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Japan Lists 7 Items For Supply Action Over Current Russia Dependence

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government on Thursday specified seven items including crude oil and liquefied natural gas as important commodities that need to be secured stably via producers other than Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine.
Under its emergency measures to secure strategi...

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COVID-19 Tracker: Cases Continue To Tick Up As Japan Sees 53,753 New Infections

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The daily number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in Japan came to 53,753 on Wednesday, up by over 12,000 from a week before.
The count rose week-on-week for the fifth consecutive day.
Among infected people across the country, 96 new fatalities were reported on the day, while the ...

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Prime Video To Reboot ‘Takeshi’s Castle’, Sets Japanese Adaptation Of ‘Modern Love’

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DEADLINE.COM
 
Doubling down on investment and expanding its offer in Japan, Prime Video has unveiled a slate of new Japanese originals including a reboot of iconic game show Takeshi’s Castle and a local adaptation of anthology series Modern Love.
The streamer revealed the lineup at a showcase ev...

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Japan To Lower Adulthood Age In April For 1st Time In Over 140 Yrs

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will lower the age of adulthood from 20 to 18 in April by revising the Civil Code and changing the legal definition of an adult for the first time in over 140 years, opening up new freedoms and responsibilities for 18- and 19-year-olds.
While the move aims to encourage active s...

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Japan Resets Its Role in Europe in the Wake of Ukraine War

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THE DIPLOMAT
 
Kishida Fumio joined crisis talks in Brussels primarily to advise on the economic impact of the invasion. He also used the trip to promote Japan’s wider diplomatic and security agenda.
It was Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock who summoned Japan’s leader to the emergency ...

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Japan Braces For The Day It Will Be Forced To Use Missile Defense System

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is bracing for the day when it will be forced to shoot down a North Korean rocket, following the nuclear-armed country’s launch of its “monster” new intercontinental ballistic missile last Thursday.
That ICBM, deemed capable of reaching the entire continental U.S., splashed do...

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Japan Cheers 'Drive My Car' Oscar Win, Hopes It Will Raise Murakami's Profile

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REUTERS
 
From Tokyo streets to the highest levels of government, Japan on Monday cheered the Oscar win of "Drive My Car" amid hopes it will raise the profile of Haruki Murakami, the perennial Nobel prize hopeful who penned the story on which the film was based.
The three-hour drama, the story of...

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Mister Donut Teams Up With Gion Tsujiri Again, This Time With Uji Matcha And Uji Hojicha Flavors

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SORA NEWS
 
The famous Kyoto confectionary shop and popular donut chain bring us houjicha-flavored collabs for the first time ever. 
Mister Donut is an international donut chain, but one could reasonably argue that they produce some of their best work in Japan.
That’s because they’ve been regular...

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Submarine Volcano Erupts In Japan's Ogasawara Islands

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NHK
 
The Japan Meteorological Agency says a submarine volcano, far south of the country's main island of Honshu, has erupted. It issued a volcanic warning for nearby waters.
The agency says a weather observation satellite recorded volcanic material erupting from the Funka Asane area in the Ogasa...

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In Hiroshima, Japan PM, US Envoy Warn Russia Over Nuclear Threat

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CNA
 
Japan's prime minister and its US ambassador warned Russia against the use of nuclear weapons during a visit Saturday (Mar 26) to Hiroshima, the site of an atomic bomb attack in World War II.
Their warning comes after Moscow on Tuesday refused to rule out deploying its nuclear arsenal, sayi...

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