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Japan's Takaichi Eager to Legislate Maiden Name Use

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday expressed eagerness to advance legislation to give legal validity to the use of maiden names.
Speaking before the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, Takaichi said she will "make necessary co...

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Japan Is Facing A Dementia Crisis – Can Technology Help?

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BBC
 
Last year, more than 18,000 older people living with dementia left their homes and went missing in Japan. Almost 500 were later found dead.
Police say such cases have doubled since 2012.
Elderly people aged 65 and over now make up nearly 30% of Japan's population - the second-highest propor...

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Japan Protests After Chinese Fighter Jets Lock Radar On Japanese Planes

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YAHOO NEWS
 
Japan has protested after Chinese fighter jets locked radars on Japanese aircraft as tensions between the two nations worsened.
Locking radar onto an aircraft is considered a threat because it can signal a potential attack. Japan said there were two such incidents Saturday off its so...

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Japan Foreign Ministry Emphasizes Visuals on Social Media

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NIPPON
 
Japan's Foreign Ministry has been focusing on visually appealing messages on social media posts, such as videos, diagrams and illustrations in its campaign to explain the country's stances on international affairs.
"We're hoping that (social media users) will intuitively understand Japan...

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Japanese Nobel Laureate In Medicine Talks About Work At Stockholm Event

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NHK
 
Japanese scientist Sakaguchi Shimon, a co-winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has spoken about his work at a news conference in Stockholm.
He was joined by the two American researchers who shared the prize at the event hosted by the Nobel Foundation on Saturday.
Sak...

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Chinese Military Aircraft Lock Radar Onto Japanese Fighter Jets

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THE MAINICHI
 
Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island on Saturday, Japan's Defense Ministry said, amid heightened diplomatic tensions between the two Asian neighbors.
The Chinese navy said Sunday that Japan's SDF...

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Japan’s Bear-Related Casualties Hit Record On Escalating Attacks

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A record 230 were killed or injured by bears in Japan since April, putting more pressure on the government to intervene as the animals push deeper into areas where people live.
Thirteen have died and 217 were injured as a result of bear attacks in the eight months through the end of...

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Japan’s Ambassador Calls On PM Karki

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NEPAL NEWS
 
 
 
 
Japan’s Ambassador to Nepal, Maeda Toru, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sushila Karki today.
 
During the meeting held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, matters relating to the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Nepal-Japan relations were...

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Taiwan And Japan Express Concern About China’s Military Activities

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LNG IN NORTHERN BC
 
Taiwan and Japan expressed concern on Friday about China’s military activities in the region, after Reuters news agency revealed that Beijing had deployed a large number of vessels in East Asian waters this week, in its biggest show of maritime force to date.
Reuters reported...

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Craft Gin Distillery Hopes To Help Improve Fukushima's Image

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A distillery in northeastern Japan's Fukushima Prefecture is endeavoring to do its bit to change the negative public image of the region after the 2011 nuclear disaster through its craft gin using locally sourced spring water and flora.
Founder Sota Oshima runs the naturadistill Kaw...

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