Flights and trains cancelled as Typhoon Shanshan approaches Japan

Flights and trains cancelled as Typhoon Shanshan approaches Japan

As Typhoon Shanshan, also known as Typhoon No. 10, approaches the Japanese archipelago, transportation across the nation...

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Rice in short supply nationwide in Japan

Rice in short supply nationwide in Japan

Rice supplies in Japan continue to be in short supply, with restrictions placed on its purchase at many supermarkets.Min...

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ALERT:Typhoon Shanshan affects transportation across Japan

ALERT:Typhoon Shanshan affects transportation across Japan

Japan Airlines announced on August 27 that it cancelled 45 flights to and from Kagoshima Airport and Amami Oshima Island...

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Utsunomiya's LRT celebrates its first anniversary

Utsunomiya's LRT celebrates its first anniversary

The first anniversary of the opening of the tramway called LRT in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture north of Tokyo wa...

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BOJ chief Ueda defends central bank's interest rate hike in July

BOJ chief Ueda defends central bank's interest rate hike in July

Ruling and opposition lawmakers have sought parliamentary deliberations while the Diet is not in session as the Bank of ...

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Construction begins for Henoko base relocation in Okinawa

Construction begins for Henoko base relocation in Okinawa

Construction to relocate a U.S. military base began in Oura Bay in Okinawa Prefecture on August 20. A work ship carryin...

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Environmentally friendly travel program GREEN JOURNEY launches in Japan

Environmentally friendly travel program GREEN JOURNEY launches in Japan

Japanese car manufacturers, travel agencies, and railway companies announced the launch of a new initiative travel progr...

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Seven & i Holdings mulls buyout offer from Canadian convenience store chain

Seven & i Holdings mulls buyout offer from Canadian convenience store chain

Seven & i Holdings announced on August 19 that it is considering a buyout offer from a major Canadian convenience stor...

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Temporary shopping street opens in city affected by Noto quake

Temporary shopping street opens in city affected by Noto quake

A temporary shopping street opened for this first time on August 16 in Nanao, a city affected by the Noto Peninsula ear...

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Japan's July corporate goods price index  record high

Japan's July corporate goods price index record high

The Bank of Japan announced on August 13 that the July corporate goods price index increased by 3.0 percent compared to...

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