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Sumo has a new champion. And his nationality has shocked the sport

Sumo is regarded as Japan's national sport, or most sacred sport

The Independent UK

Snake halts Japan’s bullet trains after getting tangled in power lines

The stricken reptile left crowds of passengers stranded for over an hour

The Independent UK

Tsuneo Watanabe: Influential Japanese media mogul and baseball visionary dies at 98

The Yomiuri Shimbun under his leadership had highest circulation of any newspaper in world

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‘Major compromise’: How Ukraine’s Zelenskyy shifted goals to end Russia war

For the first time, Zelenskyy has said the war could end without Ukraine getting back all of its territory from Russia.

Al Jazeera

Conservative Leader Shocks World with Call to Ban Women from Getting Married After 25, Remove Their Uteruses at 30

A conservative politician in Japan is backpedaling on farcical comments suggesting passing laws that would ban women over 25 from getting married and force women over 30 to remove their uteruses.

Latin Times

Japan launches a defense satellite carried by a new flagship H3 rocket

Japan has launched a defense satellite designed for information-gathering and military operations on a new flagship H3 rocket, as the country seeks to build up its military capability amid growing tension in the region

The Independent UK

Japanese Gymnast Shoko Miyata Sent Home From Olympics for Smoking, per Report

The 19-year-old won Japan's all-around national title in April.

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Woman in her 90s pulled alive from rubble five days after Japan earthquake killed 126 people

Rescuers found pensioner in Suzu city, Ishikawa Prefecture, 124 hours after the 7.6 magnitude quake struck

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Al Jazeera

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

ABC News

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.

The Independent UK

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

The New Daily

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

Bangkok Post

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.

WEKU

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.

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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.

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