The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by The Japan Times, Ltd. (株式会社ジャパンタイムズ, Kabushiki gaisha...
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Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, and is bordered on the west...
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presidency". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024. "Ex-defense chief Ishiba says to run for Japan ruling...
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personalities in Japan, known as tarento (タレント, derived from English talent) in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially...
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nationalist political party in Japan. The LDP was formed in 1955 as a merger of two conservative parties: the Liberal Party and the Japan Democratic Party. Since...
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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami (redirect from 2011 Japan earthquake)
Post-earthquake images of Japan Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami The New York Times Japan in Crisis: A Series of Interviews...
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The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (立憲民主党, Rikken-minshutō, CDP or CDPJ) is a liberal political party in Japan. It is the primary centre-left...
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The economy of Japan is a highly developed mixed economy, often referred to as an East Asian model. It is the fourth-largest economy in the world by nominal...
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The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: Naikaku Sōri-Daijin) is the head of government of Japan, and the most powerful person in Japanese...
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Naruhito (redirect from Naruhito of Japan)
Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne following his father's abdication on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era. He is the 126th monarch...
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November 1965, Japanese: [ɸɯmiꜜçi̥to]) is the heir apparent to the Japanese throne. He is the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, and the younger son of...
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Japan Air Lines Flight 123 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Tokyo to Osaka, Japan. On August 12, 1985, the Boeing 747 flying the route suffered...
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Aiko, Princess Toshi (redirect from Princess Aiko of Japan)
of the Imperial House of Japan. She is the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan. Following her birth, the ongoing Japanese imperial...
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Japan, so Japanese adult videos (JAV) refers to the Japanese Adult Video industry. Animated films are referred to as hentai in English, but in Japan the...
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one of the most popular dishes in Japan. The very common "curry rice" is most often referred to simply as "curry" (カレー, karē). Along with the sauce, a...
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Akihito (redirect from Emperor Akihito of Japan)
of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019. The era of his rule was named the Heisei...
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imperial era, the Empire of Japan committed numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity across various Asian-Pacific nations, notably during the Second Sino-Japanese...
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forces of Japan. Established in 1954, the JSDF comprises the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Air Self-Defense...
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bright side". The Japan Times. 19 October 2016. The centrist Times of Israel "Israel just crossed a line it has never crossed before". The World from PRX...
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Shigeru Ishiba (category Members of the House of Representatives (Japan))
Ishiba (Japanese: 石破 茂, Hepburn: Ishiba Shigeru, born 4 February 1957) is a Japanese politician serving as prime minister of Japan and president of the Liberal...
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Japan have fewer legal protections than in most other developed countries, although some developments towards stronger rights have been made in the 2020s...
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Shinkansen (redirect from High-speed rail in Japan)
The Shinkansen (Japanese: 新幹線, [ɕiŋkaꜜɰ̃seɴ] , lit. 'new main line'), colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway...
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various times in the history of Japan against racial or ethnic groups. According to census statistics in 2018, 97.8% of Japan's population are Japanese, with...
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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Japan. The Penal Code of Japan and several laws list 14 capital crimes. In practice, though, it is applied only...
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Japanese (日本語, Nihongo, [ɲihoŋɡo] ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million...
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Yahoo! Japan (ヤフー, Yafū) is a Japanese web portal. It was the most-visited website in Japan, nearing monopolistic status. According to The Japan Times, as...
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held in Japan on 31 October 2021, as required by the constitution. Voting took place in all constituencies in order to elect members to the House of...
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The Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus), also known by its Japanese name tanuki (Japanese: 狸, たぬき), is a species of canid endemic to Japan. It...
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The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and...
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Okinawa Prefecture (redirect from Okinawa, Japan)
Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese: 沖縄県, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken) is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. It has a population of 1,457,162 (as...
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