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NHK sports news director arrested on suspicion of sexual assault
The suspect, Kensuke Nakamoto, is the chief director for the broadcaster's sports news programs.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan approves stem-cell treatment for Parkinson's in world first
Japan has approved ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson's and severe heart failure, one of the manufacturers and media reports said Friday, with the therapies expected to reach patients…
Source: Japan Today
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Japanese film director given 8-year prison term for sexual assaults
A Japanese film director was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for sexually assaulting two female actors. The Tokyo District Court ruled that Hideo Sakaki, 55,…
Source: Japan Today
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Formula 1 opens its season at the Australian GP with plenty of questions
As crowds filtered into Melbourne's Albert Park on Friday for Formula 1’s first day of practice at its 2026 season opener, there were questions. Plenty of them. The…
Source: Japan Today
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U.S. to exhume and identify remains of 88 Pearl Harbor dead buried as unknowns
The U.S. military plans to exhume the remains of 88 sailors and Marines killed when the USS Arizona was bombed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and…
Source: Japan Today
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Qualifier Parry ends Venus's desert dream
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams was sent crashing out at Indian Wells on Thursday, falling in three sets to French qualifier Diane Parry. The 45-year-old Williams, playing…
Source: Japan Today
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2 Japanese detained in Iran: Japan foreign minister
Two Japanese nationals are being detained in Iran, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday. Amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, Motegi informed a Diet session that the…
Source: Japan Today
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Indonesia says it will withdraw from Board of Peace if it does not benefit Palestinians
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has reassured local Islamic groups that he will withdraw from U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace if the platform does not benefit Palestinians,…
Source: Japan Today
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With lunar missions looming, scientists grow chickpeas in 'moon dirt'
The development marks a step toward enabling astronauts on long-term moon missions to produce their own food.
Source: The Japan Times
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Former chief of $2 trillion pension fund joins developer growing tomatoes
Masataka Miyazono aims to help make Japan's agricultural sector more productive in order to boost sustainability in the country.
Source: The Japan Times
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