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Made-In-Japan Manga Goes Global With Webtoon, Deadpool

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AP NEWS
 
Perhaps nothing highlights how the world of manga, the comics and cartoons originating in Japan, has gone global better than that coming together of superheroes, American and Japanese.
In “Deadpool: Samurai,” Marvel’s Deadpool gets help in his battle against evil from All Might, the mus...

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Japan To Join U.S., EU In Cutting Russian Banks Off Int'l System

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will join efforts by the United States and the European Union in blocking access by some Russian banks to the international payment system SWIFT, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday, as Russia continued with its military attack on Ukraine.
On top of the sanctions already a...

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Small Japan Border Easing Stirs Hope, Worry For Foreigners

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ABC NEWS
 
Japan this week will ease its much criticized coronavirus border controls, but the new policy only allows 5,000 new entrants per day, up from 3,500, including Japanese nationals, beginning March 1
TOKYO -- Japan this week will ease tough coronavirus border controls that have been criti...

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Report: Russian Missile Hits Japanese Freighter In Black Sea

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NHK
 
A Japanese-owned cargo ship has been shelled in the Black Sea, south of Ukraine. One crewmember has been injured.
Reuters reports a Russian missile hit the ship's stern, causing the vessel to catch fire.
The Ukrainian defense ministry announced on its Facebook page that the Panama-registere...

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Japan, U.S. Foreign Ministers Condemn Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi held a 25-minute telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday morning, during which they condemned Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine as a serious violation of international law.
The two ministers reaffirmed ...

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Japan’s New Covid-19 Border Rules Explained

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TIME OUT
 
Who can enter the country, when, how, and what quarantine will look like from March 1
Covid-19 restrictions are ever-changing and it can be hard to keep track of new information on Japan’s border restrictions. To bring you up to speed on the latest rule changes, we’ve answered some of ...

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Kishida Announces More Sanctions Against Russia

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan will impose additional sanctions targeting Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, joining the United States and Europe in piling pressure on Moscow.
The new package of sanctions include export controls on high-tech products such as ...

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Celebrating With Corsages

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Those commuting to a welfare facility for people with disabilities in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, make corsages for those attending school graduations and entrance ceremonies in the spring.
They used paper and wires to make the corsages of paper roses in red, pink and white. T...

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Japan Seeks To Further Ease Border Controls As COVID 6th Wave Wanes

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KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday the Japanese government is considering further easing border restrictions as the country prepares to "exit the sixth wave" of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We hope to gradually increase international travel while taking into consideration the infe...

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Kishida Reacts To Putin's Announcement

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NHK
 
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has reacted to the Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that his country's troops will conduct what he called a "special military operation" in eastern Ukraine.
Kisihda said, "There are various kinds of reports on the issue. We are focusing on...

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