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Japan's Female Bosses Mapping A Course For Other Women

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BBC
 
Believed to have started in 869AD, the Gion Matsuri is one of the most famous annual festivals in Japan. This year it embraced the digital world.
For the 2022 event back in July, an interactive, online map was made available to show where and when to see the 34 huge, ornate floats that para...

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Typhoon Hinnamnor To Approach Kyushu

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NHK
 
Japan's Meteorological Agency says large and powerful Typhoon Hinnamnor is heading north off Kume Island in Okinawa Prefecture. The prefecture is believed to be out of the storm zone.
The typhoon is forecast to develop and change its course eastward to approach Kyushu on Tuesday.
Moist air ...

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No Preferential Treatment Given Over Bid For Abe State Funeral: Matsuno

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Preferential treatment was not given to the Japanese company that won the bid to put on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral later this month, the chief cabinet secretary said Monday.
Tokyo-based event organizer Murayama Inc, which has been involved in some controversial...

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Japan, South Korea Stress Need For Better Ties Before Key Court Decision

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers on Saturday underscored the need for improving bilateral relations strained over wartime issues, as South Korea's top court is expected to make a relevant decision soon.
"There has never been a time when progress in Japan-South Korea, J...

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Japan Revises Guidelines For Overseas Tourists

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NHK
 
The Japan Tourism Agency has revised its guidelines for overseas tourists as the county prepares to reopen to individual tourists next week.
Starting on Wednesday, the government will allow tourists from all countries to enter Japan without joining a guided tour.
Travelers will be able to p...

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Taiwan Set For Talks With Japan To Evacuate 20,000 Of Its Citizens If China Invades

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TAIWAN NEWS
 
 'Pre- and post-Chinese invasion-related evacuation scenarios' to be discussed behind closed doors
Japanese lawmakers last week agreed to begin talks with Taiwan's government on contingencies for the evacuation of its citizens from Taiwan if China invades.
Furuya Keiji, chairman of ...

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Typhoon Hinnamnor Forecast To Re-Approach Okinawa On Sunday

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NHK
 
Typhoon Hinnamnor is expected to re-approach Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa on Sunday.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says that as of 3 a.m. on Friday, the "very strong" typhoon was almost stationary over waters about 390 kilometers south of Okinawa's Miyakojima Island.
Hinnamnor w...

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Japanese Bath Houses Find New Ways To Stay Afloat

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Just before it opens each afternoon, elderly residents gather outside one of Tokyo's last remaining old-style bath houses carrying flannels, soap and shampoo for their regular soak.
With its communal naked tubs, bright mural of Mount Fuji and sliding wooden entrance under a pointed ...

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Protest Against Abe State Funeral

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JAPAN TODAY
 
People protest outside the Diet against the state paying for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's funeral in Tokyo on Wednesday.
 
 

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Zii Jia crashes out of Japan Open

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THE STAR
 
PETALING JAYA: National No. 1 men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia suffered a shock first-round exit from the Japan Open in Osaka, losing to India's K. Srikanth on Wednesday (Aug 31).
The world No. 4 was edged 20-22, 21-23 by the world No. 14 in 38 minutes.
The defeat added to Zii Jia's ...

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