Japan pledges to stop building unabated coal power plants but wins "Fossil of the Day" award at COP28

Japan pledges to stop building unabated coal power plants but wins "Fossil of the Day" award at COP28

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says Japan will stop building unabated coal power plants at the COP28 summit, but the count...

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Princess Aiko turns 22

Princess Aiko turns 22

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, turns 22 years old.

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500 days to go until Osaka Expo

500 days to go until Osaka Expo

A ceremony takes place in Tokyo to mark 500 days to go until the Osaka Expo begins in western Japan.

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20 years of flights between Tokyo's Haneda and Seoul's Gimpo airports

20 years of flights between Tokyo's Haneda and Seoul's Gimpo airports

A ceremony commemorating 20 years of flights between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Seoul's Gimpo Airport takes place in the...

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International nuclear disarmament conference holds second meeting

International nuclear disarmament conference holds second meeting

The Second meeting of States Parties to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons begins at the United Nations...

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Japanese govt passes supplementary budget bill

Japanese govt passes supplementary budget bill

The Japanese Diet passes a supplementary budget bill for fiscal 2023 to underpin new economic measures.

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Ibaraki Prefecture publishes simulation results for dormant nuclear plant

Ibaraki Prefecture publishes simulation results for dormant nuclear plant

The Ibaraki Prefectural Government publishes the results of a simulation in the event of an accident at the Tokai No. 2 ...

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National Police Agency Commissioner General tours Kabukicho in Tokyo

National Police Agency Commissioner General tours Kabukicho in Tokyo

Commissioner General Tsuyuki Yasuhiro of the National Police Agency visits the Kabukicho district of Tokyo amid the rece...

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Japanese convenience store chains launch product collab with Japanese govt

Japanese convenience store chains launch product collab with Japanese govt

Major Japanese convenience store chains 7-Eleven, FamilyMart, and Lawson launch a new series of products in collaboratio...

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Japan asks U.S. military to suspend Osprey flights following fatal crash

Japan asks U.S. military to suspend Osprey flights following fatal crash

Japan asks the U.S. military to suspend Osprey flights following a fatal crash on November 29.

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