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Abe, Obama to visit Pearl Harbor
Japan's Shinzo Abe will become the first sitting prime minister to visit Pearl Harbor in a trip to Hawaii December 26-27...
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Utility customers to pay for Fukushima
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry reveals that electricity users and utilities are expected to shoulder the gr...
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Casino bill passes lower house committee
Japan is poised to get casinos after a lower house committee rushed through a new casino bill.
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Empty Toyosu market unveiled to media
The media is shown the vacant Toyosu market nearly a month after it was supposed to replace Tokyo's famous Tsukiji whole...
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Panel split on imperial abdication
A slight majority of experts on a government panel on Imperial abdication support or conditionally support the abdicatio...
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Lower house passes pension reform bill
Japan's lower house passes a pension reform bill to stem rising expenditures.
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Ruling parties extend Diet session
Japan's ruling coalition decides to extend the extra Diet session for two weeks.
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Tokyo looks to learn from Rio Olympics
Tokyo and Olympic organizers held a debriefing to help the metropolis take lessons from the Rio to help make the 2020 To...
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Santa Trump headlines annual parody
You better watch out! Santa Trump has come to town, roosting on a roof in western Japan in an annual Christmas parody.
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Tokyo rethinks its brand
A team of experts meets for the first time to rethink Tokyo's brand in the run-up to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
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