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The government will take measures to support tourism in the Kyushu region including Kumamoto Prefecture, hit hard by last month's massive earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/23/japan/japan-government-kumamoto-tourism-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2026kumamotoearthquake #earthquakes #tourism #minorukihara
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The government is expected to compile a support package by the end of August for areas affected by last month's powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/18/japan/society/kumamoto-earthquake-govt-aid-package/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #2026kumamotoearthquake #minorukihara #kazufumionishi
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Donations to quake-hit Kumamoto via hometown tax system reach ¥730 million https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/04/japan/furusato-nozei-donations-kumamoto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #minorukihara #kumamoto #earthquakes #2026kumamotoearthquake #furusatonozei
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Japan has launched the National Intelligence Bureau in a bid to modernize the nation's intelligence system, with the upgrade seen as the foundation for a broader overhaul. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/31/japan/politics/new-intel-bureau-launched/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #espionage #defense #kazuyahara #minorukihara
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Japan is closely watching with concern the U.S. government's plan to urge signatories to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, the top government spokesperson said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/14/japan/japan-us-icc-move-watch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #icc #minorukihara #usjapanrelations #tomokoakane
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China Coast Guard vessels have been asserting Beijing's claims to waters within Japan's exclusive economic zone south of Okinawa Prefecture's far-flung Yonaguni Island and east of Taiwan, Tokyo said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/29/japan/politics/china-coast-guard-japan-eez/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #defense #philippines #minorukihara #yonaguni #philippines
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Japan hopes a U.S.-Iran peace deal will bring the volatile situation in the Middle East to a swift conclusion and for a final agreement on outstanding matters to be reached as soon as possible. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/15/japan/politics/japan-reaction-iran-us-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #iran #us #middleeast #straitofhormuz #sanaetakaichi #toshimitsumotegi #minorukihara
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Taiwan says Japan, Philippines must respect its rights in maritime border talks
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Japan plans to use what are known as bridging bonds to help finance Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's investment plans, in a development that comes as investors are already concerned about more debt issuance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/28/economy/japan-bridging-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #bonds #minorukihara #investments
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Japan does not expect a major domestic impact from the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/11/japan/science-health/japan-no-hatavirus-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #minorukihara #health #hantavirus
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has marked six months in office, after becoming the country's first female leader in October last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/politics/takaichi-six-month-office/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #minorukihara #inflation #japaneseeconomy #iran #ldp
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The site of the U.S. Futenma air base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan, although 30 years have passed since the two nations agreed on the transfer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/politics/okinawa-futenma-30-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #futenma #henoko #usbases #minorukihara
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Tokyo is "closely monitoring" a planned U.S. military operation to "blockade" the Strait of Hormuz, the Japanese government said Monday, following failed peace talks over the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/politics/japan-reax-hormuz-blockade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #minorukihara #donaldtrump #iran #usjapanrelations #middleeast #oil
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Thirty years after Tokyo and Washington agreed on a handover, Japan takes the fact that the site of the U.S. Futenma base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan "seriously." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/10/japan/futenma-base-handover-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #okinawa #defense #minorukihara #usmilitary #futenma #ginowan
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Iran fires at Saudi Arabia and Israel as Trump deadline nears
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A…
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The Japanese government will operate chartered flights from Oman and Saudi Arabia on Sunday to transport Japanese citizens in the Middle East back home amid growing regional tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/06/japan/japan-citizens-evacuation-middle-east/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iran #middleeast #israel #us #sdf #minorukihara
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Japan has said that it will update the government’s "Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy" (FOIP) to better confront new and emerging challenges amid a deteriorating regional security environment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/politics/free-and-open-indopacific-strategy-update/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #foip #indopacific #sanaetakaichi #minorukihara #china #rareearths #defense
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Japan is considering drawing up a national intelligence strategy as part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's plan to strengthen the country's intelligence capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/12/japan/japan-national-intelligence-strategy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #cabinet #minorukihara #sanaetakaichi #nationalsecuritystrategy #defense
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Sakie Yokota, the 90-year-old mother of a Japanese national abducted by North Korea in 1977, laments the lack of progress in fulfilling her long-cherished wish to bring her daughter back to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/north-korea-abductee-mother-sakie-yokota/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkorea #abductions #sakieyokota #megumiyokota #minorukihara
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara has met with Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977. In the meeting, Sakie said she hopes there will be some progress this year on the issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/politics/megumi-yokota-mother-kihara-abduction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sakieyokota #megumiyokota #minorukihara #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations
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Japan protested China’s deployment of a mobile drilling vessel in an area in the East China Sea known for gas reserves, as diplomatic tensions continue to escalate between Asia’s two largest economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/08/japan/politics/gas-field-east-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #minorukihara #eastchinasea #gas #chinajapanrelations
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Wednesday warned the public about a fake video posted on YouTube that misused footage from one of his news conferences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/japan/crime-legal/kihara-fake-video-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #minorukihara #deepfakes #youtube #japanesepolice
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In Tokyo, South Korea’s National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac has affirmed good ties with senior Japanese Cabinet members ahead of a visit by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to Japan expected early next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/politics/south-korea-japan-tie-motegi-kihara/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #minorukihara #toshimitsumotegi #sanaetakaichi #leejaemyung
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The U.S. has appeared to pour cold water on the idea of Japan acquiring its own nuclear deterrent, after a senior government official expressed a personal opinion that Tokyo should possess nuclear weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/20/japan/politics/us-japan-nuclear-weapons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #nuclearweapons #sanaetakaichi #defense #shinjirokoizumi #minorukihara #china #northkorea
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Tokyo has slapped down Beijing’s allegations that Self-Defense Forces aircraft had “harassed” Chinese military warplanes over the weekend, a day after Japan said the Chinese fighters had locked their radar onto SDF jets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/japan/politics/china-japan-radar-lock-on-protest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #sdf #defense #defenseministry #minorukihara #sanaetakaichi #china #pla
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Tokyo must be wary of antagonizing Beijing while not irritating Washington. The difficulty is finding the “just right” sweet spot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/02/japan/navigating-japans-goldilocks-challenge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #us #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #xijinping #minorukihara #trade #defense #taiwan
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The central government and Okinawa Prefecture remain apart over the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/japan/politics/japan-okinawa-futenma-base-relocation-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #futenma #usbases #dennytamaki #minorukihara
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Japan does not have an “immigrant” problem in the usual sense, as long-term foreign residents are largely law-abiding, integrated and the challenges lie with systemic issues, not with the people themselves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/japan/avoid-xenophobia-tag-when-fixing-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #minorukihara #liberaldemocraticparty #japaninnovationparty #us #chinese #korean #xenophobia
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Minoru Kihara, newly appointed as chief cabinet secretary under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government, has vowed to boldly revise the country's three key national security-related documents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/japan/japan-security-documents-revision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #minorukihara #sanaetakaichi #securitylaws #defense