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China Stands to Gain by Allowing Group Tours to Japan

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JAPAN NEWS
 
By lifting its ban on group tours to Japan and other countries, China aims to increase traffic to and from various countries to help promote its economic development. After Beijing ended its strict zero-COVID policy, it was required to respond to the demand of people who want to trav...

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Japan, U.S. To Jointly Develop Hypersonic Missile Interceptor

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan and the United States will jointly develop a new type of missile to intercept hypersonic projectiles being developed by countries such as North Korea, China and Russia, government sources said Monday.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden are expected to agr...

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Spain Reach World Cup Semi-Finals For First Time, Japan Or Sweden Await

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Spain reached the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup for the first time with a 2-1 win over the Netherlands in extra time, with Sweden and Japan playing later Friday for the right to face them.
Barcelona teenager Salma Paralluelo hit the winner with a smart finish on the counterat...

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Japan Ready To Impose Crowd Control On Mount Fuji

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CNA
 
Japanese authorities are gearing up to impose crowd control measures for the first time on Mount Fuji this weekend for an expected holiday rush by thousands of sometimes ill-prepared trekkers, officials said on Thursday (Aug 10).
Japan's famous snow-capped volcano outside Tokyo is open to c...

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Holidaymakers To Boost Spending As Japan Growth At Tipping Point

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KYODO NEWS
 
Summer holidays without COVID-related curbs, higher bonuses and a travel demand comeback appear to signal consumers are ready to ramp up spending, in a boon to the Japanese economy.
For the Bon holidays in mid-August, bookings for domestic flights offered by major Japanese airlines h...

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Hinata Miyazawa’s 5 Goals In Women’s World Cup Lead Japan Into Quarterfinals Against Sweden

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AP NEWS
 
Led by a surprising new star, Japan has emerged as a Women’s World Cup favorite,
Hinata Miyazawa has scored fives times in four games and leads the Golden Boot race headed into Japan’s quarterfinal game against Sweden in Eden Park on Friday.
The 23-year-old has already matched the team’...

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Japan Ex-PM's 'Fight For Taiwan' Remark In Line With Official View, Lawmaker Says

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CNA
 
Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's remark on Tuesday (Aug 8) that his country must show "the resolve to fight" to defend Taiwan from attack was in line with Tokyo's official stance, a lawmaker close to Aso told a TV show late on Wednesday.
Aso, vice president of the ruling Liberal De...

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Japan's Defense Ministry To Seek Record ¥7 Tril Budget For FY2024

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Defense Ministry will seek a record-high budget of over 7 trillion yen for the next fiscal year, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday, a move in line with Japan's new security strategy to eventually double its annual defense outlays.
The defense spending plan for the y...

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Typhoon Khanun Moves Northward Toward Japan's Kyushu Island

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KYODO NEWS
 
Typhoon Khanun moved slowly northward toward Japan's southwestern Kyushu on Tuesday, bringing parts of the island into a storm zone and prompting a railway operator to suspend some of its shinkansen bullet train service there.
The weather agency warned of mudslides, overflowing river...

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Japanese Artist Seeks To Connect Indonesia, Japan Cultures

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Japanese artist Sakura Tomomi Ijuin has been trying to connect Indonesian and Japanese cultures since 2011 through the Sakuranesia Society Foundation, which provides opportunities for the younger generation to make friends using art.
Since 2011, she has been carrying out activities ...

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