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Rugby Fans Heading To Japan For World Cup Warned About Deadly Brain Infection

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SKY NEWS
 
English rugby legend John Bentley is raising awareness about Japanese Encephalitis, which is spread through mosquito bites.Rugby fans travelling to Japan for the World Cup are being advised to consider getting vaccinated in order to avoid contracting a deadly viral brain infection.
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Robot Priest Added To 400-Year-Old Buddhist Temple In Japan: 'It Will Grow In Wisdom'

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FOX NEWS
 
A 400-year-old Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, is using a $1 million humanoid to reach a younger generation, but foreigners are repulsed by it.
The Kodaji Temple, in a partnership with the robotics team at Osaka University, unveiled "Mindar" earlier this year. The robot is a 6-foot ta...

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Powerful Typhoon To Hit Western Japan, Could Disrupt Holiday Traffic

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KYODO NEWS
 
Powerful Typhoon Krosa is set to make landfall in western Japan on Thursday, with the national weather agency warning of potential record rainfall, mudslides and floods across a wide area of the country's Pacific coast.
Airlines and railway operators canceled or reduced services in r...

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Japan’s 10-Day Holiday Period Had Role In Unexpected GDP Rise

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INQUIRER
 
TOKYO — Japan’s preliminary gross domestic product in the April-June period showed growth higher than expected, supported by an increase in private consumption, but sluggish exports weighed on the growth.
The key challenge for Japan will be whether it can withstand headwinds of a plann...

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Aichi Triennale 2019 Comfort Women Artwork Shut Down Over Safety Fears After Right-Wing Outrage

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
An artwork dealing with the historical comfort women issue has ignited one of the biggest scandals in the Japanese art world.
Created by a South Korean husband-and-wife team, Statue of a Girl of Peace was an installation at the Aichi Triennale, a 75-day event that is one of Japan’s...

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Japan Keen to Bolster Ties with Pacific Island States

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THE DIPLOMAT
 
 
The island states of the Pacific are pivotal to Japan’s free and open Indo-Pacific strategy.
In a demonstration of Tokyo’s recent highly active foreign policy in the wider Indo-Pacific region, last week Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono made a four stop tour through the South P...

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Japan Approves Test to Try to Grow Human Organs in Animals

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VOA NEWS
 
A Japanese researcher says the government has approved experiments that aim to grow human organs in animals.
Scientist Hiromitsu Nakauchi recently confirmed the approval to Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper. Nakauchi leads a research team at the Institute of Medical Science of the Univer...

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Japan: Krosa To Be The Third Tropical Cyclone To Hit The Country In As Many Weeks

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ACCU WEATHER
 
Japan is bracing for significant impacts from Severe Tropical Storm Krosa, as the storm churns over the west Pacific to the south of the country.
As Japan recovers from the impacts of Typhoon Francisco and Tropical Storm Nari, Krosa is expected to bring impacts ranging from floodin...

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Cup Noodle’s Nissin Releases Ultra-Nutritious Instant Ramen With “All Nutrients Your Body Needs”

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SORA NEWS
 
Instant ramen for breakfast, lunch, and dinner will take care of all your vitamin, mineral, and protein requirements, company says.
Over the years, Cup Noodle maker Nissin has gotten very, very good at what it does. The company’s array of products is filled with so many easy, convenie...

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Japan's 'Korean Third Wave' Despite Diplomatic Tension

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POLLSTAR
 
The effect of the deepening diplomatic rift between Japan and South Korea has greatly affected trade between the two countries, though to judge from Japanese media reports the main loser is Japan. Headlines and stories highlight South Korean consumer boycotts of Japanese products and c...

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