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Japan's TSUTAYA Books Announces Strategic Partnership with M&G

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ANTARA NEWS
 
On March 7, 2025, TSUTAYA Books, renowned for its distinctive and elegantly curated spaces, announced a strategic partnership with Chinese stationery brand M&G on its website.
This collaboration introduces M&G to nearly 120 TSUTAYA locations across Japan, marking the first time a Ch...

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Japan Demands Exemption From U.S. Auto Tariffs

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government asked the United States on Thursday for Japan to be exempt from auto tariffs, calling the latest move by its closest ally "extremely regrettable," a top government spokesman said.
"We strongly urged (the U.S. government) to exclude Japan from the measure," Chi...

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Japan To Treat Injured Palestinians From Gaza For First Time

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AA
 
Two patients to arrive in Tokyo Wednesday under WHO-coordinated evacuation
Japan will accept injured Palestinians from the Gaza Strip for medical treatment, marking the first time the country has extended such direct support to victims of Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave.
At least two i...

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Japan Enacts Bill on Disaster Prevention Measures for Peninsulas

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NIPPON
 
The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Wednesday enacted a bill aimed at boosting disaster prevention measures in peninsular areas of the country.
The bill to revise peninsular areas development law aims to conduct the measures with consideration for the geographic features of peninsulas, whic...

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Japan Enacts Law To Set New Rules Against Election Poster Opportunism

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's parliament on Wednesday enacted legislation to set new rules designed to prevent candidates from using inappropriate tactics, such as presenting images of scantily clad women, on election posters to promote themselves, their candidacies or even products.
In official campaigni...

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Man Acquitted Of 1966 Murders Gets More Than ¥217 Million Compensation

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded more than 217 million yen in compensation, an official said Tuesday.
The payout represents 12,500 yen for each day of the more than four decades that Iwao Hakamata spent ...

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Japan's Largest Shipbuilder Penalized For Neglecting Technical Trainee Safety

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NHK
 
Japanese government authorities have barred the country's largest shipbuilder from accepting foreign technical trainees for the next five years due to alleged negligence in safety management and other conditions.
The Immigration Services Agency and labor ministry made the claims against Ima...

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Japan Emperor, Empress Welcome Brazilian President

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife, Janja, at a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday.
This marked the first welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace for state guests since a trip to Japa...

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A Court Orders The Unification Church In Japan Dissolved

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AP NEWS
 
The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The church said it was considering an immediate appeal of the Tokyo District Court’s revocati...

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Japan Sets Up New SDF Command To Unify Defense Force Operations

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan on Monday launched a new command for the Self-Defense Forces to better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses, in a major revamp aimed at ensuring smoother coordination with the U.S. military at a time when tensions are heightened over potential contingencies involving...

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