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Prime Minister Naoto Kan keeps his job as yen reaches 15-year high Tokyo (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The yen rose to a 15-year high against the US dollar on news that Prime Minister Naoto Kan beat rival Ichiro Ozawa in a vote today for the leadership of th... [1]

Media & EntertainmentJapan aims to stop manga piracy with AI translation training program Government also seeks to develop automated detection of illegal sites AI technology for manga translation is evolving. (Photo by Mantra. [2]

TOKYO -- When rising temperatures threatened a catastrophe at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant days after a devastating earthquake in March 2011, then-Prime Minister Naoto Kan finally decided to deploy the Self-Defense Forces. [3]

The parents of children in the Sami language are now faced with a difficult choice in Inari, Utsjoki and Vuotsos: will the children be taken with the interpreter to the Finnish-language clinic or will they drive hundreds of kilometres to the Sami-spe... (translated from fi) [5]

Dawn was breaking when I reached the neighborhood of Wat Xieng Thong, one of the most significant Buddhist temples in the historic town of Luang Prabang, in northern Laos. [8]

TOKYO -- Tokyo National Museum's Toyokan (Asian Gallery) has a section dedicated to cultural properties from the Korean Peninsula, including an extensive collection of ceramics, ancient ornaments and accessories neatly exhibited on display shelves. [9]

TOKYO — On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion. [10]

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[1] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Prime Minister Naoto Kan keeps his job as yen reaches 15-year high

Prime Minister Naoto Kan keeps his job as yen reaches 15-year high Tokyo (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The yen rose to a 15-year high against the US dollar on news that Prime Minister Naoto Kan beat rival Ichiro Ozawa in a vote today for the leadership of th

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-01-04 · 37% match

Japan aims to stop manga piracy with AI translation training program

Media & EntertainmentJapan aims to stop manga piracy with AI translation training program Government also seeks to develop automated detection of illegal sites AI technology for manga translation is evolving. (Photo by Mantra.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-03-12 · 71% match

Operation Tomodachi: US-Japan bond forged through natural disasters

TOKYO -- When rising temperatures threatened a catastrophe at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant days after a devastating earthquake in March 2011, then-Prime Minister Naoto Kan finally decided to deploy the Self-Defense Forces.

[4] FI yle.fi · 2025-12-31 · 36% match translated from et

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[5] FI yle.fi · 2025-11-11 · 43% match translated from fi

Saamenkielisten neuvolapalvelujen vaihtoehdot kummastuttavat vanhempaa: satojen kilometrien neuvolamatka tai tulkkaus

The parents of children in the Sami language are now faced with a difficult choice in Inari, Utsjoki and Vuotsos: will the children be taken with the interpreter to the Finnish-language clinic or will they drive hundreds of kilometres to the Sami-spe

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[6] FI stat.fi · 56% match translated from fi

KirjoittajanKatri Soinnejulkaisut

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[7] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2013-11-27 · 44% match

Tag: Natthawutthi Saikuar

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-02-28 · 44% match

Time for tourists in Asia to stop behaving badly

Dawn was breaking when I reached the neighborhood of Wat Xieng Thong, one of the most significant Buddhist temples in the historic town of Luang Prabang, in northern Laos.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-07-09 · 40% match

Cultural properties can be Japan-South Korea diplomatic opportunity

TOKYO -- Tokyo National Museum's Toyokan (Asian Gallery) has a section dedicated to cultural properties from the Korean Peninsula, including an extensive collection of ceramics, ancient ornaments and accessories neatly exhibited on display shelves.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-06-20 · 40% match

Social Network Gaffes Plague Japanese Politicians

TOKYO — On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion.

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