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Japan, Australia Upgrade Security Pact Against China Threat

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AP NEWS
 
Japan and Australia on Saturday signed a new bilateral security agreement to reflect the deteriorating security outlook for their region driven by China’s increasing assertiveness.
The upgrade of the Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation, a pact first signed in 2007 when China’s ris...

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Tokyo Games Scandal Disappoints Official Mascot Creator

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The creator of the official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has voiced his disappointment over the bribery scandal that has tainted the event.
Prosecutors on Wednesday re-arrested Haruyuki Takahashi — a former executive board member of the Games’ organizing co...

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Japan COVID Cases Rise 1st Time In 2 Months Amid Fears Of New Wave

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KYODO NEWS
 
The number of weekly COVID-19 cases in Japan increased for the first time in about two months, health ministry data showed Thursday, as some health experts warned that the country has already entered a new wave of infections.
All 47 prefectures except Okinawa reported a rise in the n...

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Splatoon 3 Is Already The Best-Selling Video Game Of 2022 In Japan

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NINTENDO LIFE
 
Splatoon 3 just continues to splatter ink over all sorts of records, especially in Japan where the IP is huge. And it's just surpassed another one — with the release of the Japan Monthly Report for September 2022, it's now been confirmed that Splatoon 3 is the best-selling video g...

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Foreign Tourists React To Mask-Wearing In Japan, And Japanese People React To Foreign Non-Maskers

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JAPAN TODAY
 
How true does the old adage “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” stand up today in modern society? That’s something that’s currently being put to the test in Japan, as the first influx of new tourists enter from abroad after two years of being banned from the country.
Over here, peop...

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Silent Hill f Revealed as a New Game Set in 1960s Japan

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IGN Southeast Asia
 
Written by acclaimed Japanese writer Ryukishi07.
As part of today's Silent Hill announcement festivities, Konami announced Silent Hill f, a new story set in 1960s Japan.
Described as juxtaposing a world view of “beautiful, therefore horrifying,” Silent Hill f is being written...

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Tokyo Prosecutors Arrest CEO Of Ad Firm ADK, 2 Others Over Olympics Bribe

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday arrested the president and two former employees of Japanese advertising firm ADK Holdings Inc over suspected bribery related to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japanese media said.
The arrests mark the latest widening of a corruption scandal involving Olympic...

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Japan Eases COVID-19 Advisory For All Overseas Trips

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government on Wednesday eased its travel warning over the coronavirus pandemic for 76 countries and areas, such as Australia and Taiwan, no longer requesting that residents in Japan refrain from nonessential trips to any country.
The Foreign Ministry said it lowered the ...

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Major Japan Tech Show Returns In Person, But Focus Is On The Metaverse

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COLORS OF INDIA
 
Japan’s main tech commerce present CEATEC returned to an in-person format on Tuesday for the primary time in three years, with corporations seizing the prospect to straight work together with guests and showcase their newest choices.
Over the previous two years, the occasion was...

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Japan Heritage Worker Backs Car Into Oldest Toilet At Kyoto Temple

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BBC
 
A man whose job it is to help preserve Japan's cultural heritage has accidentally smashed his car into the country's oldest toilet at a centuries-old Buddhist temple.
The communal loo at Tofukuji in Kyoto dates back to the 15th century and is designated an important cultural asset.
Its anci...

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