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Japan Police Find Human Remains In Boat Suspected From North Korea: Coast Guard

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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
 
TOKYO: Japanese police found the remains of at least five people in a wooden boat suspected to be from North Korea on the coast of one of Japan's outlying islands on Saturday (Dec 28), a Coast Guard official said.
Police made the discovery in the wooden boat's stem around 9.30...

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Japan Carries Out First Execution Of Foreigner In 10 Years

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NBC NEWS
 
Chinese national Wei Wei, 40, who was convicted of robbing and killing a clothing store owner and his wife and two children at their home, was hanged in Fukuoka.
TOKYO — Japan executed its first foreigner in 10 years Thursday, a Chinese man convicted in the 2003 robbery and murder of a...

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Japan Airlines Giving Foreign Travelers 100,000 Free Round-Trip Tickets During The Tokyo Olympics

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SORA NEWS
 
JAL wants visitors from overseas to see more than just Tokyo during the Tokyo Summer Games.
Japan is expecting a huge influx of overseas travelers next summer, when Tokyo hosts the Summer Olympics. But as exciting a city as Tokyo is, especially with the boost it’ll be getting from the...

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Japan MP Arrested On Suspicion Of Taking Casino Bribe

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BBC NEWS
 
A lawmaker from Japan's governing party has been arrested on suspicion of receiving 3.7m yen ($34,000) in bribes from a gambling operator.
As a member of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet until October, Tsukasa Akimoto oversaw the government's plan to introduce casinos.
The 48-year-o...

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Japan To Support Ski Resort Renovation To Lure Foreign Tourists

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JAKARTA POST
 
To promote the renovation of ski resorts to attract more foreign skiers, the government will select between 10 to 15 skiing venues by a nationwide public offering and help revitalize them into resorts for longer stays. Skiing is becoming less popular in Japan.
The government plans ...

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South Korea-Japan Summit Sees Hope For Better Relations

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BBC NEWS
 
The leaders of South Korea and Japan have met in an attempt to improve ties after a difficult period in their countries' bilateral relationship.
President Moon Jae-in and PM Shinzo Abe held talks as part of a group summit with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in the Chinese city of Chengdu.
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Japan's Births Decline To Lowest Number On Record

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NPR
 
Japan has been trying to increase its birth rate for years, hoping that a youthful boost could offset an otherwise rapidly aging population. It's not working.
The country's health ministry announced Tuesday that the number of babies born in 2019 fell by an estimated 5.9% this year, to 864,0...

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Japan Wants To Dump Nuclear Plant’s Tainted Water. Fishermen Fear The Worst.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES
 
The water from the Fukushima disaster is more radioactive than the authorities have previously publicized, raising doubts about government assurances that it will be made safe.
IWAKI, Japan — The overpowering earthquake and tsunami that ripped through northern Japan in March ...

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Fight To Become Japan's Gyoza Capital Gently Simmers

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Utsunomiya’s culinary obsession with dumplings dates back to the end of the war, but the city has a new rival
Gyoza are venerated in Japan, where two cities are vying to become the dumpling capital Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
Pan-fried, deep-fried or simmered in boiling ...

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She Won A Civil Case Against Her Alleged Rapist. But Japan's Rape Laws Need An Overhaul, Campaigners Say

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CNN
 
 (CNN)A Japanese court ruling in favor of a freelance journalist who publicly accused a high-profile broadcaster of raping her has been hailed as a victory by human rights campaigners -- but they say the country still has a long way to go on fighting sexual assault.
Shiori Ito became a symb...

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