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Nearly 150 Japan academics oppose bill banning national flag desecration

Toronto Sun

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July 9, 2026

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Following its Second World War defeat in 1945, Japan established a US-imposed, pacifist constitution, but its national flag remains unchanged.

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The Japan Times

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· Jul 10, 2026

The weak yen is not Japan’s new strength. It is a warning

The absence of Japan-bashing should not be mistaken for international approval. It may simply mean the world no longer sees Japan as the central imbalance problem.

Yonhap News Agency

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· Jul 7, 2026

High school baseball team banned for trash talk mulling appeal

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul high school baseball team recently banned for ...

GiveMeSport

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· Jun 29, 2026

Why Do Japan Wear Blue in Football?

Japan have qualified for every World Cup since 1998. For a country whose flag contains white and red, why do they insist on wearing blue?

Inside Higher Ed

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· Jun 26, 2026

Florida Universities Consider Banning Undocumented Students

Florida Universities Consider Banning Undocumented Students Sara Weissman Fri, 06/26/2026 - 03:00 AM And the board overseeing state colleges is eyeing a similar ban. Together, the policies could make Florida the fourth state to limit noncitizens’ enrollment in public colleges and universities. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

Irish Mirror

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· Jul 7, 2026

Ireland warned that Brave Blossoms could take advantage of their 'inaccuracies'

Japan will have been buoyed by taking a Six Nations scalp last weekend

Nepal News

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· Jun 29, 2026

चीनको कालोसूचीमा थप २० जापानी फर्म

बेइजिङ। चीनले सोमबार २० जापानी संस्थालाई कालोसूची (ब्ल्याकलिस्ट) मा थप गरेको छ। यसमा प्रमुख कम्पनीहरू समावेश छन्। वाणिज्य मन्त्रालयले दोहोरो उपयोग सामग्रीको निर्यात रोक्न यो कदम चालेको हो। यो कदमले बेइजिङ र टोकियोबीच महिनौँदेखि चलेको विवादलाई थप उग्र बनाएको छ। “राष्ट्रिय सुरक्षा र हितको रक्षा गर्न तथा अप्रसारजस्ता अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय दायित्व पूरा गर्नका लागि जापानको सैन्य []

OpsLens

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· Jul 8, 2026

‘Helped shape who I am’: School gets serious threat for banning graduate’s powerful Bible verse * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Source link Sarianne Beronja A school in Wisconsin has gotten a written scolding from a legal team for banning a graduate from participating in a senior slide show with a

Korea Times News

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· Jul 1, 2026

'My dream is broken': Japan visa rules push out foreign residents

'My dream is broken': Japan visa rules push out foreign residents

Fark

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· Jul 1, 2026

Undocumented students banned from Florida state colleges under new rule, raising fears that immigrants may be prevented from learning that the Earth is banana-shaped [Florida]

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Defence Blog

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· Jun 29, 2026

Pay raises worked: Japan’s military breaks its recruitment crisis

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces recruited 11,177 personnel in Fiscal Year 2025, surpassing 10,000 for the first time in three years and marking a 1,453-person increase over the previous year. The turnaround reversed three consecutive years of declining recruitment that had culminated in fiscal 2023, when the SDF hit a record-low recruitment rate of just 51 percent []

UPI

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· Jun 22, 2026

Japanese firms compete for high school recruits amid labor crunch

Japanese firms compete for high school recruits amid labor crunch

Education | The Guardian

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· Jul 2, 2026

Outrage over ‘cruel’ Florida move to ban undocumented students from college

Critics condemn decision by education board aligned with hard-right Ron DeSantis to block access to college systemImmigration advocates in Florida have decried a “cruel and harmful” new rule by education officials aligned to hard-right Republican governor Ron DeSantis to ban undocumented students from state colleges and universities.The Florida board of education voted on Tuesday to bar access to its 28 state-funded institutions to anybody not a US citizen or “lawfully present” in the country. It follows Florida’s move last year to strip discounted in-state tuition rates for certain immigrant students. Continue reading...

TRT World

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· Jul 3, 2026

Japan government revises business manager visa requirements

In Japan, resistance to immigration is colliding with a severe demographic crisis. The government has drastically tightened business manager visas, which now threatens to wipe out thousands of foreign entrepreneurs. Ilyas Avci reports.

Borneo Bulletin

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· Jul 12, 2026

Japan eyes stricter penalties for industries hiring illegal workers

Japan eyes stricter penalties for industries hiring illegal workers

Anadolu Agency

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· Jun 26, 2026

Japan eases travel advisory for parts of Middle East after US-Iran deal

Japan lowers advisory from Level 3 to Level 2 for UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, parts of Saudi Arabia, and parts of Jordan

The 19th News

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· Jul 7, 2026

The fight over trans girls’ sports participation moves to the November ballot

Legislatures in left-leaning states have consistently rejected bills that would bar transgender student-athletes from participating in sports in line with their gender identity. But this November, the question of whether to exclude them will go straight to voters in two blue states, Colorado and Washington, and one swing state, Arizona. The groups behind the ballot measures []

Toronto Sun

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· Jun 24, 2026

Japan PM heckled at Second World War memorial over shift from pacifist stance

The jeers included 'Protect Article 9!', a clause in Japan's constitution that renounces war

NaturalNews.com

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· Jul 1, 2026

Supreme Court unanimously upholds state bans on transgender athletes in female sports

(NaturalNews) The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that state bans on biological males competing in female school sports do not violate Title IX The six conserva...

