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Japan brings in 20 Ukrainian refugees on special flight

The Japanese government flew 20 Ukrainian refugees into Tokyo on Tuesday in a high-profile show of support for the international effort to help Ukraine by a country that has long been reluctant to take in foreigners.

Reuters

Japan considers doubling humanitarian aid, loans to Ukraine -NHK

The Japanese government is considering extending additional humanitarian aid of $100 million to Ukraine and neighbouring countries, on top of the $100 million in assistance Japan has already announced, public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday.

Reuters

Ukraine latest updates: NATO will ‘respond’ to chemical weapons

Ukraine-Russia news from March 24: US President Joe Biden warns Russia against using chemical weapons in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

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Suspected N.Korea missile 'explodes in mid-air' after launch near Pyongyang

North Korea launched a suspected missile that appeared to explode shortly after liftoff in the skies over Pyongyang on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, amid reports that the nuclear-armed North was seeking to test-fire its largest missile yet.

Reuters

Japan to give 100,000 yen to foreign exchange students in financial trouble - NHK

Japan is giving 100,000 yen ($860) to support foreign exchange students who are in financial trouble due to COVID-19 pandemic, the public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday.

Reuters

Japan's top court orders damages for Fukushima victims in landmark decision -NHK

Japan's Supreme Court upheld an order for utility Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) to pay damages of 1.4 billion yen ($12 million) to about 3,700 people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the first decision of its kind.

Reuters

Tokyo daily coronavirus cases up from a week earlier to 13,516 -NHK

Tokyo recorded 13,516 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up 1,751 from a week earlier, national broadcaster NHK reported.

Reuters

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NHK's 'Kohaku' opts to diversify in bid to halt falling ratings

A television staple on New Year's Eve for decades that has seen steadily declining ratings, the "NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen (red-white singing battle)" has reached a crossroads. Producers had hoped that emphasizing diversity would reverse the trend.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese politician who set off row with China, dies at 89 -NHK

Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist who was governor of Tokyo for more than a decade and set off a territorial row with China over a plan to buy islands claimed by both nations, died on Tuesday, NHK public television said. He was 89.

Reuters

Former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara dies at age of 89 - NHK

Reuters

Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet disappears from radar after takeoff

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F15 fighter jet disappeared from the radar after taking off from the Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture on Monday, NHK cited a Ministry of Defense official.

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