Japan's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high

Japan's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high

Japan sees a new record high number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a day on July 27.

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Ukrainian envoy calls for abolition of nuclear weapons

Ukrainian envoy calls for abolition of nuclear weapons

Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky calls for the abolition of nuclear weapons at a press conference in Tokyo...

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Baby giraffe born in southwestern Japan

Baby giraffe born in southwestern Japan

A baby giraffe born for the first time in 10 years at the African Safari in southwestern Japan in May is shown to the me...

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Tokyo pop-up restaurant features rice dishes

Tokyo pop-up restaurant features rice dishes

A pop-up restaurant in Tokyo features rice dishes to promote rice consumption amid the soaring prices of imported wheat ...

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China's unmanned military aircraft flies over Okinawa area

China's unmanned military aircraft flies over Okinawa area

China's unmanned military aircraft flies over waters between two Okinawa islands.

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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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