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Your Ramadan Experience May Take On New Forms When Living In Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Ask Cendikia Luthfita what she recalls about Ramadan back home in Indonesia and she’s quick to talk about the sounds: the shuffle of a crowd making its way to the mosque at dawn, calls to prayer over neighborhood speakers, the din of street vendors selling meals at sundown so peop...

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Over 10% Of Kids With COVID-Related Brain Disease Died: Japan Survey

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KYODO NEWS
 
More than 10 percent of children in Japan who developed acute brain syndrome after infection with COVID-19 have died, results of a nationwide survey recently announced by a health ministry research team has shown.
The survey identified 34 cases of acute encephalopathy associated with...

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Japan Wants 85% Of Male Workers To Take Paternity Leave. But Fathers Are Too Afraid To Take It

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CNN
 
A child riding on his father’s shoulders smiles as they stroll through a park lined with yellow autumn-touched leaves – that is the typical image of a Japanese “ikumen”.
The term strings together the Japanese words ikuji, meaning care for children, and ikemen, referring to cool-looking men....

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Netflix Announces Series ‘Ooku: The Inner Chambers’ at Anime Japan Event

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VARIETY
 
Netflix has announced new series “Ooku: The Inner Chambers,” the first anime adaptation of a hit Japanese manga by Yoshinaga Fumi.
At the ongoing Anime Japan convention in Tokyo, the streamer also unveiled “Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune,” another anime series, adapted from a military...

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Shoma Uno Of Japan Repeats As World Figure Skating Champion

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AP NEWS
 
Shoma Uno prevailed in a quad showdown in the free skate on Saturday to become the first Japanese man to defend his title at the figure skating world championships.
Uno, skating to selection of music that included Bach, attempted five quadruple jumps at Saitama Super Arena. He landed al...

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Foreign Residents In Japan Hit Record 3 Million At End Of 2022

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
 
The number of foreign residents in Japan at the end of 2022 rose 11.4% from a year before to hit a record high of 3,075,213, the Immigration Services Agency has said.
The number of foreign students and technical trainees rose sharply following the easing of COVID-19 border measu...

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Scandal-Plagued Japan Tech Giant Toshiba Gets Tender Offer

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AP NEWS
 
Scandal-embattled Japanese electronics and technology manufacturer Toshiba has accepted a 2 trillion yen ($15 billion) tender offer from Japan Industrial Partners, a buyout fund made up of major banks and companies.
If the proposal succeeds, it will be a major step in Toshiba’s yearslon...

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Japan Celebrates World Baseball Tournament Victory Over US

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BBC
 
The World Baseball Classic (WBC) final between Japan and the US delivered on many fronts: sporting prowess, drama and for Japan's fans, a long-awaited victory.
Around noon on Wednesday morning Japan time, the Samurai Japan team beat the US defending champions in a thrilling 3-2 win in Miami...

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Japan Gubernatorial Campaigns Kick Off

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The official campaign period for gubernatorial elections in nine prefectures began Thursday, in the first half of the unified local elections.
Voting in the gubernatorial races, as well as races for mayor in certain majors cities, is to take place on April 9.
While the gubernatorial ...

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Japan, South Korea Drop Export Claims Against Each Other

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AP NEWS
 
Japan and South Korea almost simultaneously dropped their export claims against each other on Thursday in the latest sign of improving ties.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that effective Thursday the country would lift export controls of three key semi-conduct...

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