NIPPON
 
A Japanese railway operator has developed a new inspection train, Big Eye, featuring headlights that resemble a pair of eyeballs, aiming to streamline its maintenance work with digitalized functions.
Kyushu Railway Co. will hold test runs from this month through next March in southwester...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The United States, South Korea and Japan have agreed to launch a high-level consultative group on countering North Korean cyber activities that they say finance its unlawful weapons programs, South Korea's presidential office said on Monday.
Anne Neuberger, U.S. deputy national secu...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim agreed Sunday to promote bilateral defense and maritime security cooperation amid China's increasing military assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region.
During their talks near Kuala Lumpur, Kishida, who...

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TEMPO
 
 
 Japan will provide $65 million in additional humanitarian aid to Palestinians out of concern over the situation in Gaza, foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa said during a tour of Israel and Jordan on Friday, Nov. 3.
Speaking to reporters in Jordan after meeting Israeli Foreign Minister Eli ...

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CNA
 
 Japan and the Philippines said on Friday (Nov 3) that they will start negotiations for a defence pact that would allow the countries to deploy troops on each other's territory.
Tokyo and Manila – longtime allies of Washington – are deepening their defence cooperation as they seek to counte...

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CNN
 
Japan on Thursday (Nov 2) began releasing a third batch of treated wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, a process that has seen China and Russia ban seafood from the country in response.
Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said it started releasing 7,800 tonnes of water that had b...

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TIMEOUT
 
The drink is sold exclusively at FamilyMart for ¥278 and it's available only while stocks last
Tokyo boasts a seemingly endless array of confectionery gifts, but the most popular edible souvenir of them all is the Tokyo Banana.
The famous sweet treat started life as a simple banana-shap...

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KYODO NEWS
 
A new anime exhibition facility opened Tuesday in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, with the three-story complex inviting visitors worldwide to view the metropolitan government's collection of anime materials and learn about the world of Japanese animation.
Jointly operated by the Tokyo me...

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LIFE STYLE ASIA
 
 
The iconic Shibuya Starbucks in Tokyo has officially closed… for now.
Brought on by the shuttering of the Shibuya Tsutaya landmark, Starbucks was officially closed due to the renovation work happening with the Q Front Building Tsutaya.
This landmark was a popular meeting place...

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TOP NEWS MEDIA
 
The Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court ruling Thursday to not grant a stable residential status to an American with a Japanese same-sex partner, but said it was problematic to not grant same-sex partners the same status as married couples.
The civil case centers on whether a f...

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