KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he has retired from show business following alleged sexual misconduct that led broadcasters to suspend programs featuring him.
"As of today, I will retire from entertainment activities," Nak...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
About 10,000 old Japanese daruma dolls were ritually burned during a memorial service for the good-luck talisman figures, which represent the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Wednesday.
The service was conducted by the prefecture’s Gunma Daruma Doll Manufa...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was heartened to see children talk about their dreams for the future during official visits across Japan.
The emperor and Empress Masako visited Ishikawa Prefecture thr...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Cargo weighing 400 to 450 kilograms dropped from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft was blown off course and ended up in waters near a small island in Okinawa in southern Japan, a prefectural government official said Tuesday.
The MV-22 transport plane was trying to drop the cargo onto ...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Staff had noticed that the sunfish was showing signs of distress after the aquarium was closed for refurbishment
Do fish get lonely? Apparently so, according to staff at an aquarium in Japan, who have provided cut-out human companions for a solitary sunfish they noticed had started...

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NIPPON
 
A trio of Japanese organizations plans to fully begin a project in April to analyze seawater temperatures and other data collected by young fishers to study the impact of environmental changes on marine life.
The plan was announced Monday by the Nippon Foundation, the University of Tokyo...

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
Under the new strategy, Japan plans to allow hackers working for the police or Self-Defence Forces (SDF) to infiltrate servers to neutralise the source of cyber attacks.
Japan aims to take a more proactive approach to cyber defence by allowing hackers working for the authoriti...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The foreign ministers of Japan and Australia agreed Sunday that their cooperation with the United States and India under the Quad grouping should continue to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
The meeting between Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Australian c...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on Sunday to bring attention to the event that is experiencing slower advance ticket sales than organizers expected.
It is the first time since becoming Japan's leader in October that Ishiba has visited...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Senior Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces officials have conveyed their serious concerns to a delegation from China's military over its increasing activities near Japan, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani has said.
The move came at Tuesday's meeting between Japanese defense officia...

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