East Japan Railway suspends bullet train operations, workers receive electrical shocks during restoration progress
East Japan Railway partially suspends bullet train operations in three lines, and at least two workers receive electrica...
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Japan's lunar probe SLIM lands on moon
Japan's lunar probe called SLIM successfully lands on the moon, the first such feat for the country.
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Darvish donates 50 mil. yen for Noto Peninsula quake recovery
Major leaguer Darvish Yu donates 50 million yen toward recovery efforts involving the Noto Peninsula earthquake in centr...
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Amazon Web Services to invest 2.26 tril. yen in Japan
Amazon Web Services says it will invest 2.26 trillion yen in Japan over five years through 2027 on expectations of growt...
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Prosecutors indict LDP faction treasurers over slush funds
Tokyo prosecutors indict the treasurers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Abe and Nikai factions without arrest o...
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Japanese prime minister to disband ruling party's Kishida faction
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says he will disband the faction he used to lead within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party...
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Imperial Palace holds annual New Years Poetry Reading ceremony
The annual Utakai Hajime Ceremony, also known as the Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading, is held at the Imperial Palace ...
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Crown Princess Kiko joins child-rearing support program north of Tokyo
Crown Princess Kiko joins events offering child-rearing support and health promotion for older people in Saitama Prefect...
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Tokyo Metropolitan Police support unit visits earthquake victims
Three officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police kizuna unit visit earthquake evacuation shelters in Wajima, Ishikawa P...
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U.S. military joins relief efforts in quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture
The U.S. military joins relief efforts in quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture.
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