KYODO NEWS
 
The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet has edged up by 0.4 percentage point to 24.2 percent, a Kyodo News survey showed Monday, with a political funds scandal still shaking his Liberal Democratic Party.
The telephone poll conducted for three days from...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
No longer just drunk for courage at karaoke clubs, the ‘food-friendly’ rice spirit is becoming a first choice of connoisseurs
When sommelier Erika Haigh opened the UK’s first independent sake bar, in London’s West End in 2019, passersby would wander in and try to order milkshakes, ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The third Japan Parade, aimed at promoting Japanese culture, was held in New York City's Manhattan on Saturday.
About 100 groups, including a delegation from the city of Yamaguchi, which was selected for The New York Times' list of "52 places to go in 2024," took part in the event. ...

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MINT
 
Tech Japan founder Naotaka Nishiyama, in a post on LinkedIn, said that he is relocating to India and this is a "definitely big new chapter" of his life.
In a post, he said, “The time has finally come. I’m relocating to India and I’m going to start living in Bengaluru tomorrow. I have been ...

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NEWS.AZ
 
The Japanese authorities intend to destroy a large volume of previously purchased COVID-19 drugs totaling about 300 billion yen (1.93 billion), News.Az reports citing Kyodo.
These are drugs Xocova manufactured by Shionogi, Lagevrio manufactured by Merck, as well as Paxlovid tablets fro...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The number of domestic travelers decreased during this year's Golden Week holiday period as many residents of Japan refrained from traveling far from home amid rising prices, private sector data showed Saturday.
Based on an analysis of data collected in the vicinity of 60 major train...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's parliament on Friday enacted an amended law aimed at facilitating the swift removal of defamatory content on social media platforms like Facebook and X with more transparency.
The revised provider liability limitation law mandates the operators of such platforms to set up poi...

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ANTARA
 
TNI AU Staff Deputy Chief, Vice Marshal Andyawan Martono, discussed joint training plans with Japan Air Self-Defense Deputy Chief, Lieutenant General Takuto Ogaswara, alongside the 2024 Air and Space Conference in Canberra, Australia, May 9.
"The two officials discussed the possibility o...

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BBC
 
One of Japan's most well-known bread brands is recalling thousands of packets and offering refunds after the remains of a rat was found in its products.
Around 104,000 packs of sliced white bread made by the Pasco Shikishima Corporation have been pulled from shelves. Parts of the black rat ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
While life has gradually returned to normal almost a year since Japan downgraded COVID-19 to a lower-risk disease category, persistent waves of infections resulted in over 16,000 deaths between May and November last year, according to government data.
Health experts have stressed the...

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