Emperor and empress attend international conference on global environment
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended the opening ceremony of the Global Environmental Action International Confe...
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18 year old American tourist arrested for arson
An 18-year-old American was arrested for suspected arson. According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, the teenager is be...
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LDP admits funding branches led by scandal-hit members, but PM Ishiba denies paying to candidates
Liberal Democratic Party officials admitted on October 24 that the ruling party had paid local organizations and party b...
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Japan business leaders share views on minimum wage
S/ Tokura Masakazu, Chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation): The minimum wage can be challenging, but if it be...
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Japan's space agency approves two candidates as full-fledged astronauts
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has certified 29-year-old Yoneda Ayu and 47-year-old Suwa Makoto as official JAXA...
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Nobel laureate Hidankyo co-chair calls for abolition of nuclear weapons
S/ Tanaka Terumi, Co-chairperson, Nihon Hidankyo / People are injured, but care is not extended to them at all. People a...
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Ishiba suggests using extra budget to tackle shady job recruitment via social media
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru suggested the possibility of using a supplementary budget, if necessary, to tackle recruit...
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JAL launches Disney princess flight
Beloved Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse were at Haneda Airport on October 21 to check out a special airc...
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Iron sand found to have caused magnetic anomaly after explosion at Miyazaki Airport
A magnetic anomaly that was found at Miyazaki Airport following an explosion of a U.S. World War II bomb was confirmed t...
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Man arrested after hurling Molotov cocktails and ramming car into PM Office's fence
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department announced on October 19 that Molotov cocktails were thrown at the ruling Libera...
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