JAPAN NEWS
 
Actor Tatsuya Fuji, 82, was awarded the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance at the 71st San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain on Saturday for his role in director Kei Chikaura’s film “Great Absence.”
The film tells the story of a father and son who reunite after a ...

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NIPPON.COM
 
Japan's Princess Kako attended a ceremony on Saturday marking 110 years of women attending universities in Japan.
Tohoku Imperial University, the predecessor of Tohoku University in northeastern Japan city of Sendai, opened its doors to three women in 1913, who became the first femal...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Construction of a new skyscraper, set to be Japan's tallest building with a height of about 390 meters, has begun near Tokyo Station, developer Mitsubishi Estate Co. said.
The Torch Tower, expected to be completed in March 2028, will surpass the 330-meter Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The government Friday approved a plan for Princess Kako to make an official visit to Peru from Nov. 1 to 10.
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, will attend events related to this year’s 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
She i...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The release of the second batch of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean will commence on Oct 5, the facility's operator said Thursday, in a move likely to draw further ire from China.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings In...

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MALAY MALL
 
The Japanese government and Malaysia's state oil firm Petronas yesterday agreed to discuss how to export carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted in Japan to storage sites in Malaysia as part of efforts to tackle climate change.
Similar talks could eventually take place with other nations in Asi...

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NHK
 
Construction workers have broken ground on a new Tokyo landmark. The 385-meter Torch Tower will be the tallest skyscraper in Japan when completed in 2028.
Property developer Mitsubishi Estate held a groundbreaking ceremony with its partners in the project on Wednesday.
The firm's President ...

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BBC
 
 
Bear attacks in Japan have been rising at an alarming rate, so the city of Takikawa installed a robot wolf as a deterrent.
The robot wolf was originally designed to keep wild animals from farmlands, but is now being used by local governments and managers of highways, golf courses, and pig...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
South Korea hosted senior diplomats from China and Japan for a rare trilateral meeting on Tuesday seen as aimed at assuaging Beijing's concerns over the two U.S. allies' tightening cooperation between themselves and Washington.
The meeting aims in part to set the stage for the resum...

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IFSC-CLIMBING
 
Japan dominated the final IFSC World Cup podiums of the season taking five of the six medals on offer in Wujiang as Anraku Sorato and Mori Ai both claim Lead gold’s again for the nation.
The odds were in favour of the Asian country in the men’s Lead final with five of the eighth s...

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