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Immigration bill set to pass Japan’s parliament as two opposition parties join revision discussions

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Immigration bill set to pass Japan’s parliament as two opposition parties join revision discussions
A controversial bill to curb long-term detentions of illegal overstayers at immigration facilities is set to clear parliament by the end of its session in …
Government shelves plans to revise the Science Council — for now
The move came shortly after the Science Council released a statement on Tuesday strongly calling for the government to reconsider its proposal.
Hong Kong student arrested over comments made on social media while in Japan
The student, who allegedly violated the Hong Kong national security law, is believed to be the first person apprehended under the law for actions committed …
SDF plane leaves for Djibouti to evacuate Japanese nationals from Sudan
The C-130 transport airplane departed from Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture to stand by in Djibouti to extricate 63 Japanese citizens in Sudan.

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Memorializing those lost in the GSDF helicopter crash
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Use video games to learn Japanese and connect with your children
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A documentary on the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 has unearthed Japan’s first ‘disaster footage’
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Kodai Senga earns third win as Mets beat Giants
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Shinji Okazaki and SD Huesca hope to strengthen bond between Japan and Spain through academy
The Spanish team is working to form an academy with Japan’s FC Basara Hyogo in hopes of promoting more cultural exchanges between the two nations.
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Ailing Rafael Nadal pulls out of Madrid Open as questions mount about status for French Open
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