NIPPON
 
Policy chiefs from Japan's ruling bloc and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed to continue talks on a proposed economic package as they failed to reach agreement at a meeting on Friday.
The policy chiefs from the Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner, Komeito,...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Tokyo police arrested a 65-year-old American man Wednesday on suspicion of property damage after he allegedly carved letters into the wooden pillar of a torii gate at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward.
The suspect, identified as Steve Lee Hayes, whose address and occupation a...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
For decades, the Shibuya ward of downtown Tokyo has had an image as a party place. Things are less celebratory these days, though, as after telling people to stay away from the area on Halloween, Shibuya Ward says it’s not going to be doing anything special for New Year’s Eve either...

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ANTARA
 
Indonesia is ready to implement the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on carbon trading with Japan, Indonesian Special Envoy for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) Hashim S. Djojohadikusumo stated.
"The Indonesian government is ready to execute any agreement signed in the MRA,"...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit South America from Thursday to attend summits of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and the Group of 20 major economies, the government said Tuesday.
Ishiba is planning to hold his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The operator of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka said Tuesday it will open a new attraction area based on Nintendo Co.'s popular Donkey Kong game series on Dec. 11 after postponing it from this spring.
In a world first, the Donkey Kong Country area will replicate the jungle home of t...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Imperial family members are paying visits to 101-year-old Princess Yuriko, whose health condition suddenly worsened on Friday, with the functions of her heart, kidneys and other organs deteriorating.
Although Princess Yuriko, the great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, remains asleep for mo...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday, said a tabloid report about his extramarital affair with a model was "basically true".
Tamaki said he would ask his party members if he sho...

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AP NEWS
 
Japan’s parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade, forcing the struggling leader to form his second Cabinet in just over a month since taking office.
Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democrati...

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KYODO NEWS
 
A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper that caught fire in waters off the country's southwestern coast capsized and sank Monday, according to the local coast guard office.
One crewman remains unaccounted for after the Ukushima went up in flames on Sunday. The fire was ext...

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