ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni also agreed to hold the first director general-level meeting between foreign and defense authorities in March to deepen their security cooperation.
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CNN
 
A pod of at least 10 killer whales appears to be trapped by sea ice off Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday.
Officials from the coastal town of Rausu said they have no way to rescue the orcas, which were first spotted by a local fisherman, NHK rep...

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BBC
 
The Ukraine-born winner of the Miss Japan beauty pageant has given up her crown after a tabloid report revealed her affair with a married man.
Karolina Shiino, 26, was crowned Miss Japan two weeks ago but her win sparked public debate due to her heritage.
While some welcomed the naturalised...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Meteorological Agency lifted its heavy snow warning for all 23 wards of Tokyo and other areas on Tuesday, but traffic in the Tokyo metropolitan area continued to be affected by a buildup of snow and icy road surfaces.
According to reports from the Tokyo Fire Department, at least...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Taiwan has raised over NT$540 million ($17.2 million) from the private sector in a fundraising campaign to help Japan recover from a powerful earthquake three weeks ago that killed more than 200 people, the island's Health and Welfare Ministry said Monday.
During the two-week campai...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Many bullet train services between Tokyo and stations in eastern and central Japan were suspended Tuesday due to a power outage, with their operator saying services will not restart soon.
The outage, which began around 10 a.m., affected sections of the Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku shi...

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BBC
 
Japan may yet manage to salvage its Moon lander, the country's space agency Jaxa says - if sunlight hits it in the right place.
The Slim spacecraft was turned off just three hours after its historic lunar touchdown on Saturday to save power.
Engineers had realised its solar cells were point...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
When Japanese journalist Shiori Ito accused a prominent TV reporter of rape, becoming a rare high-profile #MeToo voice in her homeland, she was initially ignored by police, prosecutors and even much of the media.
Defying taboos, she investigated her own case, secretly recording phon...

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SORA NEWS
 
Cult following makes this ice cream sell like hotcakes. 
While most people might think to buy their ice cream at a supermarket or convenience store, in Japan there are hidden gems to be found at cake and dessert chains like the hugely popular Chateraise.
With branches around the count...

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MOTOR1.COM
 
A replacement isn't planned because Mazda thinks the CX models can fill the void.
Mazda has sadly called time on its midsize sedan in Japan. The aging 6 is being discontinued in its domestic market where production is set to end in mid-April. If you hurry, there's still time to place...

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