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Japan Parliament Adopts Resolution On Human Rights In China

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CNN
 
Japan's parliament adopted a rare resolution on Tuesday on what it called the "serious human rights situation" in China, and asked the government to take steps to relieve the situation.
Japan has already announced it will not send a government delegation to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olymp...

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First Japanese Athlete To Test Positive In Beijing

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NHK
 
Japan's Beijing Olympic team says an athlete due to compete in a skiing event has tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in the Chinese capital.
The athlete tested negative prior to departure from Japan, but was found positive after a PCR test was administered upon arrival in Be...

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Japan F-15 Fighter Apparently Crashes Into Sea Of Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
An Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet apparently crashed into the Sea of Japan on Monday shortly after taking off from Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, the ASDF said.
Part of the fighter, which went missing while on its way for training with a crew of two ...

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Navy Prepares F-35C Recovery Op In South China Sea As Japan Issues Salvage Notice

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NAVY TIMES
 
The U.S. Navy has largely kept mum about how it will raise the wreckage of a high-tech F-35C Lightning II jet that crashed onto an aircraft carrier and fell into the South China Sea last week, but a maritime navigation alert released by the Japanese government suggests where the salv...

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Former Tokyo Gov Shintaro Ishihara Dies At 89

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Author and former Tokyo Gov Shintaro Ishihara, who left his mark on Japanese politics as a staunch hawk and whose nationalistic views often ruffled the feathers of Japan's neighbors, has died, a source close to him said Tuesday. He was 89.
The novelist-turned politician, who also se...

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PM 'Not Considering' Tokyo State Of Emergency Now

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NHK
 
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says that for now his government is not considering declaring a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo.
Kishida said on Monday that intensive quasi-emergency measures are already in place in the capital.
He said the government's basic position is that ...

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Japan Starts Mass COVID Boosters As Omicron Cases Soar

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AP NEWS
 
Tokyo has launched a mass inoculation drive for COVID-19 booster shots at a temporary center operated by the military as Japan tries to speed up delayed third jabs to counter surging infections.
Japan began administering booster shots to medical workers in December, but has only provide...

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COVID-19 State Of Emergency Possible: LDP’S Takaichi

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese ruling party executive Sanae Takaichi said Sunday it is possible for the government to declare a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus pandemic.
A state of emergency will have adverse impacts on the economy, but (protecting) life is top priority, Takaichi, head o...

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Japan's Kobayashi Retakes Ski Jumping World Cup Lead

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FRANCE 24
 
Japanese star Ryoyu Kobayashi started the final weekend of ski jumping action before the Winter Olympics with victory in Willingen to reclaim the World Cup lead on Saturday.
The Four Hills champion came out on top in a large hill event which was cut to just one jump because of poor we...

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Japan: N.Korea Fired Ballistic Missile

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NHK
 
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu has said that North Korea launched a ballistic missile eastward. This is the 7th launch Pyongyang has conducted so far this year.
Matsuno said "If the missile was on a normal ballistic trajectory, it is estimated to have flown about 800 kilom...

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