China intends to lift ban on Japanese seafood imports

China intends to lift ban on Japanese seafood imports

The Chinese government announced on June 29 that it will resume Japanese seafood imports, citing that sea water analysis...

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PM Ishiba vows visible reduction of US base burden in Okinawa

PM Ishiba vows visible reduction of US base burden in Okinawa

Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan: I am strongly committed to realizing a visible reduction of Okinawa’s burden c...

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Okinawa marks 80 years since end of WWII's Battle of Okinawa

Okinawa marks 80 years since end of WWII's Battle of Okinawa

June 23 marked 80 years since the end of the Battle of Okinawa in the final stages of World War II. Okinawa observes I...

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LDP loses big in Tokyo assembly election, Tomin First wins most seats

LDP loses big in Tokyo assembly election, Tomin First wins most seats

The Liberal Democratic Party suffered a major loss in the June 22 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election.Before the elect...

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Imperial family continues to remember Hiroshima victims 80 years after WWII in two-day memorial trip

Imperial family continues to remember Hiroshima victims 80 years after WWII in two-day memorial trip

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako embarked on a two-day visit to Hiroshima on June 19 to commemorate the victims of th...

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Nippon Steel finally acquires US Steel after 18-month ordeal

Nippon Steel finally acquires US Steel after 18-month ordeal

S/ Hashimoto Eiji, Chairman, Nippon Steel / It was unreasonably rejected by the former Biden administration, but we were...

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Ishiba & Trump talk tariffs, no final agreement reached

Ishiba & Trump talk tariffs, no final agreement reached

Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan: We have not reached an agreement on the package as a whole, because there are s...

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Tokyo assembly election expected to test Gov. Koike's clout

Tokyo assembly election expected to test Gov. Koike's clout

Official campaigning for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly got underway on June 13.A major focus is on whether the politic...

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Princess Kako meets with Brazilian President Lula

Princess Kako meets with Brazilian President Lula

S/ Takahashi Erena, NNN Brasília/ Princess Kako’s official visit with President Lula was moved forward by one day.Prince...

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Japan in 118th place for 2025 Gender Gap Report

Japan in 118th place for 2025 Gender Gap Report

The World Economic Forum published its Gender Gap Report for 2025, which quantifies the gender gap in 148 countries, on ...

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