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M6.1 Quake Strikes Off Central Japan, Jolts Fukushima, Ibaraki

  • Category:Nature
KYODO NEWS
 
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the coast of central Japan on Monday, although tremors were felt strongest in the eastern prefectures of Fukushima and Ibaraki, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The quake occurred around 5:09 p.m., measuring 4 on Japan...

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Bomb Threat Prompts Tokyo High Court To Ban Entry, Change Trial Schedules

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Tokyo High Court on Monday temporarily banned entry into its building and canceled some scheduled trial sessions after receiving a bomb threat, the court said.
The building, which also houses the Tokyo District Court, was not accessible from the outside starting noon until 2 p.m...

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China Wants Stronger Ties With Japan, Premier Li Keqiang Tells Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

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SCMP
 
 ·Meeting on Asean summit sidelines marks first exchange with a senior Chinese leader since Prime Minister Kishida took office in October last year·Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kishida will be at Bali G20 summit and Apec talks in Bangkok, but no meeting has been officially confirmed ye...

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Japan's PM Kishida To Meet China's Xi On Thursday

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REUTERS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, Japan's top government spokesman said, for talks that come as tensions in Asia have risen over Taiwan and North Korea.
"It's necessary to build constructive and stable Japan-China relations through...

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Japan And China Arranging Kishida-Xi Talks, With Thailand Eyed As Venue

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TITTLE PRESS
 
Japan and China are working to arrange talks between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and leader Xi Jinping, with Thailand envisioned for their venue but Indonesia remaining a possibility, according to sources familiar with the move.
Kishida told reporters early Saturday that Japan is ...

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Tourists Can Now Pre-Register Their Covid-19 Documents With Visit Japan Web

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TIME OUT
 
This new website replaces the MySOS app and lets travellers pre-register the required documents before entering Japan
Japan is finally reopened to the world and tourists are able to come in and explore all the new attractions that have opened since the pandemic.
Thankfully, Japan has d...

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Biden Celebrates Democrats Holding The Senate On Second Day Of Asia Summits

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CNN
 
 
 
President Joe Biden landed in Cambodia on Saturday still reveling in midterm election results that have produced an unexpected boost at home for his second two years in office.
A day after he arrived in Asia, he got another piece of news from back home that could give him a lift through...

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Japan's Justice Minister Dismissed Over Gaffes About Death Penalty

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday dismissed Yasuhiro Hanashi as justice minister after criticism over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.
Hanashi's removal dealt a fresh blow to Kishida after another minister w...

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Leica Leitz Phone 2 Launches In Japan

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GSM ARENA
 
Following up last year’s Leica Leitz Phone 1 is the aptly named sequel – the Leitz Phone 2.
The new device shares its key hardware with the Sharp Aquos R7 but it offers a more robust design with textured metal sides, Leitz branding and a metal cap for the rear camera.
There’s a 6.6-in...

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Football: Japan-based World Cup squad members land in Qatar

  • Category:Event
KYODO NEWS
 
Veteran FC Tokyo defender Yuto Nagatomo and other J-League players in Japan's World Cup squad touched down Thursday in Qatar ahead of the Nov. 20 to Dec. 18 tournament.
The 36-year-old talisman arrived in Doha along with Shonan Bellmare forward Shuto Machino, who was called up late a...

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