NHK
 
The Tokyo government has made an agreement with a major Japanese newspaper to allow its foreign delivery staff to take part in efforts to watch over children in the city's neighborhoods.
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko and President Muraoka Akitoshi of the Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo headquarters att...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's immigration agency on Tuesday released more detailed guidelines that allow the justice minister to grant special residence permission to foreign nationals who are facing deportation, clarifying the factors the minister considers when making a decision.
The minister has the au...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan should pursue women's involvement in conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts as a key foreign policy to further contribute to global peace, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said in a recent interview while acknowledging the "many challenges" her own nation faces in gender e...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A Japanese coast guard helicopter rescued 24 fishermen as they desperately clung to the deck of a tilting , half-submerged ship being pounded by high waves Monday morning off an island chain southwest of Tokyo. One crew member thrown from the rocking ship into the rough seas before ...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Former U.S. President Donald Trump tried to strengthen Japan-U.S. ties while he was in office, a close ally told media organizations including Jiji Press on Thursday.
Trump has “always wanted it to get stronger,” said U.S. Sen. William Hagerty, who served as U.S. ambassador to Japan ...

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AP  NEWS
 
Outraged Japanese opposition lawmakers submitted a no-confidence motion on Friday, accusing the governing party of trying to push through a budget bill without adequate debate because of disruptions caused by a scandal over its fund-raising practices.
Opposition politicians slammed Pri...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan will expand employment opportunities for foreign students who graduated from vocational schools, aiming to keep talented foreigners in the country, the Immigration Services Agency said Thursday.
The government will give foreigners who graduated from certified vocational schools...

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BBC
 
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, one of Japan's most eligible bachelors, has announced that he is married, stirring a frenzy on social media.
The Los Angeles Dodgers star's announcement came as a shock as he has closely guarded his private life.
"I wanted everyone to know I am now married,...

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AKI PRESS
 
 
The Ministry of Water Resources of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan organized a scientific and practical workshop on development and management of dams, UzA reports.
The event took place at the Uzbekistan – Japan Youth Innovation Ce...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while on a visit to Japan, with reports saying they discussed the risks of generative AI.
"We had a good, productive conversation about AI and the future of technology," local media quoted Zuckerberg as saying after th...

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