BBC
 
 
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata has been sent home and will not compete at the Olympic Games after breaking a team smoking ban.
The 19-year-old left Japan's training camp in Monaco on Thursday as officials investigated the alleged incident.
The teenager - captain of her country's women's ar...

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CNN
 
America’s two most powerful allies in the Pacific are taking their defense ties to new heights amid increasing concerns over China’s assertiveness in the region and North Korean threats, Japan’s top general said Thursday.
Before a trilateral meeting with US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen....

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NIPPON
 
Japanese companies including major printing companies are working on projects to create digital copies of cultural assets such as paintings, Buddha sculptures and pottery, using their imaging technology and image processing expertise.
Such digital copies are increasingly used in art and ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan is arranging to shoulder $3.3 billion in loans to Ukraine as part of support to be provided by Group of Seven members utilizing interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen as part of their sanctions over Moscow's invasion of its neighbor, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.
The...

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NIPPON
 
Some members of Komeito, the junior coalition partner of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, think that leader Natsuo Yamaguchi may step down once his term ends this autumn after around 15 years in the position.
The 72-year-old is currently serving his eighth term as Komeito chief, ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda warned Wednesday of market intervention to rectify excessive yen moves, led by speculators, saying that he does not see any limits to the country's potential forays amid market chatter of official yen-buying in recent days.
Kanda, the vice f...

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VOA NEWS
 
North Korea and China are watching for possible regional impacts from Japan's recent enhanced security cooperation with Germany.
This weekend, Japan will hold joint drills with Germany around the Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island. Spain is slated to join th...

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BBC
 
Fourteen high school students in Tokyo were admitted to hospital after eating "super spicy" potato crisps, police said.
Around 30 students ate the fiery snacks after one of them brought them to school on Tuesday, Japanese local media reported.
Soon, some of them started complaining of nause...

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CNN
 
Measuring about half the length of a Ford F-150, Kei trucks look almost like toys in comparison to your standard pickup truck. But for a car so tiny, you might be surprised at the massive following that they command.
Kei trucks, built to satisfy Japanese light automobile regulations and kno...

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ABC NEWS
 
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Japan’s defence ministry and forces are under scrutiny over allegations members of the navy violated the sensitive information protection law, falsely claimed allowances for special assignments, and wrongfully claimed free meals at base cafeterias. 
Of the 218 people discip...

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