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SDF 70 yrs on — Expanding Roles / Air Self-Defense Force Monitoring Outer Space; Working With Other Countries To Watch For Debris, Suspicious Satellites
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Self-Defense Forces, The Yomiuri Shimbun interviewed Col. Kim...
July 14, 2024
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SDF 70 yrs on — Expanding Roles / ASDF Expands Mission to Space; Collaborates with Private Sector as China, Russia Take Aim at Satellites
Along a national highway in Yamaguchi Prefecture, a group of giant white spheres look out over th...
July 14, 2024
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SDF 70 yrs on — Expanding Roles / Japan’s Former Top Defense Officer Discusses Expansion of MSDF Roles; Group Evolved from Single-Function to Multi-Role Organization
Katsutoshi Kawano, the Self-Defense Forces’ former chief of staff of the Joint Staff, told The Yo...
July 12, 2024
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SDF 70 yrs on — Expanding Roles / Front Line of Japan’s MSDF Shifts to South China Sea; Japan to Prioritize Procurement of Unmanned Surface Vehicles in Future
In the 70 years since the Self-Defense Forces were established on July 1, 1954, Japan’s security ...
July 12, 2024
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Japan 2050: Changing Lifestyles / People in Super-Aging Japan Have Wide-Ranging Needs, From an Enzyme-Inhibiting Drug to a Sense of Purpose
Japan is a super-aging society, a fact that has implications in fields ranging from biological re...
July 2, 2024
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Japan 2050: Changing Lifestyles / Beyond the Limit: Tokyo Researchers Develop Tech to Break Bodily, Perceptual Barriers
This is the second installment in a series that explores what Japan will look like in 2050, how w...
July 1, 2024
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Japan 2050: Changing Lifestyles / Private Sector Tries Innovative Ways to Help Depopulating Regions Survive
In a rural part of Chiba Prefecture, a Tokyo housing construction company brought to reality a ho...
June 30, 2024
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Tsukiji Outer Market; surviving and thriving / Shop Heirs Refresh Tokyo’s Gourmet Market; Finding New Ways to Reach Customers to Keep the Market Growing
The freshly shaved dried bonito flakes exude a sweet and smoky aroma as Mayuko Akiyama hand mixes...
June 28, 2024
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Tsukiji Outer Market; surviving and thriving / Tsukiji Preserves Outer Market Culture with New Rules; History of District from Great Kanto Quake to COVID-19
“Tsukiji used to be a place where business and daily life were close-knit,” said Yoshiko Yamazaki...
June 26, 2024
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Tsukiji Outer Market; surviving and thriving / Professional or Not, Connoisseurs Love Tokyo’s Tsukiji Outer Market; Area Next to Former Site of Famed Market Still Shines
The Tsukiji Outer Market in central Tokyo is the bustling home to about 400 specialty shops selli...
June 26, 2024
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Tsukiji Outer Market; surviving and thriving / Tsukiji Outer Market Striving to Preserve Food Culture amid Redevelopment
The Tsukiji area in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, is garnering attention thanks to the planned redevelopment ...
June 24, 2024
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Emperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Long-standing Bilateral Relationship Woven by Imperial Family, Royal Family; Strength of Bond Demonstrated with Reconciliation after WWII
While he was studying in the United Kingdom, the Emperor learned how a British monarch should beh...
June 23, 2024
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Emperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Expanding Friend Circle Allowed Emperor to Improve English Ability; Realized Importance of Learning English at Young Age
The Emperor expressed Wednesday his hope to strengthen the relationship between Japan and the Uni...
June 21, 2024
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Emperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Japan Emperor Draws on Student Days at Oxford University; U.K. Experience Helped Shape Approach to Current Duties
The Emperor studied at the University of Oxford in Britain from June 1983 to October 1985, living...
June 20, 2024
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Emperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Japan Emperor’s Time in U.K. Spent Learning About British Constitutional Monarchy; Studying Overseas Proved to be Impactful
While he was studying in the United Kingdom, the Emperor learned how a British monarch should beh...
June 20, 2024
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