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WEB4 days ago · Kyodo News Plus is an online publication delivering the latest news from Japan together with those stories from around the globe in which Japan plays a key role. Centering on content provided by Kyodo News, Japan’s leading news agency, our publication keeps readers abreast of the developments coming out of Japan that interest …
U.S.-Japan alliance cornerstone of regional peace: new U.S ...
WEB1 day ago · The new commander of U.S. forces in Japan, Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, vowed Tuesday to strengthen the long-standing U.S.-Japan alliance further as he believes it is "the cornerstone of the regional peace, security and prosperity" in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. "I will work tirelessly to prove my words true despite the understandable ...
Ex-PM Aso calls Taiwan important "country" for ...
WEB1 day ago · Former Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday described Taiwan as an important "country" for Japan, possibly triggering strong backlash from China, which considers the self-ruled democratic island part of its territory. Aso's remarks were made during a ceremony in Tokyo related to Taiwan. Communist-led Beijing and Taipei have been …
Kyodo News Digest: Oct. 8, 2024
WEB1 day ago · OSAKA - The economic benefits brought by Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani in 2024 have been estimated to total 116.8 billion yen ($783 million), a Japanese scholar said Monday. The figure includes tickets sales, advertising and broadcasting revenue. The benefits surged from an already massive 50.4 billion yen in Ohtani's 2023 …
Kyodo News Digest: Oct. 7, 2024
WEB2 days ago · Kyodo News Digest: Oct. 7, 2024. Around 350 elementary school students and their guardians pull an Airbus A380 jet, the world's largest passenger plane, measuring about 73 meters and weighing some 340 tons, during an event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo.
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WEB5 days ago · Latest Japan stories from Japan. Kyodo News Plus is an online publication delivering the latest news from Japan together with those stories from around the globe in which Japan plays a key role. Centering on content provided by Kyodo News, Japan’s leading news agency, our publication keeps readers abreast of the …
Kyodo News Digest: Oct. 5, 2024
WEB4 days ago · TOKYO - Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is considering raising its stakes in Nintendo Co. and other Japanese gaming companies to strengthen the country's entertainment business in a shift from its oil-dependent economy, the vice chairman of the fund's gaming entity said. The Public Investment Fund is in the process of transferring …