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Indonesia-Japan Home Affairs Ministers Talk of Bilateral Ties

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TEMPO
 
Indonesia’s Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian met with his Japanese counterpart Minoru Terada in Tokyo today, September 28, 2022, to discuss bilateral cooperation in various sectors under the management of the two ministries.
“This includes governance, population administration, flo...

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Japan To Set Inbound Tourism Spending Target Of Over 5 Trln Yen A Year

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REUTERS
 
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to announce a target of inbound tourism spending of more than 5 trillion yen ($34.65 billion) a year in a policy speech at the opening of parliament next week, Jiji news agency reported on Thursday.
In 2019, Japan recorded inbound tourism s...

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China Ships Enter Japan Waters Near Senkakus, Day Before Key Anniv.

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KYODO NEWS
 
Three Chinese coast guard vessels entered Japan's territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands on Wednesday and stayed for more than eight hours, a day before the 50th anniversary of the normalization of the countries' diplomatic ties.
The Japan Coast Guard said the intrusion, the fir...

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Japan's Restart Of Nuclear Reactors Will Help Europe's Winter Energy Supply, Says IEA Chief

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CNA
 
Japan's restart of more nuclear power plants would help ease Europe's energy supply fears during the winter as more liquefied natural gas (LNG) will become available to the global market, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday (Sep 27).
Europe is racing to prepare...

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Japan Demands Apology From Russia After Diplomat Allegedly Blindfolded And Interrogated

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CNN
 
 
Japan is demanding a formal apology from Russia after Federal Security Service (FSB) agents allegedly blindfolded and interrogated a Japanese diplomat, before giving him 48 hours to leave the country.
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Vladivostok-based Japanese consul Motoki Tatsuno...

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VP Urges Indonesian Workers, Msmes To Enter Japan

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has urged human resources (HR) and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Indonesia to enter the Japanese market.
"MSMEs in Indonesia had become the backbone of Indonesia's economy during the pandemic. We can rely on MSMEs," Amin said during a v...

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Shinzo Abe: A Divided Japan Bids Farewell To Its Slain Ex-PM

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BBC
 
In a black kimono Shinzo Abe's widow Akie walked slowly, carrying her husband's ashes in a silk-covered funeral urn.
She placed it on a wide altar covered in white chrysanthemums.
Above it hung a huge photo of Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister.
Only once before in Japan's post-wa...

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Japan Lodges Protest After Russia Detains Diplomat In Vladivostok

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AL JAZEERA
 
Tatsunori Motoki, accused of spying by Russia’s FSB, was held for a few hours before being released and ordered to leave the country.
Japan has accused Russia of “unreasonable” behaviour and threatened “equivalent steps” after the FSB, the Russian federal security agency, detained a ...

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Japanese Convenience Store Will Now Ask Customers Who Ask For A Fork To Use Chopsticks Instead

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JAPAN TODAY
 
In Japan, companies are so committed to customer service that they don’t just say the customer is always right, they say “The customer is god.” But starting next month, if you walk into a branch of convenience store FamilyMart and ask for a fork, they’ll be happy to give you a pair ...

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Kishida Meets With Harris In ‘Funeral Diplomacy’

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began what is known as “funeral diplomacy” Monday afternoon ahead of the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the following day.
Over the three days to Wednesday, the prime minister is scheduled to meet with leaders and top officials of m...

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