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Olympic flame arrives in Japan
The Olympic flame for the 2020 Tokyo Games arrives by charter plane in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the areas devastated in...
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Fukushima has 1 million+ tons of radioactive water
9 years after an earthquake and tsunami caused nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, TEPCO has 1 mil...
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Foreign visitors to Japan in Feb. drops 60% on year
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in February dropped nearly 60 percent from the year before, as the novel coronav...
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New Aegis destroyer commissioned in Japan
A state-of-the-art Aegis destroyer is commissioned in Japan, equipped for the first time with a system that can share wi...
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Plane to carry Olympic flame to Japan arrives in Athens
A special plane that will carry the Olympic flame to Japan for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics arrives in Athens.
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CORONAVIRUS: Japan to ban entry from parts of Europe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan will ban the entry of visitors from Iceland and parts of Italy, Spain and Switzerla...
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Japan's major cellphone carriers to begin 5G services
Japan's major cellphone carrier NTT Docomo will launch its next-generation 5G wireless service on March 25. Its rivals a...
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Japan soccer chief tests positive for new coronavirus
Japan soccer chief tests positive for the new coronavirus after touring Europe and the United States.
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Coronavirus pandemic restricts Olympic torch relay
The new coronavirus pandemic is forcing Tokyo Olympic officials to restrict events leading up to the Games, including ba...
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Japan hopes to host Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned
Japan hopes to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned following a videoconference by leaders of the Gro...
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