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Tuna sells for $789,000, thanks to its freshness and vibrant color

In light of the recent earthquake, the buyer had mixed emotions about participating in the auction, a popular tourist attraction in Japan.

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Toyota's Daihatsu Halts Vehicle Shipments Due to Safety Scandal

Unveiling a shocking safety scandal, Toyota's subsidiary Daihatsu suspends vehicle shipments worldwide after uncovering widespread test irregularities.

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Fears raised after Hong Kong journalist fails to return from China trip

Minnie Chan has reportedly been out of contact since travelling to Xiangshan Forum a month ago

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Hong Kong journalist reported missing after trip to China

Kyodo News says South China Morning Post reporter Minnie Chan became unreachable after attending forum in late October.

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Foreign minors who grow up in Japan to be eligible for special permission for residency

The Japanese government is set to make foreign nationals under the age of 18 and born and raised in Japan eligible for special permission for residency, provided they fulfill certain requirements, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, Kyodo News reported. Read further on Dynamite news:

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In Japan, a J-Pop star has come out as gay and his fans cheer

Shinjiro Atae shared the personal revelation on Wednesday evening with an auditorium filled with thousands in Tokyo.

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‘Bomb scare’ at Shinzo Abe murder trial turns out to be box full of petitions calling for leniency

Box delivered to person responsible for pretrial procedure

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Japanese Prime Minister forces son to resign after private party at official residence

Photos published by a magazine showed Fumio Kishida's son and his party guests posing on the building's red-carpeted stairs, imitating group photos of newly appointed cabinets.

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Strong earthquake shakes eastern Japan; no tsunami warning

A strong earthquake has shaken Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan, but no tsunami warning was issued

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Siege under way in central Japan after three killed in attacks

Three people, including two police officers, have been killed in Nagano in central Japan, according to police and media reports.

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Reports: 3 dead after attacks in central Japan; police searching for masked man with rifle and knife

Three people including two police officers have been killed in Nagano in central Japan, and a suspect with a rifle and knife is holed up inside a building

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Japan PM Kishida unhurt after smoke bomb incident

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resumed campaigning on Saturday, shortly after being evacuated unharmed from the scene of an apparent “smoke bomb” blast, local media reported.

Bangkok Post

Debris is found during a search for a Japanese army helicopter carrying 10

A missing Black Hawk carrying 10 crew members is believed to have crashed into the sea off a southern island after objects appearing to be aircraft parts were spotted in the area, an official said.

WEKU

Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 missing after vanishing from radar

Japan’s coast guard says it is searching for an army helicopter carrying 10 crew members that went missing off a southern Japanese island

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Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 crew members missing

Japan’s coast guard says it is searching for an army helicopter carrying 10 crew members that went missing off a southern Japanese island

Bangkok Post

Manila keen to 'expose' Chinese ships

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Philippines: Chinese ships remain an intimidating presence around a Philippine-controlled shoal in the contested Spratly Islands chain where a recent laser-pointing incident has become a new source of tension between the two countries.

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Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved giant panda Xiang Xiang after winning lottery

Only 2,600 winners of an extremely competitive lottery have been allowed one last look at Xiang Xiang before the Japanese-born giant panda returns to China.

WEKU

Japan recounted its islands. Now geographers say there may be 7,000 more of them

Japan conducted a recount of its islands amid criticism that the data was old and inaccurate. Geographers took another look and the number of islands is expected to more than double.

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South Korea, Japan grapple with heavy snow chaos, delays

Thousands of travelers have swarmed a small airport in South Korea’s Jeju island in a scramble for flights following delays by snowstorms as frigid winter weather grips East Asia for the second straight day

Al Jazeera

Tokyo court upholds acquittal of Fukushima disaster executives

Prosecutors have argued that the executives were aware of the dangers of a nuclear plant located on Japan’s coast.

Al Jazeera

Japan prosecutors indict man for ex-PM Shinzo Abe murder: Media

Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, was indicted on murder charges and violating gun laws for the shooting of Shinzo Abe.

Reuters

Japan PM to reinstate ex-reconstruction minister Watanabe, sack incumbent -Kyodo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reinstate former reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe to replace incumbent Kenya Akiba, whom he plans to sack on Tuesday, Kyodo News reported.

Bangkok Post

Prosecutors to indict Abe shooter after psychiatric evaluation

Prosecutors have decided to indict the man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July following a psychiatric evaluation, sources close to the matter said Saturday.

Reuters

Biden weighs visit to Japan's Nagasaki during G-7 summit in May - reports

U.S. President Joe Biden is considering a trip to the Japanese city of Nagasaki with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a G-7 summit visit next year, media reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

Japanese filmmaker jailed in Myanmar to be released Thursday -Kyodo

Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota, who had been jailed in Myanmar on charges of sedition and violating immigration and other laws earlier this year, will be released on Thursday and return home, Kyodo News reported.

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