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Japanese, Australian Foreign And Defense Chiefs Agree To Boost Security Ties

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NHK
 
Foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Australia have agreed to strengthen security cooperation amid China's growing assertiveness.
Japan's Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and Defense Minister Kihara Minoru met with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defense Minister Richard Marl...

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Mitoma, Endo Score As Japan Thrash China 7-0 In World Cup Qualifying

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FRANCE 24
 
Japan (AFP) – Premier League stars Kaoru Mitoma and Wataru Endo both scored as Japan thrashed China 7-0 on Thursday to start the third round of Asian World Cup qualifiers with a statement win.
Brighton winger Mitoma, who has missed a chunk of this year with injury, was making his firs...

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Shohei Ohtani Returns to Anaheim with An RBI Triple in the Dodgers’ 6-2 Win over the Angels

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI triple in his first regular-season game back at Angel Stadium, and he scored on Mookie Betts’ three-run homer in the 10th inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
Ohtani went 1 for 4 with his tying triple in...

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Sarina Satomi Wins Gold in Badminton Women’s Singles in Paris Paralympics

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Sarina Satomi won a gold medal in the wheelchair Badminton women’s singles at the Paris Paralympics on Monday, defeating Sujirat Pookkham of Thailand in the final 2 to 1.
 

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Tropical Storm Shanshan Drenches Japan

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NHK
 
Tropical Storm Shanshan is heading slowly eastward across Japan, bringing record rainfall to wide areas. The Meteorological Agency says bands of heavy rainclouds that cause torrential rain could occur Saturday night over the regions of Tokai and Kanto-Koshin -- including Tokyo.
The agency s...

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Japan Protests Second Territorial Incursion By China In Under A Week

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CNA
 
Japan lodged a protest with China after one of its naval survey vessels entered Japanese waters on Saturday (Aug 31), the second incursion into its territory by the Chinese military in less than a week.
An uptick in Chinese military activity near Japan and around Taiwan in recent years has ...

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Japan Wants Its Hardworking Citizens To Try A 4-Day Workweek

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AP NEWS
 
Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day workweeks.
The Japanese government first expressed support for a shorter working week in ...

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Kenya Karasawa Claims Silver in Men’s 5,000-Meter T11 Event at Paris Paralympics; Brazil’s Agripino dos Santos Wins Gold

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Kenya Karasawa claimed the silver medal in the men’s 5,000-meter T11 event at the Paris Paralympics on Friday.
The Japanese para athlete finished in 14:51.48 behind Brazilian Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos, who came in at 14:48.85.
 
 

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Nearly 40,000 People Died Home Alone In Japan This Year

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BBC
 
Almost 40,000 people died alone in their homes in Japan during the first half of 2024, a report by the country’s police shows.
Of that number, nearly 4,000 people were discovered more than a month after they died, and 130 bodies went unmissed for a year before they were found, according to ...

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Malaysians To Require Authorisation To Visit Japan Under New Tourism Plan

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THE STAR
 
Malaysia will be among the 71 countries whose citizens will need authorisation to enter the country under a new tourism plan by the Japanese government.
According to Japan Today, these countries, which also include Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, Britain, United States and...

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