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Nintendo Is Opening Its Second Official Japan Store In Osaka

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TIME OUT
 
The Daimaru Umeda outlet will be offering an extensive selection of games and character merch including Super Mario
Osaka is quickly becoming the place to visit for Nintendo fans. Not only does the Kansai city have the world’s first Super Nintendo World at Universal Studio Japan, but i...

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Japan Warns Of Intervention As Yen Falls, BOJ Chief Rejects Criticism

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan warned Tuesday of "appropriate" action to counter excessive volatility in the currency market after the yen hit a 32-year low against the U.S. dollar amid jitters over further possible intervention and its impact on the economy.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in parliament t...

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Yuta Watanabe Likely To Make Nets Even Bigger In Japan

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NETS DAILY
 
With Yuta Watanabe now seemingly secure on the Nets roster, expect Brooklyn to be an even bigger hit in Japan than in the past ... and they were already No. 2 behind Watanabe’s Raptors in jersey sales last year and Watanabe the clear No. 1 among all NBA players, ahead of Steph Curry....

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Japan Unveiled As First Hosts Of Olympic Qualification Tournaments

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VOLLEY BALL WORLD
 
Teams head to Japan to compete for a ticket to Paris and to contest the country’s ‘World Cup’ in 2023
Volleyball World and the FIVB can announce that Japan is the first country to be confirmed as a host for one of the eagerly anticipated FIVB Road To Paris Volleyball Qualifier...

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Kishida Orders Culture Minister To Investigate Unification Church

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered an investigation on Monday into the Unification Church after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July revealed close ties between it and ruling party lawmakers.
Support for Kishida's government has tumbled to its low...

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Fujifilm Gives Up Developing Avigan Drug For COVID Treatment

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Fujifilm Holdings Corp says it has has stopped development of its anti-viral drug Avigan for treating COVID-19, saying it was unable to confirm its effectiveness in a clinical trial.
Avigan, initially developed as a drug for influenza, emerged as a potential treatment for the novel ...

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Ukrainian Lawmakers Visit Japan, Call For More Pressure On Russia

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NHK
 
A Ukrainian parliamentary delegation visiting Japan is calling on countries to put more pressure on Russia. This is the first time that a delegation from Kyiv has visited Japan since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine began in February.
The group consists of five members of the Ukrainian parliame...

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Japan To Export To India Stealth Antennas Equipped On New Destroyer

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan is planning to export to India stealth antennas equipped on a new Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, as the two countries strengthen security cooperation, government sources said Saturday.
If realized, it would be the first export case under a Japan-India agreement on defen...

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Ghibli Park Readies For Nov. 1 Opening In Central Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
A long-awaited theme park featuring beloved characters and scenes from Studio Ghibli’s hit animations is set to open Nov. 1 in central Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, treating fans to the wonders and secrets of Ghibli films such as “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Castle in the Sky.”
Ghibli Park,...

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Indonesia, Japan Discuss Cooperation On Boosting Coastal Defense

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces General Andika Perkasa and Chief of Staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force General Yoshida Yoshihide have discussed cooperation in the military sector, including strengthening coastal defense.
"Several Indonesia-Japan cooperati...

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