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During Golden Week, around the first week of May, Japanese politicians will usually spend time at home with their constituencies and families. Not the prime minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, however. He knows full well that as the world's third-largest economy, Japan's wider diplomatic and security profile in the era…

Bangkok Post

2023 Nissan Z Pricing Announced For Japan, US Launch Delayed To Summer

Ongoing supply chain issues continue to disrupt new vehicle launches.

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French nun now the oldest person in the world after Japanese woman, 119, dies

Sister André, also known as Lucile Randon, was born in February 1904 making her 118 years old and the oldest verified living person in the world after the death of Kane Tanaka last week

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Fictosexual man who married hologram singer says no family showed up to wedding

Akihiko Kondo, from Japan, has married Hatsune Miku, a fictional computer-synthesised pop singer who has been on tour with Lady Gaga, but has said none of his family turned up to his wedding

Daily Mirror

Guinness Announces Death Of World’s Oldest Person, 119

Tanaka passed away on April 19 in a hospital in Fukuoka in southern Japan.

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World's oldest person dies in Japan aged 119

A Japanese woman believed to have been the world's oldest person has died aged 119, public broadcaster NHK said on Monday, reporting the death of Kane Tanaka.

Reuters

World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies in Japan aged 119 after sharing tips for long life

Kane Tanaka was confirmed by Guinness World Records in 2019 as the oldest living person. She died on Tuesday of old age.

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World's Oldest Person Dies in Japan at 119

A Japanese woman certified the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials said Monday. Kane Tanaka was born January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first…

Asharq Al-Awsat

World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies aged 119

The Japanese woman was born in the same year the Wright Brothers did their first controlled flight

Liverpool Echo

World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies at the age of 119 in Japan

Kane Tanaka was born on January 2, 1903 - the year of the Wright Brothers' first controlled flight of their motor-driven airplane.

Daily Record

Ukraine removes Hirohito from video after Japan protests

Japanese officials say the Ukrainian government has removed a photo of Japanese wartime Emperor Hirohito from a video showing him with Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini after Tokyo protested

The Independent UK

World’s oldest person dies in Japan aged 119

A Japanese woman believed to be the oldest person in the world has died, aged 119.

Evening Standard

The world's oldest person, 119-year-old Kane Tanaka, dies in Japan

A Japanese woman recognised as the world's oldest person dies, aged 119, according to Japan's public broadcaster.

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World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies in Japan at the age of 119

Kane Tanaka was confirmed by Guinness World Records in 2019 as the oldest living person. She died on Tuesday of old age

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Ukraine apologises for juxtaposing Japan emperor to Hitler in video

TOKYO: The Ukrainian government has apologised over a video shared on Twitter that juxtaposed a picture of the late Japanese emperor Hirohito to those of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in describing Nazism and fascism.

The Independent UK

Japan to send envoy to Solomons amid worry over China pact

Japan is sending a vice foreign minister to the Solomon Islands amid worry over a security agreement it struck with China that could increase Beijing’s military influence

The Independent UK

Child's body found after tour boat sank in Japan's far north

Rescuers searching since a tour boat carrying 26 people apparently sank off far northeastern Japan have found the body of an 11th victim

Reuters

Inquiries start into disappearance of Japan tourist boat, with at least 11 dead

Inquiries began into what caused the disappearance of a Japanese tour boat off the nation's northern coast as search efforts intensified on Monday to find the boat and its missing passengers, with the confirmed death toll rising to 11.

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Japan, South Korea look to repair ties ahead of Biden visit

Japan and South Korea look set to try to revive a relationship that has hit new depths in recent years, with President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol offering an olive branch to Tokyo weeks before U.S. President Joe Biden is likely to visit both countries.

Salon

Why American parents love "Old Enough!"

The show is the antithesis of "helicopter parenting" — and a reminder of how unsafe American pedestrians are today

Glasgow Live

Kyogo nets in first Celtic start since Boxing Day to help Hoops to Ross County win as they stand on brink of title win

The Japanese headed the early opener before Jota sealed the points

The Hindu

Under 14 boys face tough challenges ahead

Unseeded India is grouped with second seed Japan, eighth seed Uzbekistan and Jordan

Daily Mirror

Ten people confirmed dead after Japan tourist boat sinks with 16 still missing

Out of a total of 26 occupants, 10 people have been confirmed dead by the coastgaurd after a search of the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan

Reuters

Japan's Shionogi says COVID-19 pill shows rapid clearance of virus

An experimental treatment from Shionogi Co Ltd has shown rapid clearance of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new data, the Japanese drug maker said on Sunday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ten People from Missing Japanese Boat Confirmed Dead

Ten people found so far from a Japanese tour boat missing off the country's northern coast have been confirmed dead, the coast guard said on Sunday. The boat went missing on Saturday with 26 people on board during a cruise off the main northern island of Hokkaido. Of the 10,…

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