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High School Boys In Japan Who Had Their First Kiss Falls To Lowest Since 1974

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High School Boys In Japan Who Had Their First Kiss Falls To Lowest Since 1974

Only one in five boys in high school in Japan have experienced their first kiss – the lowest figure since 1974, according to a survey conducted by the Japan Association for Sex Education (JASE), involving over 12,500 students, published in the newspaper The Mainichi. The poll, conducted in the 2023 academic year, revealed that only…

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Japan Records Hottest October Since 1898, Warm Weather Continues This Month

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Japan Records Hottest October Since 1898, Warm Weather Continues This Month

Tokyo: Japan logged record-breaking temperatures in October, marking the hottest October since record-keeping began in 1898, data from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) showed. The monthly average temperature across Japan exceeded typical October temperatures by 2.21 degrees Celsius, according to the JMA data released on Friday. Regionally, temperatures in northern Japan averaged 1.9 degrees higher,…

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Litmus Test For Japan’s Ishiba As Country Votes In General Elections

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Litmus Test For Japan’s Ishiba As Country Votes In General Elections

Tokyo: Japan voted on Sunday in its tightest election in years, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his juggernaut Liberal Democratic Party facing potentially their worst result since 2009. Opinion surveys suggest the conservative LDP and its junior coalition partner risk falling short of a majority, a result that could deal a knockout blow…

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Nobel Peace Prize 2024 Goes To Japanese Organisation Nihon Hidankyo

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Nobel Peace Prize 2024 Goes To Japanese Organisation Nihon Hidankyo

Delhi: Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo has been conferred with the Nobel Peace Prize 2024 for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons. The organisation is a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, which strives to “achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for…

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Japan Admits Doctoring Cabinet Photo To Make Ministers Look Less Unkempt

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Japan Admits Doctoring Cabinet Photo To Make Ministers Look Less Unkempt

Tokyo: Japan’s government admitted Monday manipulating an official photo of the new cabinet to make its members look less unkempt, after online mockery of their sagging trousers. Images taken by local media showed what appeared to be an untidy patch of white shirt under the morning suits of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Defence Minister…

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Shigeru Ishiba, Defence Geek, Is New Japan Prime Minister

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Shigeru Ishiba, Defence Geek, Is New Japan Prime Minister

The military is expected to be another focus for Shigeru Ishiba, Tokyo, Japan: Japan got a new prime minister on Tuesday, with Shigeru Ishiba setting out to jumpstart a lacklustre economy, defuse a demographic crisis and build an Asian NATO to face down China. Ishiba, 67, says he intends to call a general election for…

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Japan’s likely next leader Ishiba says he will call election for October 27

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Japan’s likely next leader Ishiba says he will call election for October 27

Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, the Liberal Democratic Party speaks during a press conference at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, to announce that he plans to call a parliamentary election on October 27 | Photo Credit: AP Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, said Monday (September…

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Japan’s Longest-serving Death Row Inmate Now A Free Man

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Japan’s Longest-serving Death Row Inmate Now A Free Man

A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner, closing a nearly six decades-long chapter. After spending nearly half a century in solitary confinement, Hakamada was finally declared innocent of the 1968 murders that led to his conviction. At 88, the former professional boxer was not present in the courtroom…

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Japan Building ‘Zeta-Class’ Supercomputer, 1,000 Times Faster Than Today’s Fastest Machines

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Japan Building ‘Zeta-Class’ Supercomputer, 1,000 Times Faster Than Today’s Fastest Machines

It would be the first ‘zetta-class’ supercomputer in the world. Japan is building a super-fast computer, the first of its kind, that will be 1,000 times faster than any computer we have now. It will be ready to use in 2030 and could cost over $780 million to make. This new computer will help Japan…

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