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Japan Executes 'Twitter Killer' Who Murdered Nine
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BBC
Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment.
The serial killings by Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the "Twitter killer", had shocked the country and triggered debate over how suicide was discussed online.
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Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment.
The serial killings by Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the "Twitter killer", had shocked the country and triggered debate over how suicide was discussed online.
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- June 27, 2025
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SoftBank to Launch HAPS-Based Telecom Services in Japan
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NIPPON
SoftBank Corp. has announced a plan to launch high-altitude platform station-based pre-commercial telecommunications services in Japan in 2026.
Service areas and the number of users will be limited in the operations, the major Japanese mobile phone carrier said Thursday. SoftBank aims to...
SoftBank Corp. has announced a plan to launch high-altitude platform station-based pre-commercial telecommunications services in Japan in 2026.
Service areas and the number of users will be limited in the operations, the major Japanese mobile phone carrier said Thursday. SoftBank aims to...
- June 27, 2025
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Opposition CDP to field Renho in Upper House poll
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JAPAN TIMES
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) has decided to field former House of Councilors lawmaker Renho as a proportional representation candidate in the July 20 Upper House election.
The decision was made at a meeting of CDP executives on Tuesday, in hopes...
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) has decided to field former House of Councilors lawmaker Renho as a proportional representation candidate in the July 20 Upper House election.
The decision was made at a meeting of CDP executives on Tuesday, in hopes...
- June 25, 2025
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Japan To Step Up Fight Against Counterfeit Anime Goods Overseas
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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
The move is part of measures to boost the content industry and better protect intellectual property.
The government is planning to deepen cooperation with foreign authorities in cracking down on counterfeit anime goods to better protect intellectual property.
To combat the sal...
The move is part of measures to boost the content industry and better protect intellectual property.
The government is planning to deepen cooperation with foreign authorities in cracking down on counterfeit anime goods to better protect intellectual property.
To combat the sal...
- June 25, 2025
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Makassar, Japan's Maniwa Team Up On Waste-To-Energy Project
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ANTARA NEWS
The Makassar city government is partnering with Maniwa City, Japan, and Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd. to develop renewable energy through sustainable waste management practices.
Makassar Mayor Munafri Arifuddin welcomed the initiative as a major step in transforming the city’s waste...
The Makassar city government is partnering with Maniwa City, Japan, and Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd. to develop renewable energy through sustainable waste management practices.
Makassar Mayor Munafri Arifuddin welcomed the initiative as a major step in transforming the city’s waste...
- June 25, 2025
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Japan Sets Upper House Election For July 20
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JAPAN TIMES
The government said Tuesday that an election for the House of Councilors, the upper chamber of parliament, will take place on July 20.
The official campaign period will start on July 3 in the election for the 248-seat Upper House, in which 125 seats — 75 in constituencies and 50 und...
The government said Tuesday that an election for the House of Councilors, the upper chamber of parliament, will take place on July 20.
The official campaign period will start on July 3 in the election for the 248-seat Upper House, in which 125 seats — 75 in constituencies and 50 und...
- June 24, 2025
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Japan FSA to Promote Yutaka Ito to Commissioner
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Japan's Financial Services Agency will promote Yutaka Ito, director-general of the Supervision Bureau, to commissioner of the agency, effective on July 1, the government said Tuesday.
Ito, 61, will face challenges including promoting the reorganization of regional banks and expanding the...
Japan's Financial Services Agency will promote Yutaka Ito, director-general of the Supervision Bureau, to commissioner of the agency, effective on July 1, the government said Tuesday.
Ito, 61, will face challenges including promoting the reorganization of regional banks and expanding the...
- June 24, 2025
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Japanese Company Blames Laser Tool For Its 2nd Crash Landing On The Moon
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JAPAN TODAY
A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company's lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon.
Officials for ispace announced the news from Tokyo on Tuesday. The crash landing was the second for ispace in two years.
This time, the company’s lander named Resi...
A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company's lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon.
Officials for ispace announced the news from Tokyo on Tuesday. The crash landing was the second for ispace in two years.
This time, the company’s lander named Resi...
- June 24, 2025
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Younger Japanese Drawn To Anti-Immigrant Populist Party Sanseito
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JAPAN TODAY
"Long ago, rock was a symbol of the anti-establishment...Using words, not guitars, as our weapons today, politics is what rocks!"
That's the marketing message of Sanseito, a new right-wing populist party in Japan known for its stance against immigrants and coronavirus measures as we...
"Long ago, rock was a symbol of the anti-establishment...Using words, not guitars, as our weapons today, politics is what rocks!"
That's the marketing message of Sanseito, a new right-wing populist party in Japan known for its stance against immigrants and coronavirus measures as we...
- June 23, 2025
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Japan Scraps U.S. Meeting After Washington Demands More Defense Spending
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan has canceled a regular high-level meeting with its key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had been expected to m...
Japan has canceled a regular high-level meeting with its key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had been expected to m...
- June 22, 2025
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