XINHUA
 
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has decided to hold its upcoming leadership election in a full-scale format, including votes from both lawmakers and rank-and-file party members, to select a successor to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
At a meeting on Tuesday, party executives agree...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan Airlines apologized Wednesday over a series of flight delays caused by drunken pilots, following a reprimand from the transport ministry.
There have been at least three cases in the past year or so in which a pilot failed to pass a pre-flight alcohol test or was reported to th...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Google LLC has expanded the range of languages supported in its AI Mode search service to include Japanese. The new options started to become available to users on Tuesday.
The free artificial intelligence-based search service can now help users get answers to complex questions in a ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A recent survey in two major export markets of Japan's konnyaku showed the low-calorie foodstuff made from a type of yam is well received, prompting the Japan Konjac Association to express hopes to boost exports further amid growing health consciousness among consumers.
According to...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro agreed Tuesday to strengthen cooperation between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military, amid China's growing military presence in the East and South China seas.
During their meeting...

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THE PIE NEWS
 
Navi Japan, powered by Acumen with support from Study in Japan’s South Asia initiative and the University of Tokyo, aims to help Indian students, parents, and institutions access reliable information on studying in Japan.
With Japan’s Ministry of Education, also known as MEXT, plan...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, agreed Monday to strengthen bilateral communication, including through mutual visits to each other's countries.
The two defense chiefs, meeting in Seoul for their first in-person talks since South Kore...

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NHK
 
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has said at a news conference that he plans to step down. Ishiba said he will not run in his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming special leadership contest.
What Ishiba said at the news conference
Ishiba said he strongly believed it was the resp...

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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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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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