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Nestlé To Release Ultimate Perfected Kitkat In Honor Of Its 50th Anniversary In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The milk chocolate-covered, crispy wafer candy called KitKat was originally released in the UK in 1935 and is now sold in over 80 localities around the world.
In Japan, the treat has been giving people a break since 1973, officially marking 50 years of sales this year where they’re ...

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Japan Marks Centenary Of Great Kanto Earthquake Disaster

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan on Friday marked the centenary of the Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated the capital and surrounding areas, killing an estimated 105,000 people in the deadliest natural disaster in the country's history.
Ceremonies were held across the country to honor those who lost their ...

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Japanese Ministers Eat Fukushima Fish To Show It’s Safe After Nuclear Plant Wastewater Is Discharged

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AP NEWS
 
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers ate Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting Wednesday, in an apparent effort to show that fish is safe following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that began las...

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Aging Japan's Births Fall 3.6% To 370,000 In January To June

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The number of babies born in Japan and to Japanese expatriates in the January to June period fell 3.6% from a year earlier to 371,052, government data showed Tuesday.
The number of births in the six-month period suggests that the annual total in the country this year is likely to st...

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Japan PM Vows Steps To Ease Gasoline Prices, Now At Record High

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Wednesday to ensure lower domestic gasoline prices after industry ministry data showed that the average retail price has risen for the 15th straight week to its highest-ever level.
Kishida also told reporters that his government will impl...

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Brick Thrown At Japanese Embassy In China In Fukushima Spat

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan said Tuesday that harassment being faced by Japanese in China after the release of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant was "extremely regrettable", confirming that a brick was thrown at the country's embassy in Beijing.
Last week, China banned all seafood imports from its n...

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Japan Conveys Concern To China Over Fukushima Water-Linked Harassment

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KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that Japan conveyed its concern to China over harassment by Chinese citizens following the start of the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant last week, calling such behavior "regrettable."
Earlier in the ...

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Japan Eliminates Markkanen's Finland From World Cup Title Contention

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BASKET NEWS
 
Finland squandered an 18-point third-quarter led and got eliminated from title contention by Japan.
Finland had a gargantuan lead in the second half but it didn't matter for Japan. They won the fourth quarter by 18 points and eliminated Lauri Markkanen's team from FIBA World Cup tit...

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Japan’s MoD Awards Contract for New FFM Vessels

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NAVAL NEWS
 
On August 25, 2023, Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced the selection of two contractors for the design and production of a new FFM variant to be delivered to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
New FFM (新型FFM)
According to the announcement, Mitsubishi Heavy ...

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Japan Says Seawater Radioactivity Below Detectable Limits Near Fukushima

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's environment ministry on Sunday said tests of seawater near the Fukushima nuclear power plant did not detect any radioactivity, days after the discharge of treated water that had been used to cool nuclear reactors.
Japan on Thursday started releasing water from the wrecked Fu...

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