Hanyu Yuzuru announces retirement from competition
Japanese figure skating icon Hanyu Yuzuru announces his retirement from competition.
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Kyoto Animation arson victims remembered three years on
The bereaved families remember the victims of the 2019 arson attack at Kyoto Animation.
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Oiso Long Beach pool opens for the season without restrictions
The pool at Oiso Long Beach opens without restrictions for the first time in three years.
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Tokyo District Court orders former execs pay over 13 trillion yen in compensation
The Tokyo District Court rules that former Tokyo Electric Power execs are liable for the accident at Fukushima Daiichi N...
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Japan to hold state funeral for former PM Abe
Japan will hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo this autumn.
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Abe shooter's mother donated more than 100 mil. yen to Unification Church
The mother of the suspect in former Prime Minister Abe's assassination is thought to have donated around 100 million yen...
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Japan's total COVID-19 cases top 10 million
Japan's cumulative COVID-19 cases top 10 million.
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Panel of experts to make urgent proposals amid COVID-19 surge
The government's COVID-19 expert panel is to make urgent proposals amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Tokyo's daily COVID-19 numbers may top 50,000 in two weeks: experts
Experts say the number of daily COVID-19 cases may top 50,000 in two weeks.
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PM Kishida talks constitutional reform and new economics
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio holds a press conference and expresses his intention to work on constitutional ref...
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