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Japanese Government Delaying Debate Over Key Defense Issues

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JAPAN TIMES
 
On one hand, the government is speeding up its efforts to enhance deterrence by deciding to move up the planned introduction of long-range missiles that can directly attack military hubs of other nations.
But on the other, decisions on key defense issues have been pushed back as the...

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New ¥10,000, ¥5,000 and ¥1,000 Bills to be Issued July 3 Next Year

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Bank of Japan announced Tuesday that it will begin issuing three new banknotes on July 3 next year.
The ¥10,000 bill will feature industry tycoon Eiichi Shibusawa, the ¥5,000 will have Umeko Tsuda, founder of Tsuda University, and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato will be on th...

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Japan Scientists Create World's First Mental Images With AI Tech

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese scientists said they have succeeded in creating the world's first mental images of objects and landscapes from human brain activity by using artificial intelligence technology.
The team of scientists from the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, another n...

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PokéPark KANTO to be Established in Yomiuriland

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Pokémon Company, Yomiuri Land Co. and The Yomiuri Shimbun will form a new company on Tuesday called PokéPark KANTO LLC to build a Pokémon-themed entertainment venture in the Yomiuriland amusement park.
The new business enterprise aims to establish “PokéPark KANTO,” a theme park w...

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PM Lee To Visit Japan For ASEAN Commemorative Summit

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CNA
 
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make a four-day working visit to Tokyo to attend a summit commemorating relations between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). 
Mr Lee will visit the Japanese capital from Dec 15 to Dec 18 to attend the Commemorative Summit for th...

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Japan PM Purges Cabinet In Bid To Ride Out Financial Scandal

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REUTERS
 
Embattled Japanese premier Fumio Kishida dropped four cabinet ministers on Thursday, as he tried to limit the fallout from the biggest financial scandal his ruling party has faced in decades.
The ousted ministers included chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno and industry minister Ya...

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Japan Vows $3 Million To Provide Education For Refugees

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will offer around $3 million to a global fund providing education for refugees, as Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Wednesday pledged more support for the displaced amid ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip.
"We cannot significantly improve t...

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Japan Confirms First Death From Mpox In Country

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The health ministry said Wednesday that a man in his 30s who was living in Saitama Prefecture had died of mpox, the first such death in the country.
The man was immunocompromised due to being infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, the ministry said, with his death c...

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Japan To Issue Redesigned Banknotes On July 3

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan will start issuing new ¥10,000, ¥5,000 and ¥1,000 banknotes on July 3, marking the first redesign in about two decades, the Finance Ministry and the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday.
Even after the new bills begin circulating, the current banknotes will remain legal tender.
The ¥...

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Kanji For "Tax" Picked To Sum Up 2023 Amid Japan Inflation Woes

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KYODO NEWS
 
The kanji for "zei," meaning tax, was picked as the Chinese character most representative of the social mood in Japan this year, a Kyoto-based organization said Tuesday.
Initiatives by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government, including proposed tax cuts to help households strugglin...

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