Princess Kako encourages girls taking part in activities to address social issues
Princess Kako attended a Girl Scouts event in Tokyo on October 6 and gave words of encouragement to young women taking ...
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New PM Ishiba gives policy speech in parliament
Japan’s new prime minister Ishiba Shigeru gave his first policy speech in parliament on October 4.S/ Prime Minister Ishi...
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Mother of North Korea abductee Yokota Megumi wants to hug missing daughter
S/ Yokota Sakie, Mother of Megumi / Sixty years old, wow. I can't believe it. I can't imagine (what she's like now). I r...
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New Shogi Hall with café opens
A café and dojo named “KINONE” opened in a new Shogi Hall in Tokyo on October 1 to help people experience the appeal of...
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Japanese art exhibition held in New York to support Wajima lacquerware
A Japanese art exhibition opened in New York on October 1 to support Wajima lacquerware studios and their artisans affe...
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Princess Hisako of Takamado attends Ambassador photo exhibition
Imperial Family member Princess Hisako of Takamado attended the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition in Tokyo on Octob...
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Emperor, empress listen to debate on climate change
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended an international youth exchange conference on October 2.The progra...
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Torrential rain victims identified in Ishikawa Prefecture
Locals remained vigilant against mudslides once again in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture on October 2 as rain started to f...
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US bomb from World War II explodes at Japanese airport
A US bomb that was likely dropped during World War II exploded at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan on October 2, c...
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Nighttime street drinking banned in Shibuya Station vicinity starting October 1
Nighttime street drinking was banned in the vicinity of Shibuya Station in Tokyo starting October 1, and the mayor of Sh...
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