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Japanese Police Arrest Four Alleged Fraudsters Based In Cambodia

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Police from Saitama and other prefectures have arrested four Japanese men transferred from the Philippines to Japan for allegedly being involved in a fraud case.
The men, arrested Monday, are believed to be members of a group based in an apartment in the Cambodian capital of Phnom P...

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Ishiba Misses APEC Group Photo Session Due To Traffic Jam

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba missed a group photo session at the APEC summit in Peru's capital of Lima, with the top government spokesman saying Monday that he was delayed in a traffic jam on his way back from visiting a grave.
The session Saturday proceeded without Ishiba...

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Police Track Down Unlikely Shoe Thief From Japanese Kindergarten

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Officers installed security cameras to get to the bottom of the thefts, and ended up uncovering a four-legged culprit
Police and staff were initially flummoxed when shoes started disappearing from a kindergarten in south-west Japan, not least because the “thefts” were of single sho...

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Japan Mulls Tougher Sanctions On Russia, North Korea

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NEWS AZ
 
Japan is reportedly contemplating stronger sanctions against Russia and North Korea due to their increasing cooperation, according to sources.
Tokyo expresses concerns that this partnership could destabilize both European and Asian security, and believes it violates international law, ...

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Japan, Peru to Cooperate on Critical Mineral Supply Chains

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte reaffirmed their countries' cooperation to build and strengthen resilient supply chains for critical goods including critical minerals, in a joint statement announced after their meeting in Lima, Peru, Sunday.
Pe...

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Japan School Absenteeism Hits Record 340,000 In FY2023, Up For 11th Year

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A record 346,482 elementary and junior high school students across Japan were absent for 30 days or more in the 2023 academic year, marking the 11th consecutive year of increase, according to a recent education ministry survey.
The figure for the year ended March 2024 represents a 1...

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea Agree to Set Up Trilateral Secretariat

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NIPPON
 
The leaders of Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Friday to establish a joint secretariat to expand security cooperation among the three countries.
In their meeting in Lima, Peru, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoo...

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Japan's Ishiba, China's Xi Agree To Forge "Mutually Beneficial" Ties

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to foster "mutually beneficial" and "stable" relations in their first in-person talks.
Following the meeting in Lima, held on the sidelines of this year's summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic...

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Japan's Princess Yuriko, Great-Aunt Of Emperor, Dies At 101

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KYODO NEWS
 
Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family and great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, died of natural causes at a Tokyo hospital early Friday morning, the Imperial Household Agency said. She was 101.
After Princess Yuriko's death, there are 16 members left in the imp...

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Heavy Rain Drenches Indonesia vs Japan Match at GBK

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TEMPO
 
The Indonesian national team's home match against Japan at the GBK Stadium, Senayan on Friday night is forecast to be under heavy rain until the end of the match. The match between the national team and Japan is held in the ongoing Asia Zone qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
According to...

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