
Gaku Akazawa achieved his lifetime dream by qualifying in freestyle wrestling for the upcoming Olympics, but he wo...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet has edged up by 0.4 percentage point to 24.2 percent, a Kyodo News survey showed Monday, with a political funds scandal still shaking his Liberal Democratic Party.
The telephone poll conducted for three days from...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
No longer just drunk for courage at karaoke clubs, the ‘food-friendly’ rice spirit is becoming a first choice of connoisseurs
When sommelier Erika Haigh opened the UK’s first independent sake bar, in London’s West End in 2019, passersby would wander in and try to order milkshakes, ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The third Japan Parade, aimed at promoting Japanese culture, was held in New York City's Manhattan on Saturday.
About 100 groups, including a delegation from the city of Yamaguchi, which was selected for The New York Times' list of "52 places to go in 2024," took part in the event. ...

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MINT
 
Tech Japan founder Naotaka Nishiyama, in a post on LinkedIn, said that he is relocating to India and this is a "definitely big new chapter" of his life.
In a post, he said, “The time has finally come. I’m relocating to India and I’m going to start living in Bengaluru tomorrow. I have been ...

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NEWS.AZ
 
The Japanese authorities intend to destroy a large volume of previously purchased COVID-19 drugs totaling about 300 billion yen (1.93 billion), News.Az reports citing Kyodo.
These are drugs Xocova manufactured by Shionogi, Lagevrio manufactured by Merck, as well as Paxlovid tablets fro...

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