Japan to recommend ancient imperial capitals in Nara for World Heritage
The Japanese government decided on January 28 to recommend archaeological sites in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, to be...
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Emperor, Empress, and Princess Aiko visit Monet exhibit
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, and Princess Aiko visited the “Monet: The Late Waterscapes” exhibition at the National...
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Ohtani's interpreter impersonated baseball star in call to bank
Mizuhara Ippei, former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Ohtani Shohei, apparently impersonated the baseball play...
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2 pandas from China make debut at WDC zoo: Can they change US-China relations?
S/Yamazaki Daisuke NNN Correspondent: Many people have come to see the pandas. Pandas have come back after almost one y...
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Hiroshima disappointed that Japan won't attend UN nuclear meeting as observer
People in Hiroshima expressed disappointment that the Japanese government is considering not attending an upcoming meet...
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Japan won't attend UN nuclear meeting as observer
The Japanese government is considering not attending the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as an observer.Gov...
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Man sentenced to death for fatal stabbing at Japanese school bus stop in China
A Chinese court has sentenced a 52-year-old man to death for stabbing three people, one fatally, in Suzhou near Shanghai...
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Bank of Japan raises interest rate to around 0.5 percent
The Bank of Japan has decided to raise its policy interest rate from the current level of about 0.25 percent to around 0...
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China says no abnormality found in waters off Fukushima
China's Foreign Ministry said on January 23 that no abnormality in the concentrations of radioactive substances was foun...
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SoftBank and others to invest $500 billion in AI
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on January 21 that Japan's SoftBank Group, Open AI and Oracle will together invest...
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