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Japan In FocusFukuoka: Residents Recreate Bygone U.S. Base Recipes
FUKUOKA — Recipes created by the wives of U.S. military personnel have been translated and reproduce...
March 19, 2023
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EnvironmentJapan Begins Process to Return Crested Ibis to Wild on Mainland
This year marks 20 years since the native-born Japanese crested ibis (see below) was declared extinc...
March 19, 2023
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Defense & SecurityKishida, Scholz Confirm Efforts to Continue Support for Ukraine
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held summit talks in Tokyo on Saturda...
March 18, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida to Expand ODA in Move Toward Free and Open Indo-Pacific
Japan will expand its official development assistance (ODA) to developing and emerging economies in ...
March 18, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida, Scholz to Confirm Cooperation for G7 Summit in Hiroshima
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday at the prime ...
March 18, 2023
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ReutersGermany to Seek Closer Ties with Japan amid Supply Chain Tension
TOKYO – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz touched down in Japan on Saturday with six of his ministers, l...
March 18, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Vows to Improve Parental Leave Benefits
Prime Minister Fumio Kihida has announced plans to overhaul the parental leave system, including a m...
March 18, 2023
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CompaniesTokyo-area Train Fares Raised by ¥10
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, Tokyo Metro Co. and other railway operators...
March 18, 2023
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EconomyJapanese Government and Bank of Japan Vow Cooperation amid Global Market Turmoil
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Officials from the government and the Bank of Japan on Friday affirmed they wil...
March 18, 2023
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Asia-PacificYoung Afghans Train to Be Midwives for Villages
FOLADI VALLEY, Afghanistan (Reuters) — In a small village circled by velvety white snow-topped mount...
March 18, 2023
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BaseballSamurai Japan Practice in Miami Ahead Of Mexico Semifinal
MIAMI — Five Samurai Japan players, including Chiba Lotte Marines hard-throwing hurler Roki Sasaki, ...
March 18, 2023
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MarketsTokyo Stocks Likely to Be Determined by Outcome of Fed’s Policy-Setting Meeting
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The direction of the Tokyo stock market this week is likely to be determined by...
March 18, 2023
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General NewsJapan Prefecture to Grant Schoolkids 3 Days’ Leave Each Year
Public school students in Aichi Prefecture will from fiscal 2023 get up to three weekday holidays a ...
March 18, 2023
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Japan In FocusTokushima: Virtual Idol Hatsune Miku Joins Live Dancers in Awa Odori
TOKUSHIMA — Digital technology that allows people to perform the Awa Odori dance alongside virtual i...
March 18, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan Holds Evacuation Simulation for Small Southern Islands with Eye on Possible Taiwan Contingency
NAHA — The central and Okinawa prefectural governments on Friday conducted a simulation drill for th...
March 18, 2023