Japanese wins major international Go championship for first time in 19 years

Japanese wins major international Go championship for first time in 19 years

Ichiriki Ryo, the holder of three titles of the Japanese Go, won the Ing Cup World Professional Weiqi Championship in Sh...

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Emperor and family visit art exhibition

Emperor and family visit art exhibition

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko checked out an exhibition featuring works by Belgian a...

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Debris removal starts at Fukushima Daiichi

Debris removal starts at Fukushima Daiichi

The debris removal process at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant began on September 10 after three years of postponem...

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 Nagasaki District Court rules some of plaintiffs be issued hibakusha health certificates

Nagasaki District Court rules some of plaintiffs be issued hibakusha health certificates

In a lawsuit in which Nagasaki A-bomb survivors who were exposed to the atomic bomb outside the government-designated A-...

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Japan Shogi Association unveils new Shogi Hall

Japan Shogi Association unveils new Shogi Hall

The new Shogi Hall, marking the centenary of the Japan Shogi Association, has been completed in Sendagaya, Tokyo, and wa...

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Test towing of Kishiwada Danjiri Festival's floats held

Test towing of Kishiwada Danjiri Festival's floats held

S/ Reporter: The thermometer in my hand reads 37 degrees Celsius. It's hot. The people are also very hot. This is the t...

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No abnormality detected a month after Nankai Trough megaquake emergency info

No abnormality detected a month after Nankai Trough megaquake emergency info

On August 8, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first-ever emergency information warning people about the possib...

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Gutsy watermelon's offspring served to visitors at Osaka botanical garden

Gutsy watermelon's offspring served to visitors at Osaka botanical garden

Last October, a "gutsy" watermelon was found growing on a median strip of Midosuji Boulevard, a main street in Osaka.The...

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Japan and South Korea to cooperate in evacuating nationals in third countries

Japan and South Korea to cooperate in evacuating nationals in third countries

S/ Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan / A memorandum has been signed, confirming that we will cooperate in protectin...

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Prince Hisahito releases his birthday comments

Prince Hisahito releases his birthday comments

Full text of Prince Hisahito's written birthday comments The following is a translation of the full text of Prince Hisa...

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