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What The 'Joker Attack' Revealed About Japanese Society

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BBC
 
Earlier this month, a train attack which saw as many as 17 injured shocked Japan.
Much of the attention around the attack has been focused on the alleged perpetrator, who was seen wearing what appeared to be a Joker costume - but does the attack reveal more about Japanese society as a whole...

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Fujii Wins Ryuo Title, Becomes Youngest Shogi Player With Quadruple Crown

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii has captured the Ryuo title after sweeping the best-of-seven series over defending champion Masayuki Toyoshima, becoming the youngest shogi player to hold four major titles simultaneously at 19 years and 3 months old.
Fujii won the fourth game of the seri...

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Mother Of Girl Abducted By N Korea Urges Kishida To Resolve Issue

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The mother of Megumi Yokota, who has come to symbolize the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, urged Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to take swift action to resolve the long-standing matter as Monday marked 44 years since her daughter went missing.
Sakie Yokota, the 85...

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Japan's Former Princess Mako Arrives In New York After Giving Up Title

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BBC
 
Japan's former princess Mako has arrived in the US with her new "commoner" husband, Kei Komuro, after leaving the royal family.
There was minimal pageantry as the college sweethearts, who wed last month, left from Tokyo airport on Sunday morning.
They will rent an apartment in New York wher...

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JR East Attempts To Unite Train-Photographing Otaku With New Social Media Group

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SORA NEWS
 
Could this mean an end to the violence?
Of all the otaku in Japan, the “train otaku” is a particularly diverse subset containing the likes of noritetsu, people who take an interest in unique ways of riding trains, or the model train enthusiasts known as mokeitetsu.
But it is by far th...

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Japan Prepares Beds, Booster Shots In COVID-19 Lull Before Winter

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REUTERS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida outlined on Friday an urgent plan to increase hospital beds and medical resources in preparation for a possible resurgence of COVID-19 infections this winter.
After a deadly fifth wave of infections almost overwhelmed the medical system during the s...

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US, Japan Agree On Stronger Ties To Seek Free Indo-Pacific

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NDTV
 
 Japanese PM and US Admiral John Aquilino shared concerns regarding China's unilateral attempts to alter the status quo in the region and exchanged views on North Korea's test-firing of missiles, Kyodo News reported citing the Japanese government.
Amid China's military rise, Japanese Prime...

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Japan Train Driver Sues Over 49 Cents In Docked Wages

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BBC
 
A Japanese train driver is suing his employer after he was docked 56 yen ($0.49; £0.36) in wages for causing a brief delay to the country's famously punctual rail system.
Train company JR West fined the man after a work mix-up in June 2020 caused a one-minute delay to operations.
It argued...

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Ex-PM Abe Becomes Head Of Largest Faction In Japan's Ruling Party

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KYODO NEWS
 
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday became head of the largest faction within Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party upon his return to the intraparty bloc following a nine-year absence.
Abe was officially named successor to Hiroyuki Hosoda, a former chief Cabinet secretary...

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Japan Eases Entry Policy For Foreign Arrivals

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NHK
 
Japan opened its doors to foreign arrivals on November 8, a long-awaited development for the thousands of students and workers who had been unable to enter the country for months.
The government is relaxing entry restrictions as the number of coronavirus cases in Japan continues to drop. Da...

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