PM Ishiba forms 2nd Cabinet, shows intent to revise political funds law
S/ Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister / We will promptly compile the proposal of the Liberal Democratic Party and make effor...
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Key opposition lawmaker admits having extramarital affair ahead of extra Diet session
Key opposition lawmaker Tamaki Yuichiro admitted on November 11 to having an extramarital affair.The leader of the Democ...
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Twin baby otters on display at Yokohama Zoo
Twin baby Eurasian otters were put on display starting November 8 at Zoorasia in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.The twins...
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Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper capsizes after fire
A Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper, operating off the coast of Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan, capsized...
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Princess Yuriko in declining health at Tokyo hospital
Princess Yuriko of Mikasa has been in declining health at St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo.Imperial Household ...
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First-Ever Test Removal of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Fuel Debris Completed
In September this year, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) deployed a fishing rod-like device at the Fukushima Daiichi...
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Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko visit Turkish exhibition
Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko visited the Idemitsu Museum of Arts in Tokyo on November 7. They went to...
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Food poisoning suspected in students back from Guam on 2 flights at Narita Airport
A total of 26 people who returned to Japan from their school trip to Guam complained of symptoms of food poisoning as th...
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Nissan to cut 9,000 jobs, decrease global production capacity by 20 percent
Nissan Motor said on November 7 that its operating profit for the April-to-September period came to 32.9 billion yen, do...
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Princess Akiko of Mikasa celebrates Japan-Turkey ties
Princess Akiko of Mikasa attended a ceremony to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Japan-Turkey relations on November 6....
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