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Japan PM Takaichi urges removal of Russia war victory statue
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (180+ words) BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM Takaichi urges removal of Russia war victory statue Japan Wire by Kyodo News Japan PM Takaichi urges removal of Russia war victory statue TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday urged Russia to remove a…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan foreign minister calls Russia war victory statue "regrettable"
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (117+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Japanese doll Licca-chan returns to U.S. after 40 yrs, adults targeted Truck-car head-on collision leaves 3 dead, 3 injured in western Japan Large fire spreads in central Japan shopping district near Ise Jingu shrine American football: Las Vegas Raiders…...
Taiwanese actor apologizes over Japan national treasure vandalism
1+ week, 2+ day ago (222+ words) TAIPEI - A Taiwanese actor and TV host who was summarily indicted earlier this week over the defacement of a treasured stone monument at a western Japan temple apologized on Thursday, expressing deep remorse for causing trouble and harm to the…...
Taiwanese woman arrested over staining Japan temple stone, manager apologizes
2+ week, 5+ day ago (15+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News...
N. Korea raps Japan PM Takaichi over bow toward war-linked Yasukuni shrine
2+ week, 5+ day ago (333+ words) BEIJING - North Korea on Monday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for bowing toward the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo earlier this month, with state-run media saying her gesture reflects "militaristic ambition that has gone to extremes." "It is something…...
N. Korea slams Japan's Yasukuni shrine visits as 'neo-militarist frenzy"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (227+ words) SEOUL - North Korea on Monday slammed Japanese politicians for visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine and sending ritual offerings, criticizing the move as "neo-militarist frenzy." The North issued the criticism in a commentary carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA),…...
BREAKING NEWS: China strongly protests over Japan ministers' visits to Yasukuni shrine
4+ week, 1+ day ago (100+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Flooding in Chiba Pref. leaves at least 8 dead, paralyzes transportation Rugby: Player for League One 2nd-tier team dies after suffering heatstroke Putin pays 1st visit to Russia-controlled island, draws protest from Japan Nagasaki warns of risk…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM drops "remorse," vow to renounce war in WWII anniv. speech
4+ week, 1+ day ago (96+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Flooding in Chiba Pref. leaves at least 8 dead, paralyzes transportation Rugby: Player for League One 2nd-tier team dies after suffering heatstroke Putin pays 1st visit to Russia-controlled island, draws protest from Japan Nagasaki warns of risk…...
War-linked Yasukuni shrine bans cosplay, military attire on premises
1+ mon, 17+ hour ago (237+ words) TOKYO - The war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo has announced on its official website that it will ban cosplay and the wearing of military-related attire on its premises. "While visits by people who actually served in the military, wearing the clothing…...
China defends drill in waters near Japan as in line with int'l law
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (201+ words) BEIJING - China on Tuesday claimed that its weekend live-fire drill was conducted on the high seas in the Pacific and was in line with international law, rejecting Japan's assertion that the area southwest of a small remote Japanese island was…...