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Tokyo Olympic summer goods hit stores
Summer is here and so are official Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics goods including yukata casual summer kimono.
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Ministry steps up fire ant measures
The Environment Ministry redoubles efforts to prevent the nationwide spread of venomous red imported fire ants.
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Defending against North Korean missiles
Japan steps up anti-missile defenses in the face of North Korea's advancing military capabilities.日本のミサイル防衛システム北朝鮮が再三にわた...
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Record rains ravage central Japan
Torrential rains cause flooding, blackouts and prompt the evacuation of thousands of people in central Japan.
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Japan's broadened sex crime laws come into effect
Japan's revised sex crime laws come into force Thursday.
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Death toll reaches 30 in Kyushu rains
The death toll from torrential rains in Kyushu, southwest Japan reaches 30, with 19 unaccounted for in Fukuoka Prefectur...
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Panda cub in good health at 1 month
A long-awaited panda cub celebrates its first month of life in good health at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo.
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Pikotaro boosts UN sustainability on behalf of Japan
Popular comic singer Pikotaro helps promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at the request of Foreign M...
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Death toll hits 28 a week after record rains
The death toll from torrential rains in Kyushu, southwest Japan, reaches 28 as three bodies are recovered in Asakura, Fu...
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