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Japan Searches For A New Grand Strategy

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EAST ASIA FORUM
 
Last week Japan adopted its first ever space security blueprint aimed at better using space for defensive purposes.
This builds on the three new security documents released by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration in December 2022, in which it committed to doubling defen...

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Japan Agrees To Set Up Reconstruction Liaison System With Ukraine

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan agreed with Ukraine on Monday to establish a liaison system that will support the Eastern European country in its efforts to reconstruct areas severely damaged during the ongoing Russian invasion.
At a ceremony in Tokyo, reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe and Oleksandr...

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President Jokowi Receives Japan's Emperor Naruhito At Bogor Palace

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received a state visit from Emperor of Japan Hironomiya Naruhito and Empress Masako Owada at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, on Monday.
Emperor Naruhito and the Japanese delegation arrived at the Bogor Palace at around 10 a.m. loca...

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Japan's Emperor Visits Subway Facility In Indonesia

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NHK
 
Japan's Emperor Naruhito has visited a facility for Indonesia's first subway system, which was built with support from Japan.
The Emperor visited the railway facility in Jakarta on Sunday, the second day of a week-long official trip to the country.
After putting on a safety helmet, he watch...

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Actor Kento Nagayama Arrested over Cannabis Possession

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Friday arrested actor Kento Nagayama, 34, on suspicion of violating the Cannabis Control Law, according to an individual involved in the investigation.
Nagayama is suspected of having cannabis at his apartment in Meguro Ward, Tokyo.
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Japan PM Kishida's Support Rate Dives To 40.8% Amid ID Card Fiasco

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KYODO NEWS
 
The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet plunged to 40.8 percent, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday, with many in the public wary of the government's push to expand the use of the national identification card, plagued with privacy concerns.
The support rating was ...

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Japan's Emperor Holds News Conference Ahead Of Goodwill Trip To Indonesia

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NHK
 
Japan's Emperor Naruhito says he hopes his upcoming visit to Indonesia will help develop friendly relations between the two countries.
The Emperor and Empress Masako are expected to leave for the Southeast Asian nation on Saturday. It will be their first goodwill trip abroad since the Emper...

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Japan Allocates US$25 Billion To Reverse Birthrate Decline

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UCA NEWS
 
The rise in unmarried people, due to factors such as unstable employment and low incomes is a major cause, says an analyst
The Japanese government has approved a series of new measures, including increased financial support to families, aiming to reverse the alarming decline in the bir...

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Japan Redefines Rape And Raises Age Of Consent In Landmark Move

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BBC
 
Japan has passed laws that redefine rape and raise the age of consent in a landmark overhaul of sex crime laws.
The definition of rape was broadened to "non-consensual sexual intercourse" from "forcible sexual intercourse", aligning Japanese law's definition with other countries.
The legal ...

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Japan Passes Watered-Down LGBT Understanding Bill

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CNN
 
Japan on Friday passed a much-contested bill to promote understanding of the LGBT community amid criticism that the legislation provides no human rights guarantees and may tacitly encourage some forms of discrimination.
Japan, the only Group of Seven (G7) nation with no legal protection for...

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