Comic Market returns after three years

Comic Market returns after three years

Comic Market, one of the world's largest self-published comic and magazine fan conventions, takes place for the first ti...

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National War Memorial Ceremony held in Tokyo

National War Memorial Ceremony held in Tokyo

The National War Memorial Ceremony to honor those who passed away during World War II, was held on the 77th anniversary ...

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Some new Cabinet members linked to Unification Church

Some new Cabinet members linked to Unification Church

The reshuffled Cabinet of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio includes at least six members with ties to the Unification Church...

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Nagasaki fashion show features origami cranes

Nagasaki fashion show features origami cranes

A fashion show in Nagasaki features folded paper cranes as participants express hope for peace on the 77th anniversary o...

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Summer travel bounces back as COVID-19 cases surge in Japan

Summer travel bounces back as COVID-19 cases surge in Japan

Travel bounces back in Japan as the country enters its Obon summer holidays amid the seventh wave of COVID-19 infections...

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2,000 square meters of beloved market burns in southwestern Japan

2,000 square meters of beloved market burns in southwestern Japan

2,000 square meters of a long-standing market burns down in Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Empress Masako attends ceremony for Florence Nightingale Medal

Empress Masako attends ceremony for Florence Nightingale Medal

Japanese Empress Masako attends an award ceremony for the Florence Nightingale Medal.

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Emperor Naruhito meets U.N. Secretary-General

Emperor Naruhito meets U.N. Secretary-General

Japanese Emperor Naruhito meets United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

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Tokyo ambulance takes over 35 hours to find hospital for patient

Tokyo ambulance takes over 35 hours to find hospital for patient

The Tokyo Fire Department reports that it took over 35 hours to find a hospital that would accept one of its patients, w...

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Nagasaki marks 77th anniversary of atomic bombing

Nagasaki marks 77th anniversary of atomic bombing

Nagasaki marks the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the southwestern Japanese city in the closing days of World...

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