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Okinawa Feels Impact Of U.S. And Japan Military Shifts

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NPR
 
President Biden and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss upgrades to the two countries' alliance that are being felt on this island, which hosts some 70% of U.S. military bases in Japan.
The two nations are expected to tighten cooperation between their military comman...

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Verstappen Bounces Back With Dominant Win At Japanese Grand Prix

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AP NEWS
 
Max Verstappen’s record-breaking dominance in Formula 1 resumed Sunday with his victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, leading almost the entire race on a sunny day in central Japan.
His abrupt breakdown two weeks ago in Melbourne, Australia, looks like a blip in his total command over F1....

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Kishida Arrives In U.S. For Summit, State Dinner

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making an official visit to the United States this week. He will hold a summit with President Joe Biden that's meant to achieve a major upgrading of their defense alliance.
He will also join a first-ever summit of the U.S., Japanese and Philip...

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M5.1 Quake Hits Southwestern Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued

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KYODO NEWS
 
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 hit Miyazaki Prefecture and other areas in southwestern Japan on Monday but no tsunami warning was issued, Japan's weather agency said.
The 10:25 a.m. quake registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the prefecture, with n...

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Japan’s Kishida Warns World At ‘Historic Turning Point’ As He Touts US Alliance Ahead Of Biden Summit

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CNN
 
Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic turning point” and are forcing Japan to change its defense posture, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told CNN Sunday ahead of a closely watched summit with US President Joe Biden next week.
“As we are witnessing Russi...

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9-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Hit By Train Gunma Prefecture

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A nine-year-old girl died after she was hit by a train in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, on Saturday.
The incident occurred at around 8:50 a.m. on a crossing on the Joshin Electric line, TV Asahi reported. Police said a witness called 119 and said a girl had been hit by a train af...

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Services Resume Along Entire route of Noto Tetsudo Railway after Hiatus Following Jan. 1 Earthquake

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Noto Tetsudo railway in Ishikawa Prefecture resumed train service Saturday along its entire 33.1-kilometer route, which was suspended in the wake of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
Temporary restoration work on the 16.8-kilometer section between Notonakajima Station and Anamizu Statio...

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Indonesian Ministry Aids Keoyoung Sun Shipwreck Survivor In Japan

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ANTARA NEWS
 
The Transportation Ministry facilitated the process of reprinting sailor documents for Ryan Yudatama Lizar who survived after his ship capsized in the waters of Shimonoseki, Japan.
Lizar is the only survivor of eight Indonesian citizens on the South Korean-flagged Keoyoung Sun Ship ...

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Japan's Imperial Family Latest Royals To Join Instagram

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BBC
 
In 1926, when Japanese Emperor Hirohito ascended the Imperial throne, he was revered by millions of Japanese people as a living god. Almost 100 years later, the world's oldest continuing monarchy is sporting a very different look.
 His grandson, Emperor Naruhito vowed to bring the country's...

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Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Strong Quake Hits Taiwan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan lifted a tsunami advisory issued for Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday afternoon, after earlier warning of the potential for large waves hitting parts of the prefecture, following a powerful earthquake that rocked Taiwan.
The magnitude 7.7 quake had initially prompted a forecast...

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