AP NEWS
 
The number of babies born in Japan this year is below last year’s record low in what the the top government spokesman described as a “critical situation.”
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno promised comprehensive measures to encourage more marriages and births.
The total of 599,63...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese prosecutors and a fair trade watchdog on Monday searched offices including the headquarters of major advertising agency Hakuhodo Inc on suspicion of rigging bids for contracts related to test events for last year's Tokyo Olympics, just days after raiding another ad giant ov...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The government has launched a nationwide survey into the use of “doctor cars,” rapid response vehicles that transport doctors to accident and disaster scenes.
Doctor cars are deployed at medical institutions and some fire departments across the nation, but their staffing and equipmen...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Liberal Democratic Party members have been putting their weight behind the Defense Ministry’s calls to increase defense spending, fending off the Finance Ministry’s desire to rein in the budget.
Chiefly for this reason, the defense expenditures related to the equipment and other cost...

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NHK
 
Japan's soccer squad is preparing for its next match against Costa Rica on Sunday in the FIFA World Cup.
Japan ranks 24th in FIFA standings, while Costa Rica is 31st.
The Central American country has appeared in the World Cup six times, and qualified for three consecutive events.
The Costa ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced a draft plan to build a new subway line connecting the city center with waterfront areas of the Japanese capital.
Seven stations will be built for the new subway line, which will start at Tokyo Station, according to the draft plan anno...

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KYODO NEWS
 
A Chinese coast guard vessel equipped with the largest cannon ever seen on such a ship entered Japan's territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Friday, the Japanese coast guard said.
Four Chinese coast guard ships, including the vessel, were detected in wa...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto received a visit from Advisor to the Japanese Government's cabinet, Maeda Tadashi, to discuss ways to increase bilateral cooperation, including in energy transition, to achieve carbon neutrality.
"The Indonesia...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Moriyasu’s second-half substitutions turn game as Japan win 2-1‘It’s a historic victory, we are now reaching the global standard’ 
Hajime Moriyasu described Japan’s 2-1 comeback win against Germany as a “historic moment” after his team shocked the four-time World Cup winners.
Hansi...

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BBC
 
The magnitude of their win over Germany could have seen them go off into the night in celebration but Japan's fans demonstrated that the best manners and habits are ingrained, no matter the situation.
Come full-time, the stands of sporting stadia are usually littered with used food trays an...

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