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
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
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
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 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
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
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
The World Economic Forum published its Gender Gap Report for 2025, which quantifies the gender gap in 148 countries, on ...
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Hot springs town Hakone seeks lodging tax to deal with influx of tourists
S/ Hakone Mayor Katsumata Hiroyuki / As for the community development that our town envisions, a truly necessary and mos...
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Controversial politician Tachibana Takashi's libel case sent to prosecutors
The case of controversial politician Tachibana Takashi has been sent to prosecutors on suspicion of libel, intimidation...
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