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EU To Seek Security Accord With Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The European Union decided Monday to negotiate with Japan on concluding a security and defense partnership agreement, with the bloc seeking to elevate bilateral ties to a higher level, an EU document showed amid China's maritime assertiveness.
The two sides will explore increasing c...

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Stray Whale Dies at Port in Sakai, Osaka Pref.; 12-Meter-Long Whale First Found at West Japan Port on Jan. 23

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A whale that wandered into a port in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, was confirmed dead, according to the Osaka prefectural government on Monday.
The prefecture has since decided to bury the dead whale in a final disposal site of industrial waste located nearby. Osaka had spent about ¥80 mi...

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Japan Hosts Ukraine Reconstruction Conference To Showcase Its Support For The War-Torn Country

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday pledged his country's long-term engagement in Ukraine's reconstruction, calling it a future investment, as Japan stressed its commitment to supporting the war-torn country ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia's invasion.
In his ...

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Defence Ministry Eases Haircut Rules For Troops

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BBC
 
New recruits to the Japanese military will be allowed to have longer hair in a bid to attract more young people, the country's defence ministry has said.
The announcement comes as Japan struggles with a shortage of soldiers in the face of growing concerns about China and North Korea.
Only b...

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Japan To Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite To Combat Space Pollution

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Japanese scientists have created one of the world’s most unusual spacecraft – a tiny satellite that is made of timber.
The LignoSat probe has been built of magnolia wood, which, in experiments carried out on the International Space Station (ISS), was found to be particularly stable...

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Japan Successfully Launches H3 Rocket After Back-To-Back Failures

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AL JAZEERA
 
The H3 flagship rocket is designed to replace the H-IIA after more than two decades in service.
Japan has successfully launched its next-generation rocket into orbit, the country’s space agency has announced, after two failed attempts cast a pall over Tokyo’s space ambitions.
The H3 ...

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Japan To Boost Child Allowances To Tackle Falling Birthrate

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Cabinet on Friday approved a bill to expand the coverage of monthly child allowances to high school-age children as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to stem the sharp drop in Japan's birthrate.
Under the plan, the existing income limit for households receiving the benefits will...

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One Month to go Until the Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension; the “First Train” Sells Out in 1 Minute

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Marking one month before the Hokuriku Shinkansen line extends, tickets for the first train on the first day of its operation went on sale nationwide on Friday.
People lined up to get a ticket for the first train running on the newly extended section of the line at JR Kanazawa Station...

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A New Exhibition Aims To Bring Yoko Ono's Art Out Of John Lennon's Shadow

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Before there was John and Yoko — and after — there was just Yoko Ono.
The Japanese-American artist became a global celebrity through her marriage to John Lennon, her partner for more than a decade until his murder in 1980, as well as her collaborator on peace-protest “bed-ins” and i...

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Sakura Cherry Blossoms Forecast to Bloom on March 17 in Tokyo

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Someiyoshino sakura cherry blossoms are expected to bloom March 16 in Fukuoka as the earliest bloom date this spring, followed by central Tokyo on March 17, according to a weather information company.
Weathernews Inc., based in Chiba, announced Thursday that warmer-than-usual tempera...

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