Experts said the sphere that washed ashore, leading to speculation about espionage, was nothing special. “Maybe everybody is paranoid because of balloons,” one said.
Tag: Japan
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Ridge Alkonis Prison Sentence Strains U.S.-Japan Relations
Lt. Ridge Alkonis was sentenced to three years after causing a deadly traffic accident in 2021. The case has irritated U.S. relations with a crucial military ally.
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Why Morioka? Japan Answers.
Morioka — not Tokyo, not Kyoto — was featured on this year’s 52 Places to Go list. After the list was published, the writer who suggested Morioka returned for a visit.
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Shoichiro Toyoda, Who Helped Make Toyota a Global Force, Dies at 97
He pushed the company into North America and beyond, setting it on its path to becoming one of the world’s most powerful automakers.
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Packed With Tourists, Japan Returns to Economic Growth
The modest expansion in the fourth quarter of 2022 was driven by a recovery in private consumption, as well as spending by visitors.