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Yuzuru Hanyu Confirms End To 12-Year Senior Career

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COLORS OF INDIA
 
 
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu introduced his retirement on Tuesday, bringing to an finish a 12-year senior profession that noticed him achieve worldwide acclaim as the best male determine skater in historical past.
With applications that paired gravity-defying ju...

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Service Held To Honor 36 Kyoto Animation Workers Killed In 2019 Arson Attack

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JAPAN TODAY
 
About 120 people gathered for a commemorative service in Kyoto on Monday to remember 36 artists and others killed in an arson attack on Japanese anime studio Kyoto Animation Co three years ago.
The attack on the company known for a long line of popular anime works, including "K-On!"...

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Japan Walks Tightrope Between No COVID Restrictions, Hospital Strain

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government currently has no plans to impose restrictions amid the seventh wave of coronavirus infections, but it remains to be seen whether the medical system will be able to endure the cost of this decision.
Over 105,500 new infections were reported nationwide Sunday, a...

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South Korea, Japan Foreign Ministers Meet To Tackle Historical Disputes

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CNA
 
South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin began a meeting in Tokyo on Monday (Jul 18) with his Japanese counterpart, carrying a message of reconciliation in hopes that the neighbours can overcome historical disputes and repair strained ties.
Ties have been fraught for years over the bitter leg...

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Dozens Of Sea Turtles Found Stabbed Off Japanese Island

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BBC
 
At least 30 green sea turtles have been found dead off a beach of a remote Japanese island, with many having been stabbed in the neck.
Locals on Kumejima island made the discovery last Thursday, after a low tide revealed the bodies.
At least one fishing operator admitted to wounding the an...

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US And Japanese Warplanes Put On Show Of Force As Tensions Spike With China And Russia

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CNN
 
More than 50 US and Japanese warplanes flew over waters near Japan this week as the two allies put on a show of force amid rising tensions in the region with China and Russia.
A dozen of the US Air Force's top-of-the-line F-22 stealth fighters, four F-35 stealth jets and 13 F-15 jets took p...

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Indonesia, Japan Look For Win-Win Solution To Human Resource Issues

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ANTARA NEWS
 
During an International Corner interview in May, Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Kenji Kanasugi, told ANTARA: “We can create a mutually win-win situation into the future based on the common understanding that we need each other.”
Japan and Indonesia opened diplomatic relations in ...

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Japan Second-Most Popular Country To Move To, According To Google Search Analysis

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JAPAN TODAY
 
We recently found that Osaka was considered one of the most livable cities in the world, but it’s fair to say that most places in Japan are pretty swell places to live for many of the same reasons as Osaka.
So perhaps it should come as no surprise that Japan has also been named the ...

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Japan's Total COVID Cases Top 10 Mil. As Cases Surge

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's cumulative COVID-19 infections topped 10 million cases Thursday, with the country logging over 90,000 new cases for the second straight day, but the government has indicated there are no plans to impose restrictions at this point.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, at a press conf...

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Rice Balls That Can Last For 100 Days At Room Temperature? Kyoto Company Makes High-Protein Onigiri

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SORA NEWS
 
Pretty much everyone is going to eat at least one onigiri in the next 100 days, right?
Onigiri (rice balls) are a staple of the Japanese diet. Some people eat them just about every day, and just about everyone eats at least a couple a month.
So basically, it’s not so much a question o...

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