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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Myanmar:

Haruo Obata, an 86-year-old man who is known in Japan as a "super volunteer" for his disaster relief work throughout the country, is looking forward to attending a night school from April. [1]

More athletes eye dual careers for life after sports while filling labor gap The South Korean star convinced the Premier League club to acquire talent from Asia Club plays first-ever preseason game in Japan as it hunts for partnerships Critics blame ... [2]

TOKYO -- After roughly two decades working in Hollywood, Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada took on a new challenge by playing the leading warlord in the Japanese historical drama "Shogun." Media & Entertainment'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywo... [3]

This is a story from the archives, published in the Jan. 27, 2019, edition of The Nikkei. [4]

Two Red Cross volunteers abducted in Colombo are killed Colombo (AsiaNews) – Two Sri Lankan Red Cross volunteers were found murdered yesterday, their bullet-riddled bodies dumped in the Ratnapura city area. [5]

TOKYO -- Takeshi Erikawa, 72, has held many prominent positions in Japan's central government, earning him recognition as a "great bureaucrat." CommentNightmare 2040: Japan's lost generation Grim future faces numerous elderly with little or no means ... [6]

TOKYO At Oribe Seiki Seisakusho, a century-old family-run company in the western Japanese city of Kobe, sales are booming in what until recently was a struggling side business: fallout shelters. (confirmed by 2 sources) [7]

Toyota has had a number of epoch-making leaders, and Taizo Ishida, who was president when I joined the company, was one of them. (confirmed by 2 sources) [8]

Note: This briefing is based on limited source coverage. The evidence may be incomplete or outdated.

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[1] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-03-27 · 40% match

86-year-old 'super volunteer' excited for return to school

Haruo Obata, an 86-year-old man who is known in Japan as a "super volunteer" for his disaster relief work throughout the country, is looking forward to attending a night school from April.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-08-10 · 39% match

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More athletes eye dual careers for life after sports while filling labor gap The South Korean star convinced the Premier League club to acquire talent from Asia Club plays first-ever preseason game in Japan as it hunts for partnerships Critics blame

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-03-23 · 48% match

'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywood path for Japanese talent

TOKYO -- After roughly two decades working in Hollywood, Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada took on a new challenge by playing the leading warlord in the Japanese historical drama "Shogun." Media & Entertainment'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywo

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-09-01 · 45% match

Who is Yoshihide Suga?

This is a story from the archives, published in the Jan. 27, 2019, edition of The Nikkei.

[5] MM asianews.it · 50% match

Two Red Cross volunteers abducted in Colombo are killed

Two Red Cross volunteers abducted in Colombo are killed Colombo (AsiaNews) – Two Sri Lankan Red Cross volunteers were found murdered yesterday, their bullet-riddled bodies dumped in the Ratnapura city area.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-08-03 · 43% match

Nightmare 2040: Japan's lost generation

TOKYO -- Takeshi Erikawa, 72, has held many prominent positions in Japan's central government, earning him recognition as a "great bureaucrat." CommentNightmare 2040: Japan's lost generation Grim future faces numerous elderly with little or no means

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-09-14 · 42% match

Japanese prepare for the worst as North Korea rattles its saber

TOKYO At Oribe Seiki Seisakusho, a century-old family-run company in the western Japanese city of Kobe, sales are booming in what until recently was a struggling side business: fallout shelters.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-07-30 · 39% match

Shoichiro Toyoda (15): Protecting the 'castle'

Toyota has had a number of epoch-making leaders, and Taizo Ishida, who was president when I joined the company, was one of them.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-09-20 · 41% match

Who will be Japan's next prime minister?

In Nikkei Asia News Roundup's latest episode, Brian Chapman and special guest Sayumi Take discuss who will be Japan's next prime minister.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-06-08 · 41% match

On-demand shooting stars? Japanese startup dreams big

TOKYO -- Shooting stars, long a product of celestial circumstance, soon could be served up at will, according to Lena Okajima, founder and CEO of satellite startup Ale.

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