JAPAN TODAY
 
Police in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, are investigating the death of a newborn baby girl whose partially burned body was found along the coastline on Saturday.
Police said the infant, who was wrapped in a blanket, was found by a fisherman at around 6:45 a.m. Saturday, Kyodo News re...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A delegation of South Korean experts held talks with Japanese government officials and others on the planned release of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Thursday.
Criticism and concern over the release of treated ...

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NINTENDO LIFE
 
 
All proceeds going to Pokémon With You organisation
Do you love Pokémon music as much as us?
Yeah? Well good, because a special Pokémon-themed concert will be held in Japan on August 10th, 2023 by the NHK Symphony Special Orchestra (thanks, Serebii).
Taking place at the Pacifico...

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REUTERS
 
A strong earthquake shook eastern Japan on Friday evening, but there was no tsunami warning, according to public broadcaster NHK.
The temblor struck at 1003 GMT with a magnitude of 6.2, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. It shook buildings in Tokyo as well as surrounding pref...

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CNN
 
The suspect in a shooting and stabbing incident that left four people dead in central Japan is now in police custody, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK, citing local police early Friday.
Police in Nakano City received a call on Thursday with reports that a “man stabbed a woman,” ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making arrangements to attend a NATO summit scheduled for July, government sources said Wednesday, as the Asian country has deepened ties with the trans-Atlantic alliance amid global security concerns.
On the sidelines of the summit in Lithuan...

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CNA
 
Japan held a ceremony on Wednesday (May 24) marking its planned donation of about 100 military vehicles to Ukraine, as Tokyo seeks to provide equipment that can be of broader military use than its earlier shipments of helmets and hazmat suits.
In a ceremony at the Defense Ministry at which ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is considering expanding its child benefits program in order to begin giving ¥10,000 per month per head to high-school age children up to 18 years old, sources said Wednesday.
As part of its efforts to combat the country's falling birthrate, the government is also preparing to...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has filed its candidacy for a vote to join the U.N. Security Council as a nonpermanent member for a two-year term starting 2032, the top government spokesman said Tuesday.
In January this year, the country began its current stint as a nonpermanent member of the 15-member counc...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's ruling party on Tuesday approved a government proposal to expand the scope of a blue-collar skilled worker visa that effectively allows holders to live in the country indefinitely.
In a possible major shift in the country's foreign labor policy, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's...

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