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Taiwan’s Premier Makes Rare Visit To Japan For WBC

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Taiwan’s premier visited Japan on Saturday for the island’s World Baseball Classic victory over the Czech Republic, a move expected to stoke China’s ire as Sino-Japanese ties remain in a deep freeze.
The visit by Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai was the first known planned trip to Jap...

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2 Japanese Detained In Iran: Japan Foreign Minister

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KYODO NEWS
 
Two Japanese nationals are being detained in Iran, and the Japanese government has requested their early release, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday.
Amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, Motegi informed a Diet session that the government was able to commu...

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Japan OKs Bill to Create Disaster Management Agency

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government Friday approved a bill to establish the planned disaster management agency, which will serve as a central command body for disaster response.
The current disaster management division of the Cabinet Office will be reorganized into the agency, which will have person...

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Japan’s Ruling Bloc Proposes Plan To Allow Lethal Arms Exports

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QAZIN FORM
 
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), submitted a proposal on Friday aimed at revising the country’s rules on defense equipment exports, potentially allowing the export of lethal weapons, Qazinform News Agency cites...

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Japan Announces $167,066 Grassroots Grant for Indonesia

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JAKARTA GLOBE
 
Japan has just unveiled another round of grants dedicated to Indonesian grassroots communities, totaling nearly 25.1 million yen or $167,066 this time.
About $63,629 of that cash will go into constructing school buildings for a community learning center in Lamahara, East Flores. J...

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Japan Court Orders Ex-Unification Church To Disband

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NHK
 
A Japanese appellate court has ordered the group formerly known as the Unification Church to disband as a religious corporation.
With the order's issuance, procedures will immediately be put in motion to liquidate the group's assets.
Presiding Judge of the Tokyo High Court Miki Motoko issue...

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Japan Startup Cancels Rocket Launch Again At Last Minute

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KYODO NEWS
 
A Japanese startup on Wednesday made a last-minute decision to cancel its postponed launch of a small rocket, a flight that would have made it the first private entity to put a satellite into orbit on its own.
Space One Co. said it aborted the process 30 seconds before the planned li...

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Japan PM Takaichi to Have Dinner with Muslim Ambassadors

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host an annual evening meal for ambassadors of Islamic countries to Japan on March 12, sources said Wednesday.
Every year, the government holds an "iftar," the feast after sunset to break the daytime fast during the period of Ramadan, at the pr...

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Japan to Launch Panel on Security Documents in April

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government is considering establishing an expert panel in late April toward revising its three key national security-related documents by the end of this year, informed sources said Tuesday.
The panel is expected to discuss new numerical targets for boosting defense spending...

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Japan Gov't To Craft Guidelines On Dual Pricing At Tourism Facilities

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan plans to develop guidelines on dual pricing at public tourism facilities, its transport minister said Tuesday, as setting different prices for local residents and tourists has been gathering steam as a strategy to address overtourism.
Although setting prices should primarily be...

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