Govt to survey sewage pipes across Japan in response to Saitama sinkhole

Govt to survey sewage pipes across Japan in response to Saitama sinkhole

The government plans to conduct a survey on key sewage pipes across Japan in response to the road collapse that occurred...

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Ishiba denies gift vouchers violates Political Funds Act

Ishiba denies gift vouchers violates Political Funds Act

Communist Party Secretary General Koike Akira / You discussed policy, but it was just advice, so it was not political a...

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Ishiba denies to step down over 100,000yen gift voucher problem

Ishiba denies to step down over 100,000yen gift voucher problem

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru / This is not a violation of the law. It is not a donation related to political a...

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Ishiba to launch govt meeting to accelerate regional revitalization

Ishiba to launch govt meeting to accelerate regional revitalization

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru visited a robot research center in Fukushima on March 11.The facility engages in activitie...

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Auction for government rice stockpiles underway in Japan

Auction for government rice stockpiles underway in Japan

The auction for the first 150,000 tons of the Japanese government's rice stockpiles began on March 10 as part of efforts...

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Preparations underway to auction 210,000 tons of govt stockpiled rice

Preparations underway to auction 210,000 tons of govt stockpiled rice

Farm minister Eto Taku said on March 4 that he has told ministry staff to prepare to auction off an additional 60,000 to...

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Japan renews bid to put 'shodo' calligraphy on UNESCO heritage list

Japan renews bid to put 'shodo' calligraphy on UNESCO heritage list

Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs has decided to recommend "shodo" calligraphy as a candidate for the UNESCO Intangibl...

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Dignitaries attend farewell event for late media mogul Watanabe

Dignitaries attend farewell event for late media mogul Watanabe

Dignitaries from various fields including Princess Hisako of Takamado attended a farewell ceremony for the late media mo...

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Ishiba to G7 leaders: status quo cannot be changed by force

Ishiba to G7 leaders: status quo cannot be changed by force

Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan: I said (during the meeting) that we need to be careful not to draw the wrong le...

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Man who threw bomb at PM Kishida gets 10-year prison term

Man who threw bomb at PM Kishida gets 10-year prison term

The Wakayama District Court sentenced a man who threw a homemade explosive toward then Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in 2...

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