JAPAN TIMES
 
A 49-year-old man was shot in the chest with an apparent gun at a Starbucks outlet in a shopping mall in Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture, around 4 p.m. Sunday, and was confirmed dead after being rushed to a hospital, according to local police.
The Ehime prefectural police department i...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday visited the Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture for the first time since the deadly Jan 1 earthquakes to alleviate growing concern about slow relief work and the spread of diseases in evacuation centers.
The magnitude 7.6 earthquake lef...

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LIVERPOOL FC
 
Wataru Endo captained Japan to a 4-2 win over Vietnam in their Asian Cup opener.
Liverpool midfielder Endo completed the full 90 minutes of Sunday’s Group D contest and registered an assist for Takumi Minamino’s second goal of the match, which pulled the Samurai Blue level at 2-2 o...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A volcano on a southwestern Japan island erupted early Sunday, the Meteorological Agency said, with the agency urging climbers and others to take actions to protect their lives.
The eruption occurred at 12:22 a.m. at Mount Otake on Suwanose Island of Kagoshima Prefecture, the agency...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese firms have decided to drop their plans to get involved in a high-speed rail project connecting Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, government and company sources said Thursday.
The companies, including East Japan Railway Co., had hoped to utilize Japan's shinkansen bullet train syst...

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TIME OUT
 
Here’s what the warmer temperatures mean for sakura this year, with blooming dates for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Sapporo and more
The new year has barely started, but the Japan Meteorological Corporation already has its sights set on spring with the release of its first official cherry blos...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
China's recent mediation of talks between Myanmar's ruling junta and three ethnic rebel groups in the country has highlighted a perceived absence of Japan's leadership in addressing the prolonged crisis there, which observers believe has reached a turning point since the 2021 coup.
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CNA
 
Three-metre tsunami waves were recorded at, but did not damage, an offline nuclear plant in Japan following the Jan 1 earthquake, its operator said on Wednesday (Jan 10).
The revelation served as a reminder of the risks associated with nuclear power in Japan 13 years after a tsunami wrecked...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan plans to expand its budget reserves for fiscal 2024/25 to support recovery from the Noto Peninsula earthquake, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday.
The cabinet earlier on Tuesday approved 4.74 billion yen in spending from fiscal 2023/24 reserves for such aid as wa...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The city of Yamaguchi has been selected for The New York Times' list of "52 places to go in 2024."
The city, the capital of the namesake prefecture, "is often called the Kyoto of the West, though it's much more interesting than that," the newspaper said.
Small winding lanes in the "...

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