Japanese House of Representatives member Kakizawa arrested

Japanese House of Representatives member Kakizawa arrested

House of Representatives member Kakizawa Mito and his four secretaries are arrested on suspicion of violating the Public...

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Nozomi bullet train starts running without non-reserved seats

Nozomi bullet train starts running without non-reserved seats

The Nozomi bullet train starts running without non-reserved seats.

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Japanese retailer Takashimaya explains damaged cakes sold at its stores

Japanese retailer Takashimaya explains damaged cakes sold at its stores

Japanese major department store retailer Takashimaya holds a press conference to explain the issue of damaged Christmas ...

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Japan-made luxury products shop opens in Haneda Airport amid weak yen

Japan-made luxury products shop opens in Haneda Airport amid weak yen

A shop that sells Japan-made luxury products opens in Haneda Airport to woo foreign visitors.

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Monkeys in southwestern Japan get space heater

Monkeys in southwestern Japan get space heater

Wild monkeys gather around space heaters in a zoo in southwestern Japan.

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Typhoon-struck train resumes operations in Chiba Prefecture

Typhoon-struck train resumes operations in Chiba Prefecture

A local railway in Chiba Prefecture that was hit by Typhoon Yun-yeung in September resumes operations.

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Lithium-ion battery fires on the rise in Japan

Lithium-ion battery fires on the rise in Japan

Fire officials call on people to appropriately dispose of lithium-ion batteries as fires caused by the product are on th...

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Land Minister approves construction design changes over Okinawa Governor refusal

Land Minister approves construction design changes over Okinawa Governor refusal

Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito Tetsuo announces he will approve the design changes for th...

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Former Japanese National Security head given award by Taiwan

Former Japanese National Security head given award by Taiwan

Former Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat Kitamura Shigeru is awarded Taiwan’s Order of Brilliant St...

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Ex-SDF members sentenced to prison in landmark sexual assault case

Ex-SDF members sentenced to prison in landmark sexual assault case

Three former members of Japan's Self-Defense Force are sentenced to two years in prison in a landmark sexual assault cas...

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