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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Horror manga artist Umezu dies at age 88
Horror manga artist Umezu Kazuo died in October at age 88.In the mid-1970s, Umezu won the Shogakukan Manga Award for "Th...
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Whale shark about 6-7 meters long spotted in southwestern Japan river
Reporter: We see a dorsal fin over there. It looks like a large fish is swimming. The fish appeared to be about 6 to 7...
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Nihon Hidankyo says 31 delegates to attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
A Japanese group representing survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will send 31 delegates to...
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