The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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Japan's busiest cargo port restarts after Russia-based hack
NAGOYA - Container movements at Japan's busiest cargo port partially restarted Thursday afternoon, a Nagoya port association said, after an extended delay following an attack by Russia-based hackers on its computer system.
The Port of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, a shipping hub for Toyota Motor Corp., initially planned to resume operations on Thursday morning.
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Japan, ASEAN justice chiefs vow to uphold rule of law amid China rise
TOKYO - Justice ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations pledged Thursday to cooperate in promoting the rule of law amid China's increasing maritime assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.
In a joint statement issued after their meeting in Tokyo, Japanese Justice Minister Ken Saito and his ASEAN counterparts reaffirmed their commitment to the "peaceful resolution of disputes" without "resorting to the threat or use of force."
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Japan says China, South Korea released water with high levels of tritium
TOKYO - Japan said Thursday that China and South Korea have both discharged liquid waste containing high levels of tritium, a radioactive material, countering Beijing's criticism of Tokyo's plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno also said Japan will explain to China "based on scientific perspectives" the planned water discharge into the sea from the nuclear complex, crippled by a devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunami in March 2011.
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South Korea to attend NATO summit in Lithuania, eyes talks with Japan
SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will attend a NATO summit in Lithuania next week, the presidential office said Thursday, with arrangements also underway for a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Yoon will visit Vilnius from Monday to Wednesday, the second time he will have participated in a gathering of the Western alliance, according to the presidential office. He will then make an official visit to Poland from Thursday.
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Motor racing: Japanese F1 Grand Prix to take place in April next year
TOKYO - Formula One's Japanese Grand Prix is scheduled for April 7 next year, the first time that the race will take place in the spring, according to the 2024 World Championship calendar released Wednesday by its governing body FIA.
The Japanese Grand Prix has traditionally been held between September and November but will be next season's fourth race. The 24-leg 2024 season begins in Bahrain in March and ends in Abu Dhabi in December.
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China's top diplomat raps Japan over Taiwan in talks with group head
BEIJING - China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Thursday criticized Japan for recent "negative trends on the Taiwan issue" as he met in Beijing with former House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono, who heads a Japanese delegation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
Wang lambasted a claim by some circles in Japan that any contingency concerning Taiwan would be an emergency for Japan, calling it "absurd and dangerous" and urging Tokyo to be "highly vigilant."
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U.S. voices strong opposition to China's metal export control plans
WASHINGTON - The United States voiced strong opposition on Wednesday to China's plans to curb exports next month on gallium and germanium, metals crucial for producing semiconductors, adding further tension to a bilateral relationship already fraught with numerous economic and security issues.
"We firmly oppose the export controls," a Commerce Department spokesperson said, referring to the measures announced by China earlier this week. "The United States will engage with our allies and partners to address this and to build resilience in critical supply chains."
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Okinawa gov. visits China's Fujian to boost history-based exchanges
FUZHOU, China - Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki visited southeastern China's Fujian on Thursday to boost exchanges between the southern Japanese prefecture and the province, whose ties date back more than 600 years, including the period of the Ryukyu Kingdom that lasted until the 19th century.
The governor, visiting China as a member of a Japanese delegation led by former House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono, is expected to meet with senior Fujian officials in the provincial capital of Fuzhou with the aim of rebooting exchanges that had been suspended in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, his aides said.
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Bridge girder falls, kills 2 at construction site in Japan
SHIZUOKA, Japan - A bridge girder slipped off a raised platform at a construction site in central Japan early Thursday, leaving two workers dead, police said.
Seven people were taken to hospital after the incident, which occurred at around 3:10 a.m., with two workers in their 50s confirmed dead and two others left seriously injured. Around 20 workers were building a multi-level bypass in Shizuoka Prefecture.
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FEATURE: Michelin Japan creating 3D printed future for emerging businesses
MAEBASHI, Japan - A metal lamination factory that opened last April northwest of Tokyo is ramping up the development of new products using its three-dimensional metal printers while collaborating with some local small and midsize companies to drive innovation.
Operated by Nihon Michelin Tire Co., which conducts research and development in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, along with other firms, the new facility named Michelin AM Atelier combines 3D metal printers with unique additive manufacturing, or AM, technology in which objects are created through a process of layering material.
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Video: Giant 3D Akita inu pup on Osaka billboard
