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3 Japan By-Elections Set To Start Amid Fund Scandal

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NIPPON.COM
 
Three Japanese parliamentary by-elections will formally kick off soon, giving voters an opportunity to evaluate the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida regarding its response to a high-profile fund scandal at the nation's ruling party.
The official campaign period is set t...

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Japan PM Strongly Condemns Iran Attack On Israel, Conflict Escalation

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan "strongly condemns" Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel and considers it an escalation that will further destabilize the Middle East, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday.
Japan is "deeply concerned," Kishida said after Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel that b...

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Starbucks Releases Special Sparkly Tumbler In Japan To Support Diversity

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Starbucks tumblers are some of the most sought-after items around, and Japan has been blessed with a lot of the most desirable varieties.
This trend for spoiling Japanese customers with regional-exclusives shows no signs of stopping, especially now that the chain is releasing a new ...

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Osaka Not Needed As Japan Reach BJK Cup Finals For First Time

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FRANCE 24
 
Naomi Osaka was not required to play after team-mate Nao Hibino sent Japan to their first Billie Jean King Cup finals Saturday in a 3-1 qualifying win over Kazakhstan.
Former world number one and four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka was appearing at the competition for the first time sin...

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Japan PM Conveys "Future-Oriented" Messages In State Visit To U.S.

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasized Friday that he was able to convey "future-oriented" messages on relations with the United States during his state visit to the country, the first by the Asian nation's leader in nine years.
"I believe that I could send such messages thr...

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Biden Meets Japan’s PM Kishida Over Shared Concerns About China And Differences On US Steel Deal

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AP NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a much-anticipated visit to Washington on Tuesday that spotlights shared concerns about provocative Chinese military action in the Pacific and at a rare moment of public difference between the two nations over a Japanese company’s plan to buy ...

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Okinawa Feels Impact Of U.S. And Japan Military Shifts

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NPR
 
President Biden and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss upgrades to the two countries' alliance that are being felt on this island, which hosts some 70% of U.S. military bases in Japan.
The two nations are expected to tighten cooperation between their military comman...

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Verstappen Bounces Back With Dominant Win At Japanese Grand Prix

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AP NEWS
 
Max Verstappen’s record-breaking dominance in Formula 1 resumed Sunday with his victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, leading almost the entire race on a sunny day in central Japan.
His abrupt breakdown two weeks ago in Melbourne, Australia, looks like a blip in his total command over F1....

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Kishida Arrives In U.S. For Summit, State Dinner

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making an official visit to the United States this week. He will hold a summit with President Joe Biden that's meant to achieve a major upgrading of their defense alliance.
He will also join a first-ever summit of the U.S., Japanese and Philip...

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M5.1 Quake Hits Southwestern Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued

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KYODO NEWS
 
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 hit Miyazaki Prefecture and other areas in southwestern Japan on Monday but no tsunami warning was issued, Japan's weather agency said.
The 10:25 a.m. quake registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the prefecture, with n...

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