June 10, 2023
On Friday, Japan passed an immigration law allowing the government to deport people who have been denied asylum, despite opposition from opposition parties and human rights groups. Prior to the adoption of the revised legislation, applicants could remain in Japan during the decision-making process, regardless of the number of attempts they made to obtain refugee
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When the Radford University men’s basketball team visits Japan in August for the World Collegiate Basketball Series (WUBS), they will have an indispensable guide in rising sophomore forward Ibu Yamazaki. That is after head coach Darris Nichols makes sure his players have had enough time to experience a culture shock similar to that experienced by
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Japan Classic Baseball skipper Hideki Kuriyama said on Friday that advice from high schoolers and corporate team managers was part of his recipe for success during the tournament in March. “I have listened to and learned from the managers of high school and corporate teams as their teams mostly play in knockout tournaments,” Kuriyama said
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The rocket was launched from North Korea Early Wednesday morning, neighboring South Korea and Japan were put on high alert. South Korean media reported that the presidential administration called a security meeting after the launch. FILE: This photograph provided by the North Korean government shows a rocket test with a test satellite at North Korea’s
READ MORETyphoon Mawar hit Taiwan’s east coast with wind, rain and big waves on Tuesday but largely bypassed the island after it grazed across the northern Philippines. The storm moved slowly towards the south of Japan. As the waves break on the shore, residents of the Taiwanese fishing town of Yilan protected their boats and houses
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North Korea told neighboring Japan on Monday that it plans to launch a satellite in the coming days, despite the fact that the United Nations forbids it from such activities. The Japan Coast Guard said North Korean authorities said the launch window was between May 31 and June 11 and that the launch could affect
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With three reigning Olympic champions and some of the sport’s fastest rising stars, Japan is widely regarded as one of the world’s hotspots for skateboarding. However, despite the country’s success at the Tokyo Games and the subsequent surge of interest, the sport faces a new challenge: to present its iconic street culture in a country
READ MOREScottish Premier League top player Kyogo Furuhashi was recalled to Japan on Thursday after nine months in the international wilderness that saw him miss the World Cup. Furuhashi has scored 25 goals in 35 games this season as Celtic have solidly retained their league title, currently seven points ahead of Rangers with one game left
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Scottish Premier League Player of the Year Kyogo Furuhashi and Celtic teammate Reo Hatate were named in Japan’s 26-man squad announced on Thursday for next month’s friendlies at home against El Salvador and Peru. Striker Furuhashi, who scored 25 goals, and midfielder Hatate helped Celtic win a second successive Scottish league title after both were
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A man armed with a rifle and a knife killed a woman and two police officers and wounded another on Thursday in the central Japanese city of Nakano before fleeing and locking himself in a house for several hours, police said. It was a startling surge in violence in Japan, where gun homicides and other
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