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Princess Kako to Visit Peru from Nov. 1

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The government Friday approved a plan for Princess Kako to make an official visit to Peru from Nov. 1 to 10.
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, will attend events related to this year’s 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
She i...

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Japan To Begin Releasing Second Batch Of Fukushima Water On Oct 5

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The release of the second batch of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean will commence on Oct 5, the facility's operator said Thursday, in a move likely to draw further ire from China.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings In...

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Japan, Petronas To Discuss Storing Japanese Carbon Dioxide In Malaysian Sites

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MALAY MALL
 
The Japanese government and Malaysia's state oil firm Petronas yesterday agreed to discuss how to export carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted in Japan to storage sites in Malaysia as part of efforts to tackle climate change.
Similar talks could eventually take place with other nations in Asi...

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Construction Begins On Japan's Tallest Building

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NHK
 
Construction workers have broken ground on a new Tokyo landmark. The 385-meter Torch Tower will be the tallest skyscraper in Japan when completed in 2028.
Property developer Mitsubishi Estate held a groundbreaking ceremony with its partners in the project on Wednesday.
The firm's President ...

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The Robot Wolves Trying To Scare Off Japan's Bears

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BBC
 
 
Bear attacks in Japan have been rising at an alarming rate, so the city of Takikawa installed a robot wolf as a deterrent.
The robot wolf was originally designed to keep wild animals from farmlands, but is now being used by local governments and managers of highways, golf courses, and pig...

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South Korea Hosts Japan, China As U.S. Allies Try To Reassure Beijing

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JAPAN TODAY
 
South Korea hosted senior diplomats from China and Japan for a rare trilateral meeting on Tuesday seen as aimed at assuaging Beijing's concerns over the two U.S. allies' tightening cooperation between themselves and Washington.
The meeting aims in part to set the stage for the resum...

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Mori And Anraku Gold’s Help Japan Dominate Wujiang World Cup

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IFSC-CLIMBING
 
Japan dominated the final IFSC World Cup podiums of the season taking five of the six medals on offer in Wujiang as Anraku Sorato and Mori Ai both claim Lead gold’s again for the nation.
The odds were in favour of the Asian country in the men’s Lead final with five of the eighth s...

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Japan's Princess Kako Tests Positive For Coronavirus

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NHK
 
Japan's Imperial Household Agency says Princess Kako has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The agency says the younger daughter of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino felt discomfort in her throat on Saturday night and developed a fever on Sunday morning.
An antigen test confirmed that sh...

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Govt Approves Lecanemab, New Drug for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Monday approved the domestic manufacture and sale of Lecanemab, a new drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
Lecanemab was jointly developed by Eisai Co. of Japan and Biogen Inc. of the United States. The drug is expected to be covere...

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US Ambassador To Japan Calls Chinese Ban On Japanese Seafood ‘Economic Coercion’

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AP NEWS
 
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel accused China on Friday of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Chinese boats continue to fish ...

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