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Japan to Host Ministerial Meeting on AI Use in March

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NIPPON
 
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that the country will host a ministerial meeting on the utilization of artificial intelligence in March.
She made the announcement in a video message sent to the ongoing AI Impact Summit in India.
The ministerial conference, to be held ...

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Japan Lower House Names Takaichi as Prime Minister

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NIPPON
 
Japan's House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Wednesday named Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi as prime minister.
The decision was made through a vote at a plenary meeting during a special Diet session that wa...

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Japan Set To Prohibit Use Of Power Banks On Flights

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is considering a ban on the use of power banks on flights following incidents in which batteries have emitted smoke or caught fire in aircraft.
An NHK report Wednesday said the transportation ministry has notified domestic airlines that the rule will go into effect in April.
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Japan Tourist Arrivals In January Mark First Year-On-Year Fall In Four Years

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CNA
 
Visitors to Japan fell 4.9 per cent in January from the previous year to mark the first decline in four years, government data showed on Wednesday (Feb 18), as Chinese tourists stayed away amid simmering tensions between the two Asian nations.
Inbound visitors totalled 3,597,500, the Japan ...

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Takaichi Won't Send Cabinet Ministers To Takeshima Day Ceremony

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will not send any Cabinet minister to an annual ceremony for the Takeshima islets, now under effective control of South Korea, in Shimane Prefecture, sources have said.
As usual, the Cabinet Office's parliamentary vice minister will attend the Takeshima...

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Infectious Gastroenteritis On The Rise In Japan For Fifth Straight Week

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NHK
 
Cases of infectious gastroenteritis caused by the norovirus and other viruses have increased in Japan for the fifth consecutive week.
The disease, also called stomach flu, causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea.
People can be infected by eating food contaminated with a pathogen, or while dispo...

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Japan Ties Record Winter Games Medals with Figure Skating Pairs Gold

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NIPPON
 
Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara secured gold in figure skating pairs at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Monday, the first Olympic medal of any color in the event for Japan.
With this, Japan's medal tally at the ongoing Games reached 18, equaling its all-time Winter Olympics record ma...

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Japan to Update Free, Open Indo-Pacific Vision

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government is working to update its vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday.
The vision "needs to be evolved in the most appropriate way to adapt to changing times" 10 years after it was put forward by the late former Prime M...

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Takagi Wins Second Speed Skating Bronze At Winter Olympics

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi won her second bronze medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday when she finished third in the women's 500 meters.
Dutchwoman Femke Kok took gold in an Olympic record 36.49 seconds, with her compatriot and 1,000 gold medalist Jutta Leerdam cross...

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High-Hydration Bread On The Rise In Japan

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
There has been a noted increase in specialty shops and recipe searches online.
The popularity of “high-hydration bread,” made from dough with a high water content and characterized by its soft, elastic texture, is on the rise.
An increasing number of shops are offering it, wit...

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