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India’s Modi Agrees With Japan’s Ishiba To Boost Economic Ties And Cooperation

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AP NEWS
 
The leaders of India and Japan agreed Friday to bolster economic ties while also boosting cooperation in areas including clean energy and defense, as the two Asian powers face common challenges such as China’s growing influence and U.S. tariffs.
Following their summit in Tokyo, Indian P...

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Japan Seeks Record Defense Budget of 8.8 T. Yen for FY 2026

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NIPPON
 
Japan's Ministry of Defense said Friday that it will ask for a record budget of 8,845.4 billion yen for fiscal 2026 starting next April.
The ministry will request 128.7 billion yen for acquiring many unmanned vehicles to build in fiscal 2027 the multilayer coastal defense system Shield, ...

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Japan And Ecuador Agree To Deepen Economic Ties

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa agreed Thursday to deepen their countries' economic relations.
In a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Ishiba said that Ecuador is "a partner that shares values and principles" with Japan. He expressed...

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China, Russia Conduct Joint Submarine Patrol in Sea of Japan

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NIPPON
 
Russia's Pacific Fleet and the Chinese navy have conducted a joint submarine patrol in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea, according to the Russian state-run Tass news agency.
An announcement by the Pacific Fleet on Wednesday said that the operation was the first joint patrol involv...

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Japan's Trade Negotiator Cancels Us Visit Over Tariff Deal Snag

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REUTERS
 
Japan's top trade negotiator cancelled a visit to the United States at the last minute on Thursday, further delaying talks designed to finalise a $550 billion investment package offered by Tokyo in exchange for relief on punishing tariffs.
Ryosei Akazawa was due to fly to Washington to ...

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Tokyo Logs Record 10 Consecutive Days Of 35C Or Higher

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.
Heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent worldwide because of human-caused climate change, scie...

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Japan Asked Countries To Skip China's WWII Commemorative Events In Sept.

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KYODO
 
The Japanese government asked European and Asian countries to refrain from attending a military parade and other events that China will hold next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, diplomatic sources said Sunday.
Japan seeks to prevent China's interpretation o...

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Warming Seas Worsen Japan's Price Shock With ¥18,000 Urchin Rice Bowls

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan faces its hottest summer in history, a sharp decline in the catch of sea urchin in the country's north has made the spiny delicacy further out of reach for many consumers already strained by high food costs.
On Hokkaido's Rishiri Island, restaurants offer a rice bowl with 100 ...

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Japan Considers New Accommodation Taxes Amid Tourism Boom

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INTELLINEWS
 
Japan is witnessing a wave of interest in lodging taxes, with 92 municipal governments reportedly considering the introduction of levies on hotels and traditional ryokan inns, according to a recent Kyodo News survey.
The nationwide survey, conducted between June and July, gathered r...

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Yomiuri Survey Shows 81% See LDP Lawmakers Tainted by Money Scandal Bear Responsibility for Upper House Election Loss

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Eighty-one percent of respondents in a recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey said the Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers who were part of a “politics and money” scandal bear a heavy responsibility for the ruling coalition’s loss in the latest House of Councillors election.
In the nationwide ...

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