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Japan filmmaker freed from Myanmar prison vows to tell story: Toru Kubota, 26, was arrested July 30 and released on Nov 17 in a broad prisoner amnesty announced ...
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Released Japanese filmmaker calls for greater scrutiny of Myanmar junta: Toru Kubota was arrested and detained in Myanmar for filming a small demonstration ...
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Released Japanese filmmaker calls for greater scrutiny of Myanmar junta
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Japanese death row inmates sue over 'cruel' hanging: TOKYO (AFP): Three death row prisoners filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government on Tuesday (Nov 29) ...
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Japan filmmaker freed from Myanmar prison vows to tell story: Toru Kubota, 26, was arrested July 30 and released on Nov 17 in a broad prisoner amnesty announced ...
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Released Japanese filmmaker calls for greater scrutiny of Myanmar junta: Toru Kubota was arrested and detained in Myanmar for filming a small demonstration ...
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Japanese death row inmates sue over 'cruel' hanging: TOKYO (AFP): Three death row prisoners filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government on Tuesday (Nov 29) ...
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Japan filmmaker freed from Myanmar prison vows to tell story - The Mainichi: TOKYO (AP) -- Toru Kubota, a Japanese journalist who was arrested while covering a ...
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Japanese journalist freed from Myanmar prison vows to tell story: Toru Kubota, a Japanese journalist who was arrested while covering a protest in military-ruled ...
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Japanese filmmaker describes Myanmar detention as ‘hell’; asks Tokyo for ‘stronger stance’ toward junta
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Journalist held by Myanmar urges Japan to pressure junta: A Japanese journalist released from Myanmar in a prisoner amnesty called on Monday for Tokyo to put ...
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Journalist held by Myanmar urges Japan to pressure junta
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Freed Japan filmmaker reveals arrest, sham trial in Myanmar: TOKYO -- Demonstrators against the military regime in Myanmar now have only 30 seconds to protest ...
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Freed Japan filmmaker reveals arrest, sham trial in Myanmar
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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Passes Hideki Matsui for Most MLB Homers by a Japanese-born Player
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Quick Glance: Shohei Ohtani Sets New Record for Most MLB Homers
  • Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani has broken the record for the most homers hit by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball.

  • During a game at Dodger Stadium, Ohtani hit an impressive homer that flew into the right field bleachers off pitcher Adrian Houser of the New York Mets.

  • With this homer, which was Ohtani's 176th in his six years in the MLB, he surpassed Matsui, who played the final 10 years of his 20-year pro career in North America.

  • Ohtani's record-breaking blast traveled 423 feet and put the Dodgers ahead 2-0. Prior to this, Ohtani had not hit a homer in seven consecutive games.
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Two Japan SDF helicopters crash, one body found, 7 missing -media: Two Japanese maritime self-defence forces helicopters crashed into the sea during a training ...
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Quick Glance: 8 crew missing after 2 Japanese navy helicopters crash
  • Two Japanese navy helicopters with eight crew members are believed to have crashed in the Pacific south of Tokyo, according to the Defence Minister.

  • The cause of the crash is unknown, but the focus is on the rescue operation.

  • The Navy deployed ships and aircraft to search and rescue the missing crew members.

  • The training on Saturday was solely for the Japanese navy and not part of a multinational exercise.
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Old Japanese train cars get new life in Cambodia: Japanese rail diesel cars taken out of service will get a second life in Cambodia.
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Old Japanese train cars get new life in Cambodia
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Japan’s Former Premier Aso to Meet Trump as US Election Looms: Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is set to meet former President Donald Trump on Tuesday ...
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Japan’s Former Premier Aso to Meet Trump as US Election Looms
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World's 1st recycled diapers go on sale at stores in southwest Japan - The Mainichi
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Myanmar rebels target stranded junta troops near Thai border: (Reuters) -- Fighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses ...
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Quick Glance: Clashes Escalate at Myanmar-Thailand Border: Rebels Target Junta Troops
  • Fighting erupted at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on April 20, 2024, as rebels attempted to flush out junta troops stranded at a border bridge for days.

  • Resistance fighters and ethnic minority rebels captured the key trading town of Myawaddy on the Myanmar side, dealing a critical blow to the struggling military.

  • Witnesses heard explosions and heavy machine gun fire near a strategic bridge, with around 200 people seeking refuge in Thailand as the Myanmar military faces a significant setback.

