JAPAN TODAY
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a congratulatory message on the election of Pope Leo XIV as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, saying he hopes to foster Japan-Vatican ties and work together for global peace.
Survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings also welcomed t...

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NIPPON
 
 
An investigation committee set up by Japan Airport Terminal Co. said Friday that a subsidiary engaged in inappropriate transactions that benefited a consultant firm headed by the 52-year-old son of Makoto Koga, former secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
The panel ...

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NHK
 
Farmers and volunteers started planting rice on Saturday at terraced paddies on the coast of the Noto Peninsula, central Japan, which were hit by a powerful earthquake and torrential downpours last year.
The picturesque Shiroyone Senmaida in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which consists ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The government on Friday urged caution after a small Japanese civilian plane was spotted near uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, around the same time a Chinese helicopter violated Japanese airspace in the vicinity last week.
While Japanese aircraft operating in the country's a...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Princess Kako will make an official visit to Brazil for two weeks from June 4, according to a plan approved by the Japanese government at a Cabinet meeting on Friday.
During her stay in Brazil, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko will attend a ceremo...

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NHK
 
Whooping cough cases are continuing to surge in Japan.
The Japan Institute for Health Security says medical institutions across the country reported 2,176 cases in the week through April 27, up 292 from the previous week.
The number of patients per week was the highest since the current met...

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ASIA NEWS
 
According to the JCG, the number of JCG personnel who quit for personal reasons has topped 300 for four consecutive years since fiscal 2021, a situation that could hinder enactment of the government’s policy on improving the nation’s maritime security.
Almost 400 Japan Coast Guard per...

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NIPPON
 
Germany's new government led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz is expected to deepen defense cooperation with Japan, according to a senior think tank official.
In view of disruptions to international cooperation caused by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Germany is increasin...

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ANTARA
 
Petal Ads, Huawei's leading global mobile advertising platform, today successfully hosted the "Think Tank 2025" seminar in Japan.
The event convened prominent brands and domestic agencies from the travel, beauty, luxury goods and lifestyle services sectors to showcase Huawei's all-scenar...

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TEMPO
 
The governments of Indonesia and Japan are deepening their strategic cooperation in new and renewable energy (EBT) and environmentally sustainable infrastructure development through the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) framework.
A key project exemplifying this collaboration is the Mua...

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