Legit.ng

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· Jul 11, 2026

Japan Authorities Release List of 8 Items Strictly Not Allowed When Entering the Country in 2026

Japan has published a list of items that travellers are banned from bringing into the country. Some restricted items that required a permit were also mentioned.

Russia Today

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· Jun 30, 2026

US Supreme Court upholds transgender bans in female sports

The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban biological males from female school and college sports Read Full Article at RT.com

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 3, 2026

Tim Walz pardons child rapist to block deportation. This is the real war on women

This week, Minnesota’s Board of Pardons — Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Chief Justice Natalie Hudson — voted to wipe out the conviction of a man found guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct against a 10-year-old girl, days before that conviction was set to get him deported. He’d assaulted her repeatedly []

South China Morning Post

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· Jul 1, 2026

China’s pressure campaign tests Trump’s commitment to Japan

Beijing’s move this week to add 20 more Japanese entities to its export-control list is the latest chapter in a complex US-Japan-China geopolitical triangle. Over the past seven months, an angry China has punished Tokyo repeatedly. A miffed Japan is left feeling betrayed. And a war-distracted Washington has struggled to navigate between the two, adding further tension in a region already on tenterhooks, according to analysts and former US government officials. The gnawing unease was sparked in...

The West Australian

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· Jun 27, 2026

School expulsions soar in WA public schools for student misconduct and aggression, teacher resignations rise

Expulsion rates at WA public schools have more than doubled in the past five years, with more than 120 students permanently excluded from their school for extreme behaviour last year.

Right Wing Watch

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· Jul 8, 2026

Islamic Republic of Japan

Illegal Voting Help The White Race White Supremacist Feuding

Al Bawaba

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· Jul 1, 2026

Japan is kicking out foreign residents as government tightens visa requirements

ALBAWABA - As the Japanese population plummets with a severely aging society, and as the Japanese government records worker shortages in many sectors - stubbornly, Sanae Takaichi’s government is passing laws making it harder for foreign residents to renew their visas...

The Week

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· Jul 12, 2026

A cosmopolitan corner of southern Japan

A cosmopolitan corner of southern Japan

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jul 7, 2026

Malaysia pilih Jepun medan uji kemampuan

KUALA LUMPUR: Skuad hoki remaja lelaki negara memilih Jepun sebagai gelanggang terbaik untuk mengukur kekuatan sebenar pasukan apabila bakal mengharungi lima aksi persahabatan sebagai persiapan memburu tiket ke Piala Dunia Remaja 2027 menerusi Piala Remaja Asia 2026 di Moqi, China, September ini. Ketua jurulatih negara, Nor Saiful Zaini Nasiruddin berkata, pertemuan dengan skuad senior Jepun ... Read more The post Malaysia pilih Jepun medan uji kemampuan appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

The Independent

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· Jul 8, 2026

Trump confuses Iran for US ally in Zelensky Q&A: ‘We had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan’

Japan has not fired on an American aircraft carrier since World War II ended in 1945

CNN

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· Jun 23, 2026

Why is this Japanese flag sparking debate?

Japan's Rising Sun flag has been spotted during the World Cup, drawing some criticism from neighboring countries. While Japan sees it as a historic symbol, neighbors say it's inseparable from the country's wartime atrocities. CNN's Hanako Montgomery explains why.

Off The Press

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· Jun 30, 2026

Officials: Trans athlete bans won’t change Illinois school sports

In a 6-3 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld multiple state bans on transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports. The ruling could have an impact on Illinois, and potentially the midterm elections. The court upheld bans in two states, Idaho and West Virginia, which prohibited individuals who identified as transgender women []...Click to read more

Daily Post Nigeria

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· Jul 1, 2026

Northwest University expels 34 students over examination malpractice

Northwest University Kano has expelled 34 students after finding them guilty of examination malpractice, while several others have received various disciplinary sanctions.The decision was announced in a statement released on Tuesday by the university’s Head of Public Relations, Abubakar Ibrahim. According to the statement, the disciplinary actions followed the institution’s review of the report submitted [] Northwest University expels 34 students over examination malpractice

NBC News

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· Jun 30, 2026

Trump praises Supreme Court ruling upholding bans on transgender athletes in female sports

A conservative majority on the Supreme Court upheld state bans on transgender athletes in female sports. NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk reports.

The New Yorker

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· Jul 1, 2026

Behind the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Transgender Athletes

The decision, unanimous on Title IX but split 6–3 on equal protection, upheld bans in twenty-seven states on transgender female athletes playing on girls’ and women’s teams.

The College Fix

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· Jun 30, 2026

Year in review: 172 campus cancel culture incidents during 2025-26 school year

Another busy year for cancel culture.

The Daily Wire

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· Jul 12, 2026

What’s Really Replacing Religion In America’s Schools?

A federal appeals court struck down a key part of Florida’s law restricting race and gender discussions in public colleges and universities on Tuesday. The same people celebrating the ruling are also decrying a recent decision by the Texas State Board of Education that allowed biblical passages to appear on a secondary school reading list. ...

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