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Speed Skating: Miho Takagi Wins Japan Record 35th World Cup Gold
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KYODO NEWS
Miho Takagi set a Japan record with her 35th speed skating World Cup individual gold medal Friday, eclipsing Hiroyasu Shimizu and Nao Kodaira for the most from the country in distances contested at the Winter Olympics.
The 30-year-old reached the landmark after clocking 1 minute, 13....
Miho Takagi set a Japan record with her 35th speed skating World Cup individual gold medal Friday, eclipsing Hiroyasu Shimizu and Nao Kodaira for the most from the country in distances contested at the Winter Olympics.
The 30-year-old reached the landmark after clocking 1 minute, 13....
- February 1, 2025
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Japan Scrambles Jets As Russian Bombers Fly Over High Seas
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo's top government spokesman said Friday.
"We confirmed that Russian military bombers and fighter jets flew over the high seas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan yeste...
Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo's top government spokesman said Friday.
"We confirmed that Russian military bombers and fighter jets flew over the high seas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan yeste...
- February 1, 2025
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Japan PM Expresses Concern Over U.S. Withdrawal From WHO
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XINHUA
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday expressed concern over the United States' decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), Jiji Press reported.
"The U.S. has played a crucial role in global health. From Japan's perspective, we do not welcome any move that w...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday expressed concern over the United States' decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), Jiji Press reported.
"The U.S. has played a crucial role in global health. From Japan's perspective, we do not welcome any move that w...
- February 1, 2025
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Rescuers Race To Pull Out Truck Driver Stuck In Japan Sinkhole For Days
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BBC
Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened.
The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in Saitama prefecture, near the capital Tokyo, swallowing a truck.
Rescue efforts have been hampered by road collapses, and offi...
Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened.
The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in Saitama prefecture, near the capital Tokyo, swallowing a truck.
Rescue efforts have been hampered by road collapses, and offi...
- January 31, 2025
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Japan's Emperor, Empress to Visit Mongolia in July
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NIPPON
Arrangements are underway for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in the first half of July, the first trip by a reigning Imperial couple to the country, the government said Friday.
It would be the third overseas visit by the Emperor and the Empress for the pur...
Arrangements are underway for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in the first half of July, the first trip by a reigning Imperial couple to the country, the government said Friday.
It would be the third overseas visit by the Emperor and the Empress for the pur...
- January 31, 2025
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Japan Records Biggest Jump In Foreign Workers In 2024
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan saw its biggest year-on-year jump in foreign workers since records began, government data showed Friday, as the country seeks to address labor shortages exacerbated by its aging population.
In October 2024, the nation's foreign workforce stood at 2.3 million -- an increase of ...
Japan saw its biggest year-on-year jump in foreign workers since records began, government data showed Friday, as the country seeks to address labor shortages exacerbated by its aging population.
In October 2024, the nation's foreign workforce stood at 2.3 million -- an increase of ...
- January 31, 2025
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London Court Backs Extradition Of 2 Men To Japan Over Tokyo Robbery
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KYODO NEWS
A London court on Wednesday gave the green light to the extradition of two British men wanted by Japanese authorities in connection with a 2015 jewelry robbery in Tokyo, overturning decisions to stop it.
The High Court in the British capital ruled that assurances offered by Japan w...
A London court on Wednesday gave the green light to the extradition of two British men wanted by Japanese authorities in connection with a 2015 jewelry robbery in Tokyo, overturning decisions to stop it.
The High Court in the British capital ruled that assurances offered by Japan w...
- January 30, 2025
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Acquitted Death Row Inmate Seeks $1.3 Mn From Japan
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UCA NEWS
The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government pay him more than $1.3 million in compensation after his conviction was quashed, his lawyer said on Jan. 30.
Iwao Hakamada, 88, was declared innocent last year of a 1966 quadruple murder for which he spen...
The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government pay him more than $1.3 million in compensation after his conviction was quashed, his lawyer said on Jan. 30.
Iwao Hakamada, 88, was declared innocent last year of a 1966 quadruple murder for which he spen...
- January 30, 2025
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Suzuki Motor To Launch 5-Door Jimny In Japan April 3
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NIPPON
Suzuki Motor Corp. said Thursday that it will release the Jimny Nomade, the first five-door model in its Jimny four-wheel-drive vehicle series in Japan, on April 3.
The all-new Jimny has enhanced driving ability on rough roads and extra comfort. The four seater easily accommodates passen...
Suzuki Motor Corp. said Thursday that it will release the Jimny Nomade, the first five-door model in its Jimny four-wheel-drive vehicle series in Japan, on April 3.
The all-new Jimny has enhanced driving ability on rough roads and extra comfort. The four seater easily accommodates passen...
- January 30, 2025
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Japan: Expo 2025 Osaka Gears Up To Take The World By Surprise With Its 'Resonant Society' Concept
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EURONEWS
Expo 2025 in Japan is set to take the world by surprise with its innovations and focus on humanity at a time of sombre global challenges.
Expo 2025 in Japan is set to take the world by surprise with its innovations and focus on humanity at a time of sombre global challenges.
The Osaka-...
Expo 2025 in Japan is set to take the world by surprise with its innovations and focus on humanity at a time of sombre global challenges.
Expo 2025 in Japan is set to take the world by surprise with its innovations and focus on humanity at a time of sombre global challenges.
The Osaka-...
- January 28, 2025
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