NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he will visit Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, on Saturday to attend an event to honor soldiers who died in the fierce battle on the Pacific island 80 years ago.
Ishiba will be the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit the i...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Emperor Naruhito bade farewell on Thursday to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a hotel in Tokyo.
The Emperor arrived at the hotel in Chiyoda Ward where the president stayed around 10 a.m.
Lula told him that he will never forget the warm welcome he received in Jap...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
On March 7, 2025, TSUTAYA Books, renowned for its distinctive and elegantly curated spaces, announced a strategic partnership with Chinese stationery brand M&G on its website.
This collaboration introduces M&G to nearly 120 TSUTAYA locations across Japan, marking the first time a Ch...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government asked the United States on Thursday for Japan to be exempt from auto tariffs, calling the latest move by its closest ally "extremely regrettable," a top government spokesman said.
"We strongly urged (the U.S. government) to exclude Japan from the measure," Chi...

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AA
 
Two patients to arrive in Tokyo Wednesday under WHO-coordinated evacuation
Japan will accept injured Palestinians from the Gaza Strip for medical treatment, marking the first time the country has extended such direct support to victims of Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave.
At least two i...

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NIPPON
 
The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Wednesday enacted a bill aimed at boosting disaster prevention measures in peninsular areas of the country.
The bill to revise peninsular areas development law aims to conduct the measures with consideration for the geographic features of peninsulas, whic...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's parliament on Wednesday enacted legislation to set new rules designed to prevent candidates from using inappropriate tactics, such as presenting images of scantily clad women, on election posters to promote themselves, their candidacies or even products.
In official campaigni...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded more than 217 million yen in compensation, an official said Tuesday.
The payout represents 12,500 yen for each day of the more than four decades that Iwao Hakamata spent ...

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NHK
 
Japanese government authorities have barred the country's largest shipbuilder from accepting foreign technical trainees for the next five years due to alleged negligence in safety management and other conditions.
The Immigration Services Agency and labor ministry made the claims against Ima...

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Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife, Janja, at a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday.
This marked the first welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace for state guests since a trip to Japa...

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