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Death Toll From Heavy Japan Snow Hits 30

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CNA
 
A powerful cold air mass has resulted in heavy snow along the Sea of Japan coast in recent weeks, with some areas seeing more than double the usual volumes.
Unusually heavy snow in Japan has been blamed for the death of 30 people in the past two weeks, officials said on Tuesday (Feb 3), inc...

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Japan Police To Enhance International Cooperation Against Human Trafficking

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
This comes after a case where a then 12-year-old Thai girl was forced to provide sexual services at a massage parlour with private rooms in Tokyo.
The National Police Agency will dispatch a senior official to the Thai police to discuss countermeasures against human trafficking...

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In Japan, AI-Doctored Video Of Campaign Broadcast Goes Viral

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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
Experts are warning that the alteration of such broadcasts could affect the judgment of voters and distort the election.
A doctored version of a “campaign broadcast” by the Centrist Reform Alliance for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election has gone viral on the X social...

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Japan Successfully Retrieves Rare Earth-Rich Sediment From Seabed

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QAZIN FORM
 
Japan has successfully retrieved rare earth-rich sediment from the deep seabed, marking a step toward a potential domestic supply of rare earths, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki said Monday, Jiji Press reported. 
In a test project that began on Jan. 12, the deep-sea dril...

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Japan to Boost Aid for Town Development Using Historical Resources

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese tourism ministry plans to strengthen financial support for town development efforts by municipalities that utilize historical tourism resources in fiscal 2026, which starts in April.
The ministry intends to provide subsidies to a wide range of municipal governments working o...

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Recent Cold Snap Creates Massive Ice Pillars In Gorge Northwest Of Tokyo

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NHK
 
Visitors to a gorge in Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, are enjoying a spectacular view of massive ice pillars along a mountainside.
Residents in Ogano Town pour mountain runoff water at Onouchi Gorge every winter to create large icicles.
A recent cold snap has helped the icicles gro...

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Japan, British Leaders Agree to Promote Cyberdefense Cooperation

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her visiting British counterpart, Keir Starmer, agreed Saturday to strategically promote their countries' cooperation in the field of cyberdefense.
They also confirmed that Japan and Britain will hold a so-called two-plus-two meeting of their fo...

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Rice Policy Rekindled Ahead Of Japan Election As PM Takaichi Shifts Course

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KYODO  NEWS
 
Japan's Feb. 8 general election has put rice policy back in the spotlight after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reversed a push toward expanded production and exports, returning to a demand-based output strategy as prices remain high, putting a strain on consumers.
Retail rice prices ...

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Japan's Foreign Worker Population Hits Record 2.57 Million

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KYODO NEWS
 
The number of foreign workers in Japan reached a new high of over 2.57 million as of the end of last October, government data showed Friday, shattering the record for the 13th consecutive year, as the nation deals with a labor crunch.
The total of 2,571,037 marks an 11.7 percent rise...

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ROK, Japan Defense Chiefs Back ‘Denuclearization Of Korean Peninsula’

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NK NEWS
 
Two sides also reiterate commitment to trilateral cooperation with US, without directly addressing North Korean threats
The defense ministers of South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their shared commitment to the “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” and trilateral cooperation...

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