BBC
 
One of Japan's most well-known bread brands is recalling thousands of packets and offering refunds after the remains of a rat was found in its products.
Around 104,000 packs of sliced white bread made by the Pasco Shikishima Corporation have been pulled from shelves. Parts of the black rat ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
While life has gradually returned to normal almost a year since Japan downgraded COVID-19 to a lower-risk disease category, persistent waves of infections resulted in over 16,000 deaths between May and November last year, according to government data.
Health experts have stressed the...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Youth and Sports Minister Dito Ariotedjo welcomed Japan's desire to bolster cooperation in the fields of youth and sports during a meeting with the Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Masaki Yasushi, in Jakarta on Monday.
He expressed pleasure over the offer of cooperation, saying Jap...

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ASIA CRIME CENTURY
 
The Japan National Police Agency reported last week that over 10,000 tokuryū (anonymous and fluid) criminals were arrested in the three years up to 2023. According to the NPA, tokuryū criminals are only loosely connected and are different from the traditional Yakuza, or Boryo...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan Post Co. and Seino Transportation Co. will collaborate in long-distance parcel deliveries, utilizing shared trucks, in response to concerns over a decrease in transport delivery capacity following the implementation of an overtime cap for drivers, sources familiar with the matt...

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NAVAL NEWS
 
Japan’s ATLA (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency) has shown to Naval News its new Extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV). The impressive submarine drone is now in the middle of a research and development (R&D) phase.
In a near-exclusive access (where just Naval News ...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan and the United States agreed to accelerate their review of the command and control framework for Japan’s Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. armed forces based in Japan, at the two nations’ defense ministerial talks in Hawaii.
Amid speculation about a Taiwan contingency in which C...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Fifteen-year-old South Korean amateur Lee Hyo Song conjured up a birdie-eagle finish to become the youngest winner in the history of top-tier women's golf in Japan on Sunday.
Her one-shot victory at 15 years, 176 days came at the first major of the JLPGA season, the Salonpas Cup, on ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Final arrangements are under way to hold a summit among Japan, China and South Korea in Seoul on May 26 and 27, a South Korean Foreign Ministry official said Sunday.
It will be the first such meeting since December 2019. The three Asian countries were unable to hold a trilateral sum...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and her French counterpart, Stephane Sejourne, have agreed to strengthen their countries' cooperation in the security area.
At their meeting in Paris on Friday, the two officials also confirmed the continuance of support for Ukraine and sanctions a...

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