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After Disastrous Election, What Happens To Japan's New Prime Minister?
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition fell short of his declared "victory line" of a majority in snap parliamentary elections, media projections showed Monday.
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Meta To Face Lawsuits In Japan Over Fake Ads
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. will face fresh lawsuits in Japan over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investment funds with fake endorsements from celebrities, local media reported.
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Influencer Sparks Outrage In Japan By Using Sacred Shinto Gate For Workout Video
Chilean gymnast and social media influencer Maria del Mar 'Marimar' Perez Banus has sparked outrage in Japan after using a sacred Shinto Torii gate for a workout video.
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Japan's New PM To Introduce Happiness Index In First Parliamentary Speech
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will propose a new happiness index during his first parliamentary policy speech on Friday, local media have reported.
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Japan Airport Reopens After World War II Bomb Explodes Near Runway
Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan resumed operations Thursday morning, a day after its closure due to the explosion of a wartime dud shell that damaged a section of its taxiway, local media reported.
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3,000-Year-Old Cedar Tree Knocked Over By Typhoon Shanshan In Japan: Report
A massive 3,000-year-old cedar on Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan has been toppled, apparently due to strong winds brought by Typhoon Shanshan, local media reported.
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Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Slams Japan, Multiple Deaths Reported
One of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and injuring dozens, local media reported.
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Japanese Son Reunites With Indian Father After 19 Years, Watch Emotional Reunion
The emotional reunion, captured in a viral video, followed Rin's journey from Japan to Punjab.
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Japan TV Anchor Fired Over Social Media Post Criticising Men's Body Odour
A Tokyo-based television news anchor was fired from her job and faced online backlash after a controversial post on social media in which she criticised men's hygiene habits.
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Japan Footballer Kaishu Sano Arrested For Alleged Sex Assault: Reports
Japan footballer Kaishu Sano has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Japan Influencer Films 2-Year-Old Daughter Locked In Hot Car, Internet Reacts
The two-year-old was left inside the car for almost half an hour. It is unknown whether the incident had any long-term effects on her health.
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Japan Top Court Rules Eugenics Law Unconstitutional, Victims Seek Justice
Japan's top court ruled on Wednesday that a defunct eugenics law under which thousands of people were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 was unconstitutional, local media reported.
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Another Japanese Town To Build Fence Around Scenic Bridge To Block Mount Fuji View
The scenic bridge in Shizuoka prefecture aligns directly with the outline of Mount Fuji and has become a social media hotspot in recent months.
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North Korea Says Plans To Launch Satellite By June 4: Japanese Media
North Korea has notified Japan of plans to launch a satellite by June 4, Japanese media reported Monday citing the coast guard, after Seoul said Pyongyang was preparing to put another military spy satellite into orbit.
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Japan Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For World's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate
Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday sought the death penalty in the retrial of a man reputed to have been the world's longest-serving death row prisoner until his release in 2014, local media reported.
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After Disastrous Election, What Happens To Japan's New Prime Minister?
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition fell short of his declared "victory line" of a majority in snap parliamentary elections, media projections showed Monday.
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Meta To Face Lawsuits In Japan Over Fake Ads
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. will face fresh lawsuits in Japan over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investment funds with fake endorsements from celebrities, local media reported.
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Influencer Sparks Outrage In Japan By Using Sacred Shinto Gate For Workout Video
Chilean gymnast and social media influencer Maria del Mar 'Marimar' Perez Banus has sparked outrage in Japan after using a sacred Shinto Torii gate for a workout video.
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Japan's New PM To Introduce Happiness Index In First Parliamentary Speech
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will propose a new happiness index during his first parliamentary policy speech on Friday, local media have reported.
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Japan Airport Reopens After World War II Bomb Explodes Near Runway
Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan resumed operations Thursday morning, a day after its closure due to the explosion of a wartime dud shell that damaged a section of its taxiway, local media reported.
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3,000-Year-Old Cedar Tree Knocked Over By Typhoon Shanshan In Japan: Report
A massive 3,000-year-old cedar on Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan has been toppled, apparently due to strong winds brought by Typhoon Shanshan, local media reported.
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Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Slams Japan, Multiple Deaths Reported
One of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and injuring dozens, local media reported.
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Japanese Son Reunites With Indian Father After 19 Years, Watch Emotional Reunion
The emotional reunion, captured in a viral video, followed Rin's journey from Japan to Punjab.
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Japan TV Anchor Fired Over Social Media Post Criticising Men's Body Odour
A Tokyo-based television news anchor was fired from her job and faced online backlash after a controversial post on social media in which she criticised men's hygiene habits.
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Japan Footballer Kaishu Sano Arrested For Alleged Sex Assault: Reports
Japan footballer Kaishu Sano has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Japan Influencer Films 2-Year-Old Daughter Locked In Hot Car, Internet Reacts
The two-year-old was left inside the car for almost half an hour. It is unknown whether the incident had any long-term effects on her health.
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Japan Top Court Rules Eugenics Law Unconstitutional, Victims Seek Justice
Japan's top court ruled on Wednesday that a defunct eugenics law under which thousands of people were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 was unconstitutional, local media reported.
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Another Japanese Town To Build Fence Around Scenic Bridge To Block Mount Fuji View
The scenic bridge in Shizuoka prefecture aligns directly with the outline of Mount Fuji and has become a social media hotspot in recent months.
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North Korea Says Plans To Launch Satellite By June 4: Japanese Media
North Korea has notified Japan of plans to launch a satellite by June 4, Japanese media reported Monday citing the coast guard, after Seoul said Pyongyang was preparing to put another military spy satellite into orbit.
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Japan Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For World's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate
Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday sought the death penalty in the retrial of a man reputed to have been the world's longest-serving death row prisoner until his release in 2014, local media reported.
