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New US Envoy To Japan Meets Kishida, Vows To Deepen Alliance

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ABC NEWS
 
The new U.S. ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, has pledged to work “wholeheartedly” to deepen Washington’s alliance with Tokyo as he met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
The new U.S. ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, pledged to work “wholeheartedly” to deepen Washington's alliance w...

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Japan To Reform 19th Century Law That Puts Ex-Husband On Child’s Birth Certificate

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Automatic addition of ex-husband as father on document within 300 days of divorce to be scrapped
Japan is set to reform a 19th century law that automatically registers a woman’s ex-husband as the father of a child born within 300 days of their divorce.
A government panel this week ...

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Japan Border Policy Keeps Thousands Of Foreigners In Limbo

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AP NEWS
 
More than a year ago Sebastian Bressa finished his paperwork to become a language teacher in Tokyo and made plans to quit his job in Sydney. His life has been in limbo ever since.
Japan has kept its door closed to most foreigners during the pandemic, and the 26-year-old Australian is on...

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Japan Parliament Adopts Resolution On Human Rights In China

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CNN
 
Japan's parliament adopted a rare resolution on Tuesday on what it called the "serious human rights situation" in China, and asked the government to take steps to relieve the situation.
Japan has already announced it will not send a government delegation to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olymp...

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First Japanese Athlete To Test Positive In Beijing

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NHK
 
Japan's Beijing Olympic team says an athlete due to compete in a skiing event has tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in the Chinese capital.
The athlete tested negative prior to departure from Japan, but was found positive after a PCR test was administered upon arrival in Be...

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Japan F-15 Fighter Apparently Crashes Into Sea Of Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
An Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet apparently crashed into the Sea of Japan on Monday shortly after taking off from Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, the ASDF said.
Part of the fighter, which went missing while on its way for training with a crew of two ...

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Navy Prepares F-35C Recovery Op In South China Sea As Japan Issues Salvage Notice

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NAVY TIMES
 
The U.S. Navy has largely kept mum about how it will raise the wreckage of a high-tech F-35C Lightning II jet that crashed onto an aircraft carrier and fell into the South China Sea last week, but a maritime navigation alert released by the Japanese government suggests where the salv...

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Former Tokyo Gov Shintaro Ishihara Dies At 89

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Author and former Tokyo Gov Shintaro Ishihara, who left his mark on Japanese politics as a staunch hawk and whose nationalistic views often ruffled the feathers of Japan's neighbors, has died, a source close to him said Tuesday. He was 89.
The novelist-turned politician, who also se...

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PM 'Not Considering' Tokyo State Of Emergency Now

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NHK
 
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says that for now his government is not considering declaring a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo.
Kishida said on Monday that intensive quasi-emergency measures are already in place in the capital.
He said the government's basic position is that ...

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Japan Starts Mass COVID Boosters As Omicron Cases Soar

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AP NEWS
 
Tokyo has launched a mass inoculation drive for COVID-19 booster shots at a temporary center operated by the military as Japan tries to speed up delayed third jabs to counter surging infections.
Japan began administering booster shots to medical workers in December, but has only provide...

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