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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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Quad summit to announce joint coast guard exercises, other initiatives

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Quad summit to announce joint coast guard exercises, other initiatives

Indian Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard ships line up during a joint exercise. The U.S. Coast Guard will welcome Indian, Australian and Japanese coast guards on board its vessel in the Indo Pacific, with other countries then taking turns to host, a Biden administration official said | Photo Credit: The Hindu A Coast Guard…

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Who Can Become Japan’s Next Prime Minister?

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Who Can Become Japan’s Next Prime Minister?

Nine candidates are vying to lead the world’s fourth-largest economy, Japan (representational) Tokyo: A photogenic political scion, a military model-maker and a hardliner hoping to become Japan’s first woman prime minister are among nine candidates vying to lead the world’s fourth-largest economy. AFP gives a rundown of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers competing to…

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Japan Penguin Found Safe 2 Weeks After Escape, Keeper Calls It A Miracle

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Japan Penguin Found Safe 2 Weeks After Escape, Keeper Calls It A Miracle

Pen-chan, a female Cape penguin, was raised in captivity and had never swum in the open sea before. Tokyo: A fugitive penguin in Japan has been found safe and sound two weeks after escaping into the sea and paddling for miles, in what her keeper called a “miracle”. Pen-chan, a female Cape penguin born and…

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Japan Might Have Driverless Bullet Trains By Mid-2030s

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Japan Might Have Driverless Bullet Trains By Mid-2030s

The Shinkansen’s maximum speed is 275 kilometres (170 miles) per hour (file). Tokyo: Shinkansen bullet trains could be whizzing around Japan without drivers from the mid-2030s, one of its main rail operators said, motivated in part by the country’s demographic crisis. East Japan Railway (JR East) will first introduce trains where many of the driver’s…

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U.S., Japan, South Korea officials brainstorm steps to counter North Korea cyberthreats at working group meet

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U.S., Japan, South Korea officials brainstorm steps to counter North Korea cyberthreats at working group meet

The United States, Japan, and South Korea held talks in Seoul to discuss measures to counter cyber threats posed by North Korea, the U.S. State Department said. At the third meeting of the Trilateral Diplomatic Working Group, officials from the three countries reviewed the “substantial progress” made in deepening trilateral collaboration to disrupt Pyongyang’s ability…

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