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Tokaido Shinkansen, Sanyo Shinkansen Nozomi Trains to Have Reserved Seats Only During Long Sept. Holiday Period

The Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen Nozomi trains will operate with reserved seats only from Sept. 18 to 23, which includes Silver Week holidays, Central Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. announced Wednesday.

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Heavy Snow Expected on Sea of Japan Side on Sunday, Monday

Heavy snow is expected to fall mainly on the Sea of Japan side of Honshu and Hokkaido from Sunday to Monday due to a strong winter pressure pattern.

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Japan, India Plan to Establish Private Sector Dialogue on Economic Security; Countries Aim to Secure Supply Chains

The Japanese and Indian governments plan to establish a new framework for private sector dialogue focused on economic security in an effort to secure each country’s supply chains for strategic goods.

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China Delays Customs Clearance for Japanese Sake; Intensified Economic Coercion Possible Intention

BEIJING — Chinese customs authorities have stepped up inspections of imported Japanese sake and food products, causing delays in customs clearance, trade sources said.

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Although Japan-China relations seemed to worsen after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark that a Taiwan contingency could constitute a “survival-threatening situation,” the fact is that the relationship has been deteriorating for over a decade because Chinese President Xi Jinping’s hegemonic ambitions and assertive military activities have awakened the Japanese people to the military threat posed by China.

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Junichi Okada Wears Three Hats in ‘Last Samurai Standing,’ Serving as Star, Producer, Action Choreographer in Thrilling Netflix Period Drama

Ten years since Netflix launched in Japan, the streaming platform has ventured into its first Japanese period drama series. “Last Samurai Standing,” whose Japanese title is “Ikusagami,” centers on former samurai who, ousted from society in the early Meiji era (1868-1912), fight for their lives in a deadly game of survival.Junichi Okada, who has taken on three roles in the series — lead actor, producer and action choreographer — recently sat with The Yomiuri Shimbun for an interview and spoke about his passion for period films and dramas.The series has been distributed worldwide exclusively on Netflix. It depicts martial artists and former samurai, displaced societally due to a decree banning swords, who race to Tokyo from Kyoto, killing each other along the way in pursuit of a huge cash prize. Okada plays Shujiro Saga, feared by his peers as a legendary swordman.“I wondered how well I could embody such a powerful samurai, and focused on quality to convey it authentically,” Okada said. Of course, quality must accompany substance. In a scene in which Shujiro duels a mighty opponent, Okada portrays fierce sword fighting at a pace almost too quick for the eye to follow. No editing or filming techniques were used to speed up the action. Instead, “we tried to convey to viewers the sense of how much the fighting was accelerating at a realistic speed,” said Okada.

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