KYODO NEWS
 
U.S. President Joe Biden has corrected himself after saying last week that he had persuaded Japan to significantly increase its defense budget, according to a White House transcript released Wednesday.
"He didn't need my convincing as much as he'd already decided," Biden is quoted as...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
The close bilateral relations between Indonesia and Japan are reflected in their technical cooperation in the infrastructure sector, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono has said.
"This technical cooperation showed how strong Indonesia-Japan relations are,"...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Officials were left red-faced at a beer factory in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday, after a mishap turned a large body of water a sinister shade of scarlet.
A leak filled a port area in the city of Nago with the lurid-colored water, which one Twitter user described as looking "venomou...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
International UFO Lab, an organization dedicated to the investigation of unidentified flying objects, has released six photographs and videos that the group believes are highly likely to depict real UFOs.
The Fukushima City-based organization made the announcement at UFO Fureai-kan h...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Ennosuke Ichikawa detained after both parents were found dead at his home in Tokyo last month
One of Japan’s best-known kabuki actors has been arrested on suspicion of assisting in his mother’s suicide after both parents were found unconscious at his home last month.
Police said En...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's ruling parties agreed Tuesday to cooperate in all constituencies except those in Tokyo for the next general election, brushing aside concerns that they may end their decades-long alliance amid increased friction over the fielding of candidates.
The decision came after weeks o...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government said Monday it will coordinate with the other Group of Seven countries in addressing the situation in Russia following a short-lived uprising by the Wagner mercenary group, adding the development warrants "serious attention."
"We would like to respond to the s...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan has lodged a protest against Russia over the country's decision to declare Sept 3 a day of victory over "militaristic Japan" - a move it said would fan mutual antagonism, the top government spokesperson said on Monday.
"The passage of this law could not only stir anti-Japanese...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Between 1948 and 1996, about 16,500 people were operated on without their consent under a eugenics law, triggering long campaign for redress
Campaigners in Japan have reacted angrily to a government report revealing that children as young as nine were among thousands of people who ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Sapporo High Court on Thursday partially overturned a lower court ruling for the Hokkaido government to pay two hecklers damages over their removal by police from the site of a 2019 election stump speech by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The high court rescinded an order by the...

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