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Organizers of the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics talk about security preparations and how the Olympic flame is...
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Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide holds his first talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
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The Japanese government is planning to ease COVID-19 border controls on foreign nationals from October by allowing new e...
read moreJapan PM Inauguration Ceremony held at Imperial Palace
Japan's new prime minister Suga Yoshihide is formally appointed during a ceremony at the Imperial Palace.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga unveils the composition of his administration.
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Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide becomes Japan's new Prime Minister, succeeding Abe Shinzo.
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Tokyo Customs impounded more than 100,000 counterfeit items, including fake Olympic medals, between January and June of ...
read moreUN chief hopes to visit Hiroshima in 2021
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres says he hopes to visit Hiroshima in 2021 to attend the annual commemoration of the 1945 atom...
read moreMurder suspect arrested in Japan upon return from South Africa
A Japanese man wanted in connection with a murder case is arrested upon his return from South Africa.
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