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Japan to develop integrated strategy for decarbonization by 2040

Japan to develop integrated strategy for decarbonization by 2040

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced on May 13 that Japan will develop a new strategy by the end of the year ...

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Swarm of bees surprises people in central Tokyo

Swarm of bees surprises people in central Tokyo

In central Tokyo on the afternoon of May 10… S/ Reporter: Ah, a swarm of something is flying around over there! A mass o...

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Princess Kako attends greenery gratitude festival

Princess Kako attends greenery gratitude festival

Princess Kako of Akishino, the second daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, attended a greenery gra...

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Princess Aiko attends exhibition on Tale of Genji

Princess Aiko attends exhibition on Tale of Genji

Princess Aiko visited the National Archives of Japan in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on May 11. The only child of Emperor Naruhi...

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Taxi overturns on Tokyo's expressway, kills 2

Taxi overturns on Tokyo's expressway, kills 2

A taxi overturned in a tunnel on the Shuto Expressway Bayshore Route, central Tokyo on the evening of May 11, killing th...

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Snake found on train on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

Snake found on train on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A snake was found on a passenger train in central Tokyo on May 12.A photo taken by a passenger shows a snake-like object...

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Rice planting in quake-hit Ishikawa

Rice planting in quake-hit Ishikawa

The Shiroyone Senmaida terraced rice fields in Ishikawa Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan is designated as a national s...

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JR East to maintain ticket offices to deal with congestion during peak travel periods

JR East to maintain ticket offices to deal with congestion during peak travel periods

S/ Kise Yoichi, President, East Japan Railway / We take seriously the situation in which we have caused inconvenience fo...

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Sea cormorants arrive at Hiroshima before cormorant fishing season

Sea cormorants arrive at Hiroshima before cormorant fishing season

Three sea cormorants arrived at a farm in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 9.S/ Kakuhama Yoshiro, Cormorant f...

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Princess Kako visits Emperor Showa's mausoleum ahead of trip to Greece

Princess Kako visits Emperor Showa's mausoleum ahead of trip to Greece

Princess Kako visited Emperor Showa's mausoleum in the Tokyo suburbs on May 9.She paid her respects at the tombs of her ...

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