  • Myanmar's military, embroiled in low-intensity conflicts, is grappling with a civil war against ethnic minority armies and a resistance movement, suffering from the loss of Myawaddy and tax revenue.
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Former Japan PM Aso heads to New York in bid to meet Trump: TOKYO -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso begins a visit to New York on Monday during which he ...
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Former Japan PM Aso heads to New York in bid to meet Trump
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Former world No. 1 Momota announces retirement from international badminton: PETALING JAYA: Former world No. 1 men’s singles shuttler Kento Momota has announced ...
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SoftBank to spend $960m to boost computing power for generative AI: TOKYO -- Japanese telecom company SoftBank is investing 150 billion yen ($960 million) by ...
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SoftBank to spend $960m to boost computing power for generative AI
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Singapore loses shine as Southeast Asia base for multinationals: SINGAPORE -- Multinational corporations are increasingly locating some Southeast Asian ...
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Singapore loses shine as Southeast Asia base for multinationals
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Japanese AI tool predicts when recruits will quit: The tool crunches data on employees at a company, from their attendance record to personal information such as ...
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Japanese AI tool predicts when recruits will quit
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Hotels are new darling of foreign investors in Japanese property: TOKYO -- Investors remain bullish about Japan's property market this year ...
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Hotels are new darling of foreign investors in Japanese property
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North Korea fires unidentified missile into sea in latest weapons launch, South Korea says
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Japanese dancer Yuna Yamada wins first place in U.S. ballet contest: 'I want to be a dancer influential enough to make the audience smile,' said Yamada, 12 ...
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Japanese dancer Yuna Yamada wins first place in U.S. ballet contest
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Japan's big cities become magnets for inherited rural savings: TOKYO -- Major Japanese banks are vying for an estimated 58 trillion yen ($377 billion) in ...
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Japan's big cities become magnets for inherited rural savings
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Support for Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet tops 20% for 1st time in 3 months: Mainichi poll - The Mainichi
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Support for Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet tops 20% for 1st time in 3 months: ...
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Japan studies Israel's air defense success with eye on Indo-Pacific: WASHINGTON -- Japanese defense officials have told Nikkei Asia that they watched how Israel ...
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Japan studies Israel's air defense success with eye on Indo-Pacific
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Myanmar regime sends Russian aircraft to bomb lost territory: BANGKOK -- From their perch in Thailand, air force officers track radar blips of the busy skies ...
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Myanmar regime sends Russian aircraft to bomb lost territory
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Japanese AI tool predicts when recruits will quit jobs: Japanese businesses traditionally all hire graduates at the same time each year, but about one in 10 ...
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Japanese AI tool predicts when recruits will quit jobs
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How green are your trainers? Team Japan uniforms to have carbon footprint labels: Japanese Olympians stepping up to the podium in Paris will have more than just ...
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How green are your trainers? Team Japan uniforms to have carbon footprint ...
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Japan studies Israel's air defense success with eye on Indo-Pacific: WASHINGTON -- Japanese defense officials have told Nikkei Asia that they watched how Israel ...
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Japan studies Israel's air defense success with eye on Indo-Pacific
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Japanese trading firms look abroad to diversify lithium supply: The resource-limited country is aiming to create a stable supply of the mineral ...
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Japanese trading firms look abroad to diversify lithium supply
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Japanese students losing interest in civil service: Public-private job search timing affects student behavior, especially in new graduate hiring.
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Japanese students losing interest in civil service
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OpenAI triples Japanese language processing speed: TOKYO -- U.S. artificial intelligence company OpenAI is preparing an improved version of its core large ...
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OpenAI triples Japanese language processing speed
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Voice of 2025 Osaka expo mascot Myaku-Myaku unveiled 1 year before opening - The Mainichi
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Voice of 2025 Osaka expo mascot Myaku-Myaku unveiled 1 year before opening ...
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Leave Chicago’s winter blues behind and think cherry blossom pink with Japanese snacks and drinks
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Taiwanese students experience Japanese culture on visit to Kyoto Pref. high school - The Mainichi
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12-year-old Japan dancer wins top prize in youth ballet competition - The Mainichi
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Before Murakami’s English release, try him in Japanese one more time: An English version of 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' won't come out till the fall ...
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Before Murakami’s English release, try him in Japanese one more time
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Japan and South Korea agree to deepen trilateral ties with U.S: TOKYO (Kyodo) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he and South Korean President ...
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Japan and South Korea agree to deepen trilateral ties with U.S
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Japan biz leaders' average age rises for 33rd straight year: As of December last year, the average age of company leaders stood at 60.5 years old. In 1990 ...
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Japan biz leaders' average age rises for 33rd straight year
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China opposes Japan prime minister's offering at Yasukuni shrine: China expressed strong opposition on Monday to a ritual offering made by Japanese Prime ...
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China opposes Japan prime minister's offering at Yasukuni shrine
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Studio Ghibli to receive honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes: Legendary Japanese animators Studio Ghibli will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes ...
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Quick Glance: Studio Ghibli Receives First-Ever Honorary Palme d’Or in Cannes
  • The acclaimed Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli, known for films like Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Oscar-winner The Boy and the Beast, is set to be honored with an honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes as the first group to receive this prestigious award.

