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Japan Is Upgrading Its Air Force, But Keeping Up With Threats May Still Be A Challenge

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BUSINESS INSIDER
 
·  Japan is accelerating the buildup of its offensive capabilities as part of its military normalization process, with its air force at the forefront of the effort.
·  The newly acquired JASDF offensive capabilities will greatly enhance Japan's flexibility and independence in i...

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This Japanese Hotel Room Costs $1 A Night. The Catch? You Have To Livestream Your Stay

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CNN
 
 (CNN) — When 27-year-old Tetsuya Inoue began running Asahi Ryokan -- a hotel in the Japanese city of Fukuoka that is owned by his grandmother -- he wondered how he could improve business in the new economy.
Inoue had an idea: what if he could use the internet to bring in a new audience and...

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Japan Offers Indonesia Assistance To Building Its New Capital

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THE MAINICHI
 
JAKARTA (Kyodo) -- Japan has offered to assist Indonesia in accomplishing its ambitious plan to relocate the national capital to the forests of Borneo.
The offer was made during a closed-door meeting between Hiroto Izumi, special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and I...

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Shinzo Abe Weathers Scandals To Become Japan's Longest-Serving Prime Minister

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Analysts say Abe has benefited from a weak opposition and a desire for stability among voters
Shinzo Abe has become Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, but the milestone came amid a political scandal and doubts over his ability to realise his dream of revising the country’s pos...

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Japan, Foreign Forces Discuss Disaster Countermeasures For Olympics

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THE MAINICHI
 
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force on Wednesday discussed disaster countermeasures with foreign forces ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next summer.
The meeting was held at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo with logistics personnel from 25 countries, includin...

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Japan's ANA Launches Direct Flight Between Chennai And Tokyo

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INDIA TODAY
 
Chennai in southern India is a popular city for Japanese companies. The reason is that there is an industrial complex area and that it is a major area for business in south India. Chennai is one of those Indian cities with a rapidly developing infrastructure.
Japan's airline "All Ni...

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US Did Not Request Five-Fold Increase For Stationing Troops In Japan, Nation’s Defense Minister Says

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STRIPES
 
TOKYO — Japan’s government on Sunday denied a report it had been asked to fork over five times as much as it now pays to support United States forces stationed in the country.
Kyodo News reported Saturday that Japan had rejected a request for the funding increase that was delivered by J...

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Trump Makes Japan An Offer It Can’t Refuse

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NEW REPUBLIC
 
The president is shaking down Tokyo and Seoul for billions more in security aid, and testing the foundations of U.S. alliances in Asia.
NATO has faced plenty of existential scares in the era of President Donald Trump, but now the United States’ long-standing allies in East Asia hav...

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Gov't Says It Is Safe To Release Contaminated Fukushima Water Into Ocean

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's industry ministry said Monday it would be safe to release water contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean, stressing that the health risk to humans would be "significantly small."
Discharging the water into the Pacific Ocean over the course of a y...

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Japanese Actress Erika Sawajiri Arrested For Suspected Drug Possession

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STRAITS TIMES
 
TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japanese actress Erika Sawajiri, famous for her role in 2005 drama 1 Litre Of Tears, has been arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs, NHK reported on Saturday (Nov 16) citing unnamed sources.
The 33-year-old actress, who this year starred in a TV adaption of T...

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