Japan PM vows aid to rain-battered Kumamoto

Japan PM vows aid to rain-battered Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo visits the disaster-stricken areas of Kumamoto Prefecture. Japan's southwestern regio...

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Japan protests Chinese marine survey in EEZ

Japan protests Chinese marine survey in EEZ

The Japanese government lodges a protest against China after a Chinese ship conducts marine research activity in Japan's...

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Ex-justice minister, wife indicted over vote-buying

Ex-justice minister, wife indicted over vote-buying

Prosecutors indict former Justice Minister Kawai Katsuyuki and his wife Anri for allegedly buying votes during last year...

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Japan's May household spending down 16.2%

Japan's May household spending down 16.2%

Japan's household spending for May tumbles 16.2 percent from the previous year, renewing the record year-on-year fall se...

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Foreign Residents Support Center opens in Tokyo

Foreign Residents Support Center opens in Tokyo

The Japanese government opens a center that offers foreign residents support ranging from immigration issues to employme...

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Reelected Koike vows to tackle coronavirus

Reelected Koike vows to tackle coronavirus

Reelected Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko pledges to double down on tackling the novel coronavirus epidemic in her second te...

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Chinese vessels enter Japanese waters, Japan lodges protest

Chinese vessels enter Japanese waters, Japan lodges protest

Japan lodges a strong protest against China after Chinese coast guard vessels enter Japanese waters for the 81st consecu...

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Defense Ministry to auction SDF equipment

Defense Ministry to auction SDF equipment

Japan's Defense Ministry will auction off old equipment used by the Self-Defense Forces to help secure state revenue.

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Paid plastic bags - wake up call for environment issues

Paid plastic bags - wake up call for environment issues

Japan mandates businesses to charge customers for plastic shopping bags as part of efforts to tackle plastic waste. Stor...

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Japan lawmakers' average income drops for first time in 4 years

Japan lawmakers' average income drops for first time in 4 years

The average income of Japanese lawmakers in 2019 was about 24.27 million yen, decreasing for the first time in four year...

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