CNA
 
Three Japanese cabinet ministers visited a shrine seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo's past militarism on Sunday (Mar 13), the anniversary of the nation's World War II surrender.
It came after two other members of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's cabinet, including the defen...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese nonprofit organizations and other aid groups are struggling to get support to Ukraine, where Russia continues its military onslaught.
Unlike the regional conflicts they have experienced in the past, they are unable to enter Ukraine due to fierce fighting in various parts...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that the government will consider establishing a new police unit in charge of protecting the nation’s nuclear power plants.
“Now that the public is becoming increasingly concerned about nuclear power plant safety, I would like to discuss the ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged other countries Saturday to join forces in dismissing attempts to alter the status quo in Asia by force, taking aim at China's assertive territorial claims in the region.
During a visit to Malaysia, the former Japanese leader said in a speech t...

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CNN
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said they had agreed on Friday to ramp up three-way ties with the United States in responding to North Korea's evolving military threat.
Kishida told reporters after a phone call with Yoon the two agreed to...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A government panel Friday approved a plan to allow the COVID-19 quasi-emergency designation currently covering 18 prefectures to be removed even if local hospital bed occupancy rates exceed 50%.
Under new criteria for the removal endorsed by the panel of experts on novel coronavi...

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NHK
 
Friday marks the 11th anniversary of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck eastern and northeastern Japan, causing a severe nuclear accident.
A number of events are being held to commemorate the people who died in the disaster.
The magnitude 9.0 quake hit off the coast of northeaster...

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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
 
Japan is considering offering a fourth coronavirus vaccine shot later this year, a newspaper reported on Friday (Mar 11), while a government spokesman said a decision would be made based on the severity of the pandemic.
The Yomiuri daily said if a decision was made to give a f...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese employees and their families are increasingly being evacuated from Russia, after Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Monday raised its four-stage danger ranking for Russia to Level 3, at which point people are urged to avoid all travel.
Mazda Motor Corp. has decided to temporari...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Most foreign students waiting to study in Japan will likely be able to enter the country by the end of May, as a new priority entry program is set to begin amid softer COVID-19 border controls, the top government spokesman said Wednesday.
The program will be launched in mid-March, b...

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