Line app provider under scrutiny in Japan over improper personal information protection

Line app provider under scrutiny in Japan over improper personal information protection

Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission is conducting an on-site inspection of messenger app provider Line on...

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Smiley faces in Tokyo skies

Smiley faces in Tokyo skies

Smiley faces drawn with airplane vapor trails appear in Tokyo skies.

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Health ministry personnel dine out into the night

Health ministry personnel dine out into the night

Twenty-three employees of Japan’s health ministry are found to have dined out into the night for a farewell party last w...

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Convenience store giant unveils noncontact rice balls

Convenience store giant unveils noncontact rice balls

Convenience store chain giant Lawson unveils a rice ball you can eat without touching -- but that's stick-shaped.

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Imperial family's ceremony to listen to experts' lectures

Imperial family's ceremony to listen to experts' lectures

Members of the Imperial Family join a ceremony to listen to lectures by experts from various fields.

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Japan's Prince Hisahito receives an honorable mention for his composition entered in a children's nonfiction competition in southwestern Japan.

Japan's Prince Hisahito receives an honorable mention for his composition entered in a children's nonfiction competition in southwestern Japan.

Japan’s Prince Hisahito receives an honorable mention for his composition entered in a children’s nonfiction competition...

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Bus tours resumed after lifting of state of emergency

Bus tours resumed after lifting of state of emergency

A major bus tourism company resumes tours in Tokyo as the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency over the co...

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Super Mario area opens at Universal Studios Japan

Super Mario area opens at Universal Studios Japan

The Super Nintendo World featuring Mario and related characters opens at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka following two ...

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Rare movie poster stolen from Tokyo theater

Rare movie poster stolen from Tokyo theater

A rare poster of the 1983 film “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” starring David Bowie is stolen from a movie theater in T...

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Japan to temporarily hike tariffs on U.S. beef

Japan to temporarily hike tariffs on U.S. beef

Japan is likely to temporarily hike tariffs on U.S. beef under the safeguard measures to curb import.

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