Japan
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Japanese people protest Biden visit to Tokyo (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – US President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Sunday, as about 750 protesters took to the streets against the planned US-Japan summit and the summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad).
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Okinawa marks 50 years of end to US rule amid protests
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Protesters in Japan's Okinawa urged Japan’s central government to do more to reduce US military presence there as the island group marked the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan after 27 years of American rule.
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Russia sanctions 63 Japanese, including PM
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Russia's foreign ministry on Wednesday announced sanctions against 63 Japanese officials, journalists and professors for engaging in what it called "unacceptable rhetoric" against Moscow.
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Biden to visit South Korea, Japan from May 20-24: White House
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – US President Joe Biden will visit South Korea and Japan in late May for summit talks with his counterparts, the White House announced Wednesday.
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Japan approves additional sanctions against 398 Russians
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Japan's Cabinet on Tuesday approved additional sanctions against Russia, freezing the assets of 398 Russian individuals including President Vladimir Putin's two daughters and the wife of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
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Japan imposes sanctions on 4 Russian companies, 3 citizens
TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) – Japan imposes sanctions against four Russian companies and three Russian citizens allegedly over violations of the sanctions against North Korea, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in its statement Friday.
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Japan imposes sanctions on 15 Russian nationals, 9 entities
TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – Japan has imposed sanctions on 15 Russian persons and nine more entities over the military operation in Ukraine, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
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VIDEO: Kawasaki unveils rideable electric goat
TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Kawasaki's Ibex robot debuted at the world's largest robot exhibition in Tokyo.
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S. Korea says N. Korean launch of unknown projectile failed
TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – North Korea launched an unknown projectile from the Sunan district on Wednesday, but, according to the South Korean military, the launch was unsuccessful.
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Japan freezes assets of 17 Russians
TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – The government of Japan imposed additional personal sanctions against 17 Russian citizens over the situation around Ukraine, the Japanese Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday.
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North Korea fires unidentified projectile eastward
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) –North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastward on Sunday, South Korea's military said.
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Japanese F-15 fighter jet goes missing after take-off
TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – An F-15 fighter jet belonging to the Japanese military has gone missing after take-off from the Komatsu airbase in central Japan, media have cited the country’s defence ministry as saying.
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Japan invites Iran national football team for friendly match
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – The Iranian national football team has been invited to Japan to hold a friendly match after it commandingly qualified for the 2022 world cup.
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Japan to declare quasi-emergency in COVID-hit Okinawa
TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Japan is considering declaring a state of emergency in the southern island of Okinawa, after the region emerged as the epicenter of a new coronavirus surge, with officials saying the virus keeps spreading from US bases.
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6.1-magnitude quake strikes near Japan's Ogasawara Islands
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, south of Tokyo.
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Iran volleyball ranks 10th in world, top of Asia
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – National Iranian volleyball team has ranked in the 10th place in world while remaining at the top of Asia.
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Russia test-fires cruise missile from Sea of Japan (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – According to a Russian source, a submerged Russian submarine has successfully launched a Kalibr cruise missile from the Sea of Japan, located at a Russian training ground onshore.
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Dozens feared dead in building fire in Japan’s Osaka: report
TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Dozens of people are feared dead after a blaze at a commercial building in western Japan on Friday.
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Fumio Kishida officially reelected as Japanese PM (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Fumio Kishida was officially reelected as Japan's 100th prime minister on Wednesday after winning a majority of votes in both houses of parliament.
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"World Northrern Hemisphere" shines at Tokyo Intl. FilmFest.
TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – The Iranian feature film "World Northern Hemisphere" by Hossein Tehrani has been awarded as the best future film in Asia at the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival.
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15 injured injured after knife attack on Tokyo train (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – At least 15 people were injured on Sunday night after a man wielding a knife went on a rampage aboard a Keio Line train in Tokyo, reports said.
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Japan dissolves House of Representatives as election nears
TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to dissolve the House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon ahead of a general election at the end of this month.
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Attractive fight between 2 Iranian kickboxing stars in Japan
TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – The two Iranian kickboxers will compete in a sensitive and spectacular match hosted by Japan.
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Fumio Kishida becomes new prime minister of Japan
TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Japanese lawmakers voted on Monday to approve the country's ex-foreign minister Fumio Kishida as new prime minister.
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Fumio Kishida to become Japan’s next Prime Minister
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Fumio Kishida, a former foreign minister was elected ruling party leader on Wednesday, assuring him of becoming the nation’s next prime minister.
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‘Nightly Whispers’ to take part in Japanese film festival
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Short film ‘Nightly Whispers’ directed by Omid Abdollahi, will take part in the 16th edition of the Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market in Japan.
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Iran national volleyball team to depart for Japan
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iran's national volleyball team will depart for Japan on Tuesday to participate in the 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.
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Putin concerned about US missiles on Japan-Russia border
TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his concern that US forces may install a missile system on Japanese soil near its border with Russia.
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Iranian athletes finish work at Paralympics with 24 medals
TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – The Iranian athletes finished their work at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics with 24 medals and in 12th place on the table of medals.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga set to resign
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga expressed his intention to resign Friday amid mounting criticism over his response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
