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Japan’s Tokara Islands Were Hit by 900 Earthquakes in 2 Weeks. Did a Manga Predict It?
VICE
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July 8, 2025
Over the past two weeks, more than 900 earthquakes have rocked a remote island chain in southern Japan that’s home to about 700 people. The quakes started in late June, centered offshore around the Tokara Islands, a chain of islands so remote that...
Moonware testing ground control tech in Japan
Asian Aviation
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July 12, 2025
Moonware said it will test its ground traffic control platform HALO at Tokyo International Airport (HND) with Japan Airlines (JAL) and JAL Ground Service (JGS). The technology enhances the airline’s ability to manage ground operations at one of...
Japan Steps Up New Security Assistance to Countries Caught Between US and China
The Diplomat
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July 7, 2025
Japan is expanding its security assistance to strategically located countries across the Indo-Pacific, reflecting Tokyo’s embrace of its security role in the region and its desire to provide more options to countries that feel caught between the...
Japanese BDS Activists Are Ramping Up Their Campaign Against a Robotics Company
Truthout
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July 8, 2025
Part of the Series Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! Japan is a great geographical distance from Israel’s killing fields in Gaza. But the nature of the global supply chain is bringing...
Ada seeks to make Guam logistics hub for US exports to Asia
Pacific Daily News
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Vice Speaker Tony Ada seeks to establish Guam as a free trade logistics zone, which he said would transform the island into a strategic logistics hub for U.S. exports to Asia. He asked House Natural Resources Committee chair Rep. Bruce Westerman...
Japan plans to expand OSA aid to align with US' Indo-Pacific strategy and pursue military ambitions, analysts say
Global Times
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Latest news Japan plans to supply defense equipment to Thailand, Tonga and six other nations in the current fiscal year as security aid, a government source said Friday, with the aim to ensure safe sea lanes in the Indo-Pacific region where China...
Japan's Emperor Naruhito visits Mongolia amid growing democratic ties
United Press International (UPI)
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1 of 3 | Japanese Emperor Naruhito met with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh during his first official state visit to Mongolia Tuesday. The flags of Mongolia and Japan were draped on the Government Palace in downtown Ulaanbaatar. Photo by...
Japan’s Ultimate High-Altitude Adventures Ranked
Nippon
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July 8, 2025
A ranking of Japan’s best high-altitude locations, including bridges, observatories, and ropeways. A survey by the tourism website Jalan News (managed by Recruit) ranked Japan’s high-altitude activities as follows in the list below. 1: Bridge...
Japan launches a climate change monitoring satellite
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model designed to be more cost competitive in the global...
Japan Plans Test of Seabed Mining Systems Next Year
The Maritime Executive
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Japan's government is gearing up for a trial-scale project to recover strategic minerals from seabed mud in the country's own EEZ, starting in January. If carried out, it would be the deepest subsea mining program ever attempted. The test has been...
Japan: Yamaha Motor celebrates 70th anniversary, launches new logo
Tuscaloosa Times - Alabama
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Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): Yamaha Motor celebrates 70th anniversary year and a new company logo was introduced. For motorbike giant Yamaha Motor, 2025 is the anniversary year of 70 years after establishment. New company logo was introduced by...
Japan – MHI Awarded Contract for Basic Design of Japan’s Largest CO2 Capture Plant at Hokkaido Electric Power’s Tomato-Atsuma Power Station
Web NewsWire
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July 7, 2025
MHI Awarded Contract for Basic Design of Japan’s Largest CO2 Capture Plant at Hokkaido Electric Power’s Tomato-Atsuma Power Station One of Advanced CCS Projects in Japan, Moving Forward toward the Realization of a Carbon-Neutral World...
President Trump plans to aim a tariff double whammy at industries and nations by Aug. 1
The Guam Daily Post
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is preparing industry-specific tariffs to take effect alongside country-by-country duties in two weeks, escalating his effort to reshape the United States' role in the global trading system by penalizing foreign...
Japan unveils bear-shooting guidelines for populated areas
The Mainichi
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July 8, 2025
A brown bear lifts its head up after drinking water at the side of a road in the Hokkaido town of Shari, on April 22, 2023. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Tuesday unveiled guidelines on shooting dangerous...
Predator: Killer of Killers Was Animated in a Way That Sounds Totally Unreal
Comic Book Resources (CBR)
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July 21, 2025
Unreal Engine graphics stand out as both photorealistic and stylized, with Predator: Killer of Killers leaning heavily towards the latter. A new IGN profile reported on the vast multimedia purposes of Epic Games' technology, which has been used to...
Japan Releases Guidelines on Shooting Urban Bears
Nippon
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July 8, 2025
Newsfrom Japan Society Jul 8, 2025 10:36 (JST) Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced guidelines that list conditions and procedures for allowing the shooting of bears and other wild animals in urban areas,...
Japan expands rural destination development project to broaden luxury tourism potential
TTG Asia
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July 8, 2025
Three more destinations – the foothills of Mount Fuji, Niigata, and Yamagata – have been added to the Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) and Japan National Tourism Organization’s (JNTO) project to develop model destinations aimed at spreading the...
Tokyo Ghoul anime set to return to US theaters this July for one-night special screening; know date, time and episodes featured
The Times of India
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Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment are bringing fans a thrilling one-night event—Sink Your Teeth: A Tokyo Ghoul Celebration. Scheduled for this July, this special theatrical screening will take place in select US theaters, offering...
Japan's service sector mood perks up as summer heat offsets US tariff gloom
Yahoo Finance
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Sentiment in Japan's service sector improved slightly in June, a government survey showed on Tuesday, as solid demand for summer clothing and leisure offset the gloom from U.S. tariffs. But corporate bankruptcy...
Greenwood welcomes all to new Nikkei Legacy Park and garden
Grand Forks Gazette
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July 20, 2025
More than 100 people come out to celebrate new and improved park, open-concept Japanese garden and Japanese-Canadian heritage. Years of work, planning and community effort all came to a head on Sunday, July 20 as Greenwood welcomed everyone to the...