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Phishing Cases Hit New Record In Japan

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NHK
 
The number of reported phishing cases in Japan topped 100,000 for the first time in July. The scammers use emails and other means to direct Internet users to fake websites to steal their personal information.
The Council of Anti-Phishing Japan says there were 107,948 such reports last month...

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2 Dead, 7 Injured After Bus-Car Collision On Expressway In Central Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Two people died and seven others were injured after a bus overturned and caught fire on an expressway in Nagoya in central Japan on Monday, local authorities said.
It is believed the bus hit a concrete divider at around 10:15 a.m. near the Toyoyama-Minami interchange on the Nagoya E...

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Transgender Woman Not Legal Parent Of Child Born From Own Frozen Sperm, Japan Court Rules

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FOX NEWS
 
Japan requires transgender people to have a transition surgery and sterilization before legally switching genders 
A male-to-female transgender person cannot be a legal parent to a child conceived with sperm frozen prior to their transition, a Japanese court ruled Friday.
The ruling pe...

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Tokyo Knife Attacker Says She Wanted To See If People Really Die

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NHK
 
A teenager who stabbed two people in Tokyo has reportedly told investigators she wanted to see if people die from stab wounds before killing her own family.
She has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The attack by the 15-year-old girl on Saturday left a woman and her 19-year-ol...

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Japan Considers Deploying Long-Range Missiles To Counter China, Yomiuri Reports

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REUTERS
 
Japan is considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.
The missiles would be existing arms modified to extend their range from 100 km (62 miles) to 1,000 km, the daily said, c...

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The Sento Owners Making Group Bathing In Japan Cool Again

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Covid accelerated a decline but a new breed of bathhouse is reimagining a Japanese tradition
It is a Japanese ritual that stretches back centuries: stripping off in the company of friends and neighbours before stretching out in the recuperative waters of a public bathhouse.
But alm...

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Japan PM Kishida Infected With COVID-19, Recuperating

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CNA
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday (Aug 21).
Mr Kishida had just returned from a week-long vacation and was due to restart work on Monday.
He developed a cough and fever on Saturday, ...

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Japan Expected To See Quicker Prescription Of Coronavirus Oral Drug

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NHK
 
A Japanese medicine manufacturer says it plans to start distributing its oral coronavirus medicine through ordinary market channels. This means patients across the country could soon be prescribed the medicine more quickly.
MSD, which is the Japanese arm of US pharmaceutical firm Merck, sai...

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‘Ridiculous’: Backlash To Japan’s Urging More Sake Drinking By Young People To Boost The Drinks Industry And Economy

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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
 
 The Japanese tax agency launched ‘Sake Viva!’, a contest for ideas to promote the drinking of sake by young people, as liquor sales and liquor tax revenue fallHowever, on social media, commenters suggested it was at odds with official advocacy of moderate drinking and ...

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High-Ranked Japan And China Officials Hold Seven-Hour Talks

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CNA
 
Japan's national security adviser met China's top diplomat for seven hours of talks that covered topics including Taiwan and the war in Ukraine, a Japanese government official said on Thursday (Aug 18).
Accepting an invitation from China, Takeo Akiba travelled to the city of Tianjin, southe...

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