World
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International
4/19/2023 2:40:01 PM
A 24-year-old man who allegedly threw an explosive at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wanted to be a politician and believed that he was unfairly blocked from running for Japan's parliament by an age requirement, according to media reports and social media posts that appeared to be his.
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World
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Region
4/19/2023 10:45:54 AM
Japan is preparing to evacuate its nationals from Sudan, the government said Wednesday, the first nation to publicly announce plans to pull its citizens from the conflict-hit country.
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World
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International
4/17/2023 1:47:08 PM
For G7 diplomats meeting in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, unity was the name of the game on Monday, with ministers lining up to insist there is no daylight between them on China policy.
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World
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International
4/15/2023 11:34:14 PM
The G7's top diplomats arrive Sunday in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa for talks set to be dominated by twin crises: China's growing pressure on Taiwan, and Russia's war in Ukraine.
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World
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International
4/15/2023 11:27:13 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resumed campaigning on Saturday after being evacuated unharmed from the scene of an apparent "smoke bomb" blast.
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Business
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Economy
4/13/2023 4:57:12 PM
The Egyptian House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a 41 billion yen ($307.68 million) concessional loan agreement with Japan to implement the first phase of the fourth line of the Cairo Metro, according to the Middle East News Agency (MENA).
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/11/2023 10:14:38 PM
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to visit Egypt as part of an African tour scheduled to start in late April, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno as quoted by Reuters on Tuesday.
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Sports
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Omni sports
4/11/2023 10:46:11 AM
Japan could push its Winter Olympics bid back four years to 2034 after corruption scandals related to the Tokyo Games, the country's Olympic chief has warned.
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World
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International
4/11/2023 12:12:21 AM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Vietnam this week in the latest bid to build relations with a growing US partner as tensions flare with China over Taiwan, the State Department said Monday.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
4/5/2023 7:38:00 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production is manufacturing a prototype of a device that generates water from the air using state-of-the-art technology developed by the Japanese firm MIZUHA.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
4/4/2023 9:52:32 PM
Japan is offering Egypt assistance to support its Universal Health Insurance System, reports Reem Leila
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Arts & Culture
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Music
4/3/2023 2:04:10 PM
Ryuichi Sakamoto, a world-renowned Japanese musician and actor who composed for Hollywood hits such as “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant,” has died. He was 71.
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Business
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Economy
3/28/2023 4:15:05 PM
Egypt signed on Tuesday a development financing agreement worth 44 billion yen ($336 million) with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to support the country's Universal Health Insurance System (UHIS).
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Business
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Markets & Companies
3/23/2023 1:48:26 PM
Troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba said Thursday it will "support" a $15 billion takeover bid by a consortium led by investment fund Japan Industrial Partners.
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World
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International
3/21/2023 11:34:35 AM
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday his government will move to restore Japan’s preferential trade status as he pushes to resolve history and trade disputes with Japan despite domestic opposition.
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World
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International
3/21/2023 9:29:53 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three-day visit. The dueling summits come as the longtime rivals are on diplomatic offensives.
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World
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Region
3/18/2023 2:46:20 PM
Japan and Germany pledged closer defense ties and cooperation on diversifying supply chains as Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Tokyo Saturday.
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Business
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Economy
3/13/2023 5:40:24 PM
With the aim of improving agricultural productivity for food security in Egypt, Ambassador of Japan in Egypt Oka Hiroshi has recently signed a financing agreement with Representative of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Egypt Nasredin Hag El-amin to provide a $3.8 million grant aid.
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
3/6/2023 12:48:07 PM
The author of a sci-fi manga about to hit shelves in Japan admits he has "absolutely zero" drawing talent, so turned to artificial intelligence to create the dystopian saga.
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World
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International
3/6/2023 9:52:23 AM
South Korea announced plans Monday to compensate victims of Japan's forced wartime labour, aiming to end a "vicious cycle" in the Asian powers' relations and boost ties to counter the nuclear-armed North.
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