  • Typically awarded to individuals, past recipients include Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas, and Harrison Ford, with Star Wars creator George Lucas also being recognized at the 77th edition of the festival.

  • Studio Ghibli is synonymous with veteran directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, who have created iconic animated features under the studio's banner over the past four decades.

  • Filmmaker Miyazaki has garnered multiple Oscars, and the studio has produced over 20 films, including masterpieces like Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle. The group acknowledgment highlights Studio Ghibli's significant impact in the film industry.
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Indonesia awards Jakarta MRT extension project to Japan's Sojitz: TOKYO -- The Japanese trading house Sojitz has signed a 45 billion yen ($290 million) contract ...
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Indonesia awards Jakarta MRT extension project to Japan's Sojitz
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Why do Japanese people love the peace sign?: Point a camera at a group of Japanese people at a graduation ceremony, a cherry blossom picnic ...
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Why do Japanese people love the peace sign?
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Carp streamers in production at Mie Prefecture shrine - The Mainichi
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Carp streamers in production at Mie ...
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Chinese professor of Japanese university missing in China since Feb. 2023 - The Mainichi
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Chinese professor of Japanese university missing in China since Feb ...
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The unexpected ways in which Japanese words 'make it' into English: Thanks to new entries in the Oxford English Dictionary, pretty soon even your grandparents ...
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The unexpected ways in which Japanese words 'make it' into English
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Shōgun’s Anna Sawai Explains Lady Mariko Death Decision: Shōgun’s Anna Sawai on the freedom she felt in that Lady Mariko scene: “Up until then I had to hold it ...
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Shōgun’s Anna Sawai Explains Lady Mariko Death Decision
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Japan 'two-faced' for seeking closer ties while warning of China threat, Chinese state media says
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Japan 'two-faced' for seeking closer ties while warning of China threat ...
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For ‘Shogun’s’ Anna Sawai, straddling two cultures comes naturally: “It was like searching for a unicorn,” says showrunner Justin Marks on the effort to cast ...
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For ‘Shogun’s’ Anna Sawai, straddling two cultures comes naturally
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Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over 'groundless' reviews: TOKYO (AP) -- A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against U.S ...
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Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over 'groundless' reviews
Quick Glance: Google restructuring operations and relocating roles to 'hubs' to fund AI investments
  • Google is implementing staff layoffs and transferring certain roles to 'hubs' to secure funds for artificial intelligence investments.

  • The finance and real estate teams are being affected by the downsizing, with some roles being moved overseas.

  • Through the consolidation of finance teams in Bangalore, Mexico City, Dublin, Chicago, and Atlanta, Google aims to enhance efficiency and operate around the clock.

  • The restructuring is driven by the substantial shift towards artificial intelligence in the tech industry, prompting Google to allocate more resources to this domain.
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Tokyo Electron expected to see profit rebound on AI demand: TOKYO -- Japanese manufacturers of chipmaking equipment such as Tokyo Electron are attracting analyst ...
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Tokyo Electron expected to see profit rebound on AI demand
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Japan’s Official Paris Sunrise Inspired Uniform for 2024 Olympics Unveiled
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Japan’s Official Paris Sunrise Inspired Uniform for 2024 Olympics Unveiled
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Figure skating: Nagoya to host Grand Prix Final in Dec. 2025 - The Mainichi: NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- The central Japanese city of Nagoya will host the ISU Grand Prix ...
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