Emperor Emeritus Akihito diagnosed with heart failure

Emperor Emeritus Akihito diagnosed with heart failure

Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito has been diagnosed with heart failure, while Empress Emerita Michiko has undergone lase...

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Defense minister admits ties with Unification Church

Defense minister admits ties with Unification Church

Japan's Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo admits he has had relations with members of the Unification Church.

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Prosecutors raid places related to Tokyo Games exec over bribery

Prosecutors raid places related to Tokyo Games exec over bribery

Prosecutors raid places related to a former member of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee executive bo...

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Akihabara indiscriminate killer executed

Akihabara indiscriminate killer executed

Japan's Justice Ministry executes a death row inmate who killed seven people and injured ten others in an indiscriminate...

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Japan confirms first case of monkeypox

Japan confirms first case of monkeypox

Japan has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in a man in his 30s who recently visited Europe.

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Japan braces for monkeypox amid global outbreak

Japan braces for monkeypox amid global outbreak

The Japanese government holds a meeting to prepare for a possible outbreak of monkeypox in the country.

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Residents evacuate after Sakurajima eruption

Residents evacuate after Sakurajima eruption

Residents in affected areas evacuate after the Sakurajima volcano erupted in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan.

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Sakurajima volcano erupts, alert raised to highest level

Sakurajima volcano erupts, alert raised to highest level

The Sakurajima volcano erupts in southwestern Japan, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to raise the volcano aler...

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Japan spokesman tests positive for coronavirus

Japan spokesman tests positive for coronavirus

Japan's top government spokesman Matsuno Hirokazu has tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Tokyo gives 4th vaccine shot to medical workers

Tokyo gives 4th vaccine shot to medical workers

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun giving the fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine to medical workers and oth...

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