NPR
 
A dozen Ukrainian students sit in a classroom, studying basic Japanese to help them navigate life in a new country. Among them is Sergei Litvinov, a 29-year-old trained chef, who arrived in June.
He says he's been listening to Japanese rock music since his teen years.
Coming to Japan is "a ...

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JIJI
 
Local police and authorities are strengthening their patrol activities in Shibuya as the commercial and entertainment district in the Japanese capital is expected to become crowded with mainly young people in Halloween costumes starting this weekend, as always around this time of the year....

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Purchase likely to prove controversial, as Tokyo seeks to counter growing regional threats
Japan is looking into buying US-developed Tomahawk cruise missiles as it seeks to counter growing regional threats, including from North Korea, the government has said.
Any purchase would pro...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Tokyo's famous Shibuya district is bracing for the return of large crowds of Halloween partygoers this weekend following the removal of coronavirus restrictions and Japan fully reopening its borders to independent foreign tourists.
The district, known for its iconic scramble crossin...

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COLORS OF INDIA
 
Cumulative shipments in Japan of bathroom seats geared up with a warm-water cleaning spray perform exceeded 100 million items in June this 12 months, based on statistics courting again to 1987.
Though a commonplace function in properties and different areas at the moment, the bi...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Over the last few years, the word oshi has caught on in Japan. Originally meaning “support,” it’s now used to describe a favorite fictional character or real-world performer, such as an anime character, or idol singer.
Something else that’s been catching on in Japan is a greater app...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
 
 
A pharmaceutical company from Japan, Takeda, has donated 200 vials of acute kidney injury (AKI) antidote, Fomepizole, to Indonesia, Health Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Syahril informed at a press conference here on Thursday.
“The drug will arrive next week. We will directly di...

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NHK
 
A team of scientists in Japan has developed a robot modeled after the country's digital transformation minister.
The lifelike Kono Taro is part of a government-backed research project led by Professor Ishiguro Hiroshi at Osaka University in western Japan.
The team says it's possible to mani...

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CNN
 
The third time’s the charm in the New York bar exam for Kei Komuro, a law clerk at law firm Lowenstein Sandler and the husband of Japan’s Princess Mako.
Komuro’s name appeared on the list of those who passed New York’s July bar exam released October 20, after the Japanese press zeroed in on...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa resigned on Monday over his links to the controversial Unification Church, in another blow to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The decision comes after calls from opposition parties demanding Yamagiwa’s resignation since...

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