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MARI YAMAGUCHI

MARI YAMAGUCHI

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Japan says it has asked the US to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs

Japan’s government says it asked the U.S. to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs, a change from duty-free quotas that Tokyo was given previously

Japan says it has asked the US to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs
Business|Economy|Political|Technology|World

Trump tells Ishiba at the White House that he wants to slash the US trade deficit with Japan

President Donald Trump says he wants to slash the U.S. trade deficit with Japan

Trump tells Ishiba at the White House that he wants to slash the US trade deficit with Japan
Asia|Crime|Election|Political|World

Japanese man who threw pipe bomb at ex-PM Kishida tells court he didn't intend to kill

A man accused in the explosives attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an election campaign denied his murder intent Tuesday as his trial opened at a court in western Japan

Asia|Science|Technology|World

Japan launches a navigation satellite on a new flagship rocket for an improved positioning system

Japan has launched a navigation satellite on its flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a precise positioning system of its own

Japan launches a navigation satellite on a new flagship rocket for an improved positioning system
Asia|Environment|World

Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here's what's going on.

A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as the rescue operation of the driver has dragged on for days

Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here's what's going on.
Asia|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Executives at Japan`s Fuji TV and parent firm resign over a sex scandal linked to a former star

The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson have resigned over a widening sex assault scandal involving one of Japan’s top TV celebrities

Executives at Japan`s Fuji TV and parent firm resign over a sex scandal linked to a former star
Asia|Political|US|World

Japan's leader says he's preparing for tough negotiations with Trump on maintaining US presence

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain regional security and prepare for tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump to win his commitment to maintain a strong American presence in the Asia-Pacific

Japan's leader says he's preparing for tough negotiations with Trump on maintaining US presence
Asia|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Masahiro Nakai, a TV host and former pop star in Japan, retires after sexual assault report

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations

Asia|Crime|World

1 person is killed and 2 injured in stabbing outside Nagano station in central Japan

Authorities in Japan say one person is dead and two others are injured after a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train station in Nagano

Asia|Entertainment|Environment|Health|Science

Sunfish that got sick after aquarium closed has recovered — thanks to human cutouts

A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fish tank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations

Sunfish that got sick after aquarium closed has recovered — thanks to human cutouts
Asia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Dozens of firms pull ads from Japanese network over sex scandal linked to its staff and celebrity

Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials from broadcaster Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts

Dozens of firms pull ads from Japanese network over sex scandal linked to its staff and celebrity
Asia|Lifestyle|News|Political|World

Lower house of Japan's parliament passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness, but not guarantee rights

The powerful lower house of Japan’s parliament has passed a bill to promote awareness of LGBTQ+ issues amid protests by activists who say that last-minute revisions by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s conservative party favor opponents of sexual equality instead of guaranteeing equal rights

Lower house of Japan's parliament passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness, but not guarantee rights
Asia|News

Protesters demand that Japan save 1000s of trees by revising a design plan for a popular Tokyo park

Dozens of demonstrators against a divisive plan to redevelop a beloved Tokyo park are forming a human chain outside the Japanese Education Ministry to demand a revision

Protesters demand that Japan save 1000s of trees by revising a design plan for a popular Tokyo park
Asia|Business|Health|Science

After US approval, Japan OKs its first Alzheimer's drug. Leqembi was developed by Eisai and Biogen

Japan’s health ministry has approved Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s decease that was jointly developed by Japanese and U.S. pharmaceutical companies

After US approval, Japan OKs its first Alzheimer's drug. Leqembi was developed by Eisai and Biogen
Asia|Business|Environment|Health|News

Japan's court recognizes more victims of Minamata mercury poisoning and awards them compensation

A Japanese court has ordered the central government, the Kumamoto prefecture and a chemical company to recognize more than 120 plaintiffs as patients of the decades-old Minamata mercury poisoning and pay compensation they have been denied because they developed symptoms after moving away from the region

Japan's court recognizes more victims of Minamata mercury poisoning and awards them compensation
Arts|Entertainment|News

Novelist Murakami hosts Japanese ghost story reading ahead of Nobel Prize announcements

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has hosted a ghost story reading event in Tokyo amid growing attention before the announcement of this year’s Nobel Prize in literature

Novelist Murakami hosts Japanese ghost story reading ahead of Nobel Prize announcements
Asia|Environment|News

Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea after the first round of discharges ended smoothly

Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
Arts|Business|Lifestyle|Travel

In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition

Momo Nomura, a graphic artist and entrepreneur, visits a shrine near her business meetings or trips almost weekly

In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition
News|Uncategorized

3 bears are captured after sneaking into a tatami factory as northern Japan faces a growing problem

Three bears that snuck into a tatami mat factory and were holed up inside for nearly a day have been captured

3 bears are captured after sneaking into a tatami factory as northern Japan faces a growing problem
Asia|Crime|News

Japan's government will ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church

Japan’s government says it will ask a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination raised questions about the group’s fundraising and recruitment tactics

Japan's government will ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church
Asia|News|World

Japan's government asks a court to revoke the legal religious status of the Unification Church

Japan’s government has asked a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after an Education Ministry investigation concluded the group systematically manipulated its followers into donating money, sowing fear and harming their families

Japan's government asks a court to revoke the legal religious status of the Unification Church
Asia|Environment|News|Science|World

Japan criticizes Russian ban on its seafood following the release of treated radioactive water

Japan has criticized Russia’s announcement that it’s joining China in banning the imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant

Japan criticizes Russian ban on its seafood following the release of treated radioactive water
Asia|Environment|News|Science|Technology|World

IAEA team gathers marine samples near Fukushima as treated radioactive water is released into sea

An International Atomic Energy Agency team is in Fukushima for the agency's first marine sampling since treated radioactive wastewater started being released from the area's damaged nuclear plant into the sea

IAEA team gathers marine samples near Fukushima as treated radioactive water is released into sea
Environment|News|Science

UN nuclear agency team watches Japanese lab workers prepare fish samples from damaged nuclear plant

Scientists from the U.N. nuclear agency have watched Japanese lab workers prepare samples of fish collected at a seafood market near the Fukushima nuclear plant to test the safety of treated radioactive wastewater released from the damaged plant into the sea

UN nuclear agency team watches Japanese lab workers prepare fish samples from damaged nuclear plant

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