A fire broke out at an elementary school in Tokyo's Kita Ward on the morning of June 19.Tokyo police said the fire began...

On the evening of June 18, Japanese Emperor Naruhito visited the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam with Dutch Queen Maxima.At the...

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Couple arrested over facilitating illegal entry of Chinese babysitter to Japan

Tokyo police have arrested a 39-year-old man and his 37-year-old wife for allegedly facilitating the illegal entry of a ...

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Private cabin seats to be offered on shinkansen bullet trains between Tokyo and Fukuoka

Private cabin seats will be introduced on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines that run between Tokyo Station and Haka...

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PM Takaichi says G7 sent united message on energy security to the world

S/ Takaichi Sanae, Japanese Prime Minister / At this G7 summit, which I attended as a member from Asia, I made three pro...

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Japanese Emperor reflects on wartime history at state banquet in Netherlands

On the evening of June 17, Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a state banquet hosted by Dutch King Wi...

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Mag 5.5-quake jolts Tokyo area, injures two and disrupts bullet train service

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake struck the Kanto region including Tokyo around 7:46PM on June 16.The quake, centered in south...

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Takaichi and Trump hold brief talks on Iran, tariffs, and Indo-Pacific security

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke briefly on the sidelines of the G7 Summit i...

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Japan approves first LGBT inclusion basic plan

The Japanese government approved its first basic plan aimed at promoting understanding of LGBT people and other sexual m...

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Mystery 150-meter hose washes ashore on Japan's Noto Peninsula

A massive industrial hose has washed ashore on the coast of Shika Town in Ishikawa Prefecture's Noto Peninsula region.St...

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