JAPAN TIMES
 
Families of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea and their supporters held a national rally in Tokyo on Saturday to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
"We really have no time left," a participant said, bearing in mind that Sakie Yokota, 89, the mother of abductee Me...

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BREAKING DEFENSE
 
Japan’s search for a new trainer aircraft has meant that companies were keen to display their trainer aircraft solutions at DSEI Japan.
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) is in the process of recapitalizing its training aircraft fleet as it seeks to produce pilots for ne...

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ASAHI
 
The government announced plans to introduce more rigorous online screening to root out undesirable foreign visitors and eventually reduce the number of illegal aliens in Japan to zero.
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki told a May 23 news conference that “strong measures” were needed, citing...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's supermarket operators have been strengthening sales of cheaper, foreign-grown rice, offering another choice to consumers hit by rising prices and concerns about shortages of the country's staple food.
Aeon Co. will start selling California-sourced rice on June 6 at its stores...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Bank Indonesia (BI) has announced that the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) payment method will be available in Japan and China starting August 17, 2025.
BI Deputy Governor Filianingsih Hendarta stated that regarding the rollout in Japan, BI has agreed on a series of t...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where they would be offered at prices significantly lower than current levels, seeking to stem a consumer shift to cheaper, foreign brands.
Soaring rice prices, due in...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's National Police Agency said Thursday it will review rules to switch driver's licenses from other countries to Japanese ones following a recent series of accidents by foreign drivers.
The agency plans to require those seeking to switch to a Japanese driver's license to submit ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Tokyo on Thursday lodged a protest with Israel after the Israeli military fired what it called warning shots at a group of diplomats, including Japanese, visiting the Palestinian territory of the West Bank.
Speaking during a session of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of th...

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FRANCE 24
 
As Japan's biggest defence exhibition kicked off this week, visitors got a close-up look at a model of its futuristic "railgun" that its makers hope will be able to shoot down hypersonic missiles.
Instead of gunpowder, railgun technology uses electromagnetic energy to fire a projectil...

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AP NEWS
 
Japan’s agriculture minister was forced to resign Wednesday because of political fallout over recent comments that he “never had to buy rice” because he got it from supporters as gifts.
The resignation comes as the public struggles with record high prices of the country’s traditional st...

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