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Japan Defense Chief to Make 1st Visit to S. Korea in 10 Years

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani will visit South Korea for three days from Monday to meet with his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, the Japanese Defense Ministry has announced.
This will be the first visit to South Korea by a Japanese defense chief in 10 years. It will also...

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Japan’s Prince Hisahito Is The First Male Royal To Reach Adulthood In 40 Years. He May Be The Last

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AP NEWS
 
Japan’s Prince Hisahito is the first male royal to reach adulthood in 40 years. Many people in Japan worry he could be the last.
The elaborate palace rituals to formally recognize Hisahito as an adult on Saturday are a reminder of the bleak outlook for the world’s oldest monarchy. Much ...

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Japan, Australia Agree To Expand Security Cooperation Amid China Concerns

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan and Australia agreed Friday in Tokyo to bolster security cooperation in areas such as defense equipment and cybersecurity during talks between their foreign and defense ministers, while expressing strong concern over China's military assertiveness in the region.
 
Vowing to ele...

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Honda Prelude Revived as a Hyrbrid

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Honda Motor Co. launched its new coupe, the Prelude, on Friday. This marks a revival of the model, once popular as “the date car,” after a 24-year hiatus. It is the brand’s first hybrid vehicle model. Honda aims to sell it globally, as there is robust demand for hybrids in Japan, the...

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PM Ishiba Invites Trump to Japan

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he has sent a letter inviting U.S. President Donald Trump to Japan, welcoming the bilateral tariff agreement that was formally signed the previous day.
The letter was delivered to Trump through Japanese economic revitalization minister R...

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Japan, South Korea Near Agreement On Defence Minister Visits

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
Defence Minister Gen Nakatani is considering visiting South Korea early this month for talks with his South Korean counterpart. According to Japanese government sources, both sides hope to reach an agreement to hold more frequent people-to-people exchanges.
The Japanese and So...

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Tropical Storm South Of Japan Bringing Heavy Rain Along Pacific

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NHK
 
Japanese weather officials say a tropical depression over waters east of Amami-Oshima Island in southwestern Japan developed into a tropical storm as of 3 a.m. on Thursday, local time.
Tropical Storm Peipah is expected to approach western Japan. But extreme localized downpours are already p...

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Tropical Storm May Approach Western And Eastern Japan

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NHK
 
Japanese weather officials say a tropical depression to the south of Japan is likely to develop into a tropical storm late on Wednesday night. The storm is likely to approach western and eastern Japan from Thursday through Friday.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says the depression, located...

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Anger In Japan After Instagrammer Drinks Burial Site Offering

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Australian Embassy in Japan issued a warning to travelers to behave themselves after an Instagrammer drank offerings from a Japanese burial site, provoking widespread anger online.
In the most recent example of fame-seeking foreigners riling locals, Lochie Jones — reportedly an ...

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Japan Alerting Consumers to Cash-on-Delivery Problems

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NIPPON
 
Japan's National Consumers Affairs Center is raising an alert over unexpected cash-on-delivery goods.
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the NCAC received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services, such as paying for delivered goods they did not...

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