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Timothee Chalamet Channels The Matrix’s Neo in Latex Trenchcoat While Arriving in Japan | Timothee Chalamet | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

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Timothee Chalamet has arrived in Japan! The 27-year-old Little Women actor made his way through the Narita International Airport after a flight on Saturday (November 18) in Narita, Japan. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Timothee Chalamet For his flight, Timothee channeled Keanu Reeves‘ character Neo from The Matrix, wearing a black latex trenchcoat … Read more

China and Japan Agree to Try to Resolve Fukushima Water Dispute Through Dialogue

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to seek a resolution through dialogue to a dispute over wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant, Kishida said after their first summit in a year.  “I urged that this be dealt with calmly on a scientific basis,” Kishida told reporters in San Francisco. “We … Read more

A volcanic eruption has created a new island off Japan, but it may not last

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TOKYO — An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long. The unnamed undersea volcano, located about 1 kilometer (half a mile) off the southern coast of Iwo Jima, which Japan calls Ioto, started … Read more

Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Hainan, Qantas

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Airlines from Asia dominated a new family-friendly airlines list compiled by travel website The Family Vacation Guide.  Eight of the top 11 airlines are based in Asia. Thirty-four airlines were reviewed. The ranking was based on eight factors — including seat comfort, free seat selection and pre-boarding for families — for a total of 18 … Read more

BOJ tools include YCC, bond buying, interest rates

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The Japan flag is juxtaposed against a Japanese yen bank note. Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Bank of Japan policymakers will gather in Tokyo next week for their penultimate meeting this year. Market observers expect them to raise their inflation projections, while others think further modest adjustments to its yield curve control policy … Read more

Japan Cup: St Leger hero Continuous on course for Japan Cup clash with Equinox next month | Racing News

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St Leger hero Continuous is on course for a clash with Equinox in the Japan Cup next month. Aidan O’Brien’s three-year-old followed up his Classic success at Doncaster by staying on to finish fifth in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Plans for a potential trip to Ascot for British Champions Day had to be … Read more

I’m a mom living in Japan, home to the world’s healthiest kids—4 things Japanese parents do differently

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In 1896, pioneering doctor and pharmacist Sagen Ishizuka coined a Japanese philosophy called “shokuiku.” It is derived from two words that mean “eat” and “grow.”  Shokuiku encourages parents and schools to teach kids where their food comes from and how it affects our mind and body. This concept has been an integral part of Japan’s … Read more

South Korea, US and Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face of North Korean threats

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The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries have held their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats ByHYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press October 22, 2023, 8:05 AM SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise on Sunday in response to evolving North … Read more

Support for Japan PM Kishida’s cabinet falls to lowest since 2021 -Kyodo poll

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Support for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fallen to 32.3%, the lowest since it was formed in 2021, Kyodo News said on Sunday, based on its own opinion poll. The figure was down 7.5 points from September’s poll and was worse than the support of 33.1% for the … Read more

Japan to Disband Controversial Unification Church Tied to Abe Assassination

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Japan’s government will ask a court to order the disbandment of the fringe religious group whose activities were cited as motivating the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The request could come soon, Masahito Moriyama, the culture minister said in a brief statement Thursday. Kyodo News reported the move could come as early as … Read more