JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to confirm the provision of defense-related equipment to the Philippines during a summit with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday in Manila, government sources said.
The government plans to provide the Philippines with small patrol vessel...

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CNN
 
Japanese police on Tuesday arrested an 86-year-old suspected gunman who had barricaded himself in a post office with two hostages after injuring two people at a hospital earlier in the day.
The man was detained in the city of Warabi, Saitama prefecture, near Tokyo, police told CNN, followin...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
It’s that time of year again, when, in the days just before Halloween, Starbucks reminds us that Christmas is just around the corner.
This year, the chain is gifting us with the Strawberry Merry Cream Frappuccino to kick off the 2023 holiday season, and there are some other perks in...

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BBC
 
Two people have been injured in a shooting at a hospital in the central Japanese city of Toda, local media report.
The suspect, believed to be in the age range of 50 to 70, fled on a motorcycle and is currently at large.
Meanwhile, local media report that two hostages have been taken inside...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The United States has for the first time begun buying Japanese seafood to supply its military there, a response to China's ban on such products imposed after Tokyo released treated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.
Unveiling the initiative in a Reuters in...

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NIPPON
 
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association on Monday called for rules on generative artificial intelligence to be made soon, including a revision of the copyright law.
The association said in a statement that the unauthorized use of news content by generative AI could financi...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Model and actress Ai Tominaga became the first woman to play the role of Takeda Shingen in the Shingen-ko Festival, in Kofu on Saturday.
Tominaga led a parade of more than 1,000 “warriors” to commemorate the famous warlord.
The festival’s main event was a reenactment of a confrontati...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Two-time reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan won Friday's women's short program at Skate Canada, the second event of the ISU Grand Prix season.
The 23-year-old from Kobe scored 75.13 points from the judges panel to seize command at Vancouver.
South Korea's 16-year-old Ki...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A group of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday ended its onsite safety inspection of treated water discharged into the ocean from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, with plans to compile a report by the end of this year.
The team, which is the first di...

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INSIDER
 
Japan's had enough of a surge in bear attacks across the country this year.One region said it will subsidize bullets for hunting and reward hunters who capture bears.Bears in Japan have been descending on urban areas this year due to a food shortage, experts say.
Officials in Japan said...

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