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Japan Defense Force Ship Sails Through Taiwan Strait For 1st Time

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KYODO NEWS
 
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel has sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's direction, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday, triggering an immediate backlash from China.
On Wednesday, the destroyer Sazanami, along wit...

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Princess Zelda Takes The Lead In 'Echoes Of Wisdom'

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Princess Zelda will shed her role as damsel in distress to play the heroine for the first time in the nearly four-decade history of the Nintendo fantasy series named after her.
"The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom," which will be released Thursday, was directed by Tomomi Sano, the...

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Japan’s LDP Presidential Race Looks Certain to Go to Runoff; Diet Members Surveyed in Election’s Last Stretch

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election is almost certain to go to a runoff, as former LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba, economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koziumi remain locked in a neck-and-neck race.
With Friday’s el...

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Advisory Lifted After 50 Cm Tsunami Reaches Hachijojima

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A 50 cm tsunami was recorded in Hachijojima’s Yaene on Tuesday morning after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck about 100 kilometers north of the volcanic Torishima Island, according to the Meteorological Agency.
A tsunami advisory, warning of waves of up to 1 meter, was issued for t...

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Japanese Fighter Jets Fire Flares At Russian Aircraft For First Time In Airspace Violation

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Defence minister says ‘strong protest’ lodged with Moscow amid growing concerns about Russian and Chinese military cooperation in the region
Japan said its fighter jets used flares for the first time to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave its airspace, the defence minis...

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Japan Researchers Identify Fat-Burning Proteins

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KYODO NEWS
 
A Japanese research team has found protein variants that increase during exercise and help burn fat, possibly opening a path to developing a new drug that helps people lose weight without dieting.
The team's findings, published in the European scientific journal Molecular Metabolism,...

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Six Dead After Record Rain Causes Floods In Japan

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BBC
 
Six people have been killed and 10 others are missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan's Ishikawa prefecture.
The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are still recovering from a deadly earthquake that devastated the area on 1 January, are among the hardest h...

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Japan’s Leader Demands Answers From China Over Schoolboy’s Fatal Stabbing

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CNN
 
 
Japan’s prime minister has demanded an explanation from Beijing over the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy in the second knife attack on Japanese children in China in recent months.
The 10-year-old boy was stabbed by a man on his way to class Wednesday about 200 meters (650 feet) from the gat...

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Russia And China Launch Naval Drills In Sea Of Japan

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NEWS AZ
 
Russia and China started naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited Russia's Pacific Fleet as saying, News.Az reports citing foreign media.
"A joint detachment of warships of the Pacific Fleet and Chinese Navy set out from Vladivostok to conduct the jo...

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Kishida To Visit US For Final Time As Japan's Prime Minister

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NHK
 
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is set to begin his final trip to the United States before stepping down. The four-day tour will see him attend a series of talks aimed at solidifying ties with Washington and other strategic partners.
Kishida will depart from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on ...

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