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BREAKING NEWS: Chinese missile likely fell outside Japan's EEZ: Japan gov't source
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (115+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Japanese-Filipino left in Philippines post-WWII denied Japanese nationality Japan triples departure tax to combat overtourism, visa fees up 5-fold Football: Japan beaten at death by Brazil, leave World Cup in round of 32 Japan weather agency…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan informed by China of ballistic missile test launch
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (105+ words) Read full story here Japanese-Filipino left in Philippines post-WWII denied Japanese nationality Japan triples departure tax to combat overtourism, visa fees up 5-fold Football: Japan beaten at death by Brazil, leave World Cup in round of 32 Japan weather agency warns…...
BREAKING NEWS: China urges Japan to honor commitments on history after Takaichi elected PM
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (89+ words) Read full story here Nintendo, Capcom stepping up efforts to bring game worlds to big screen Filipinos rescued in Northern Japan Alps, 1 dies Sumo: Onosato enjoys London walk as fellow yokozuna Hoshoryu arrives FEATURE: Japanese child sex tourists contributing to…...
A forgotten chapter: The stories of Allied POWs in Nagasaki during the atomic bombing
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1021+ words) NAGASAKI, Japan - Hundreds of prisoners of war from Allied countries were held at brutal Japanese camps in Nagasaki when the United States dropped an atomic bomb 80 years ago. Their presence during the Aug. 9, 1945, bombing is little known, and family and…...
FEATURE: War roles bring real-world tension for Japanese actor in China
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (968+ words) SHANGHAI - On a sprawling Sino-Japanese war film set in a Shanghai studio, Japanese actor Tenma Shibuya leaned into this reporter and quietly warned, "Don't speak Japanese." Chinese parents and their son, sightseeing, passed by, reacting with disgust while recalling a…...
ANALYSIS: China's missile route avoids Japan, raising questions over intent
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (576+ words) But the missile likely flew near the Philippines along the southern route on Monday, leaving Japan and other countries in the region to assess Beijing's intentions while stepping up vigilance against China. Beijing has not revealed details of the launch,…...
Japan begins 1st war dead remains search in Taiwan in 50 years
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (310+ words) HENGCHUN, Taiwan - An excavation to recover the remains of Japanese soldiers who died in Taiwan during World War II began Monday in Hengchun in the southern county of Pingtung, marking the first such operation on the island in about 50 years....
Podcast [English World] Episode 153: Nagasaki museum sheds light on untold story of Korean atomic bomb victims
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (132+ words) Is the official estimate of Korean deaths from the atomic bombing accurate?Three Kyodo News reporters -- Keinosuke Taga, Toma MochRead full story here Podcast [English World] Episode 153: Nagasaki museum sheds light on untold story of Korean atomic bomb victims Is…...
Japan's crown prince turns 60, hopes for peace 80 yrs on from WWII
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (482+ words) TOKYO - Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said ahead of his 60th birthday on Sunday that he found the 80th anniversary year of the end of World War II as a chance to reflect on peace, while welcoming the…...
Asian Games: Hiroshima hosts flame-lighting event for torch relay
3+ week, 3+ day ago (14+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News...