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Free Noodles Offered As Japan Wrestles With Low Youth Turnout For Elections

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Ramen chain offers free refills as upper house elections near, amid concerns younger voters feel politicians are more interested in targeting ageing society
A major Japanese ramen chain is offering free noodles to young people ahead of Sunday’s upper house elections, amid widesprea...

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New COVID-19 Cases Top 45,000 In Japan, Nearly Double From Last Week

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KYODO NEWS
 
Newly confirmed COVID-19 cases nearly doubled from a week earlier to over 45,000 in Japan on Wednesday, exceeding the 40,000 mark for the first time since May 18 as the nation's coronavirus infections continue to rebound.
Higher case counts were reported in all of the 47 prefectures ...

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Snake Causes Power Outage For 10,000 Homes In Japan, Residents Shocked

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NDTV
 
Following the incident, it took around an hour for the power to be restored to 10,000 homes and businesses.
Around 10,000 homes in Japan were recently left without electricity after a snake slithered into an electric substation and fried itself to death.
 
According to Newsweek, residents ...

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Hiroshima Prefecture Governor: Nuclear Weapons A Threat To Sustainable Future

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NHK
 
The governor of Japan's atomic-bombed prefecture of Hiroshima has said nuclear weapons pose an unequivocal threat to humanity.
Yuzaki Hidehiko was speaking in a forum at United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday. Attendees discussed ways to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development ...

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4 Nations, Including Japan, To Closely Communicate For Regional Peace, Stability

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NHK
 
The leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand have condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and agreed to closely communicate for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Australian Prim...

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Japan's June Flames Out With Record Heat, But Power Crunch Averted

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REUTERS
 
Japan's electricity grid creaked on Thursday under the strain of Tokyo's hottest June since records began, but a power crunch that could have deprived tens of millions of electricity was narrowly averted and authorities prepared to lift warnings.
Temperatures of nearly 40 Celsius (104 F...

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Crowdfunding Campaign For Nara World Heritage Temple Surpasses 100 Million Yen In 8 Days

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SORA NEWS
 
When the temple asks, the temple shall receive…five-fold.
Horyuji Temple in Nara Prefecture is one of the many Japanese landmarks that suffered a severe lack of tourists during the pandemic.
Select Buddhist temples in Japan charge a small entrance fee to enter the temple grounds, and ...

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Japan's Heatwave Continues; Kishida Calls For Ramp-Up Of Nuclear Power Use

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Parts of Japan on Wednesday experienced their hottest day yet of a record-breaking June heatwave as fears grew about a shortage of electricity to keep air conditioners whirring.
As some manufacturers announced plans to scale back production to save electricity, temperatures of aroun...

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Japan Tells Millions To Save Electricity As Record Heat Wave Strains Power Supply

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CNN
 
Japan is asking some 37 million people living in and around Tokyo to use less electricity and ration air conditioning even amid a record heat wave that has seen temperatures in some parts of the country pass 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
The government urged citizens in the c...

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Over 20 Years’ Worth Of One Piece Manga Is Free To Read Right Now

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SORA NEWS
 
Two of Shueisha’s Japanese digital manga apps are offering free access to 931 chapters of One Piece while the series is on hiatus.
Having kept the series going for 25 years and counting, it’d be hard to argue that One Piece manga creator Eiichiro Oda and his staff don’t deserve a brea...

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