Russian 'spy' and Japanese collaborator obtain confidential company data in Japan
Tokyo police have sent papers to prosecutors on a suspected Russian spy and his collaborator.According to the police, th...
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PM Abe's shooter sentenced to life in prison at Nara District Court
On January 21, the Nara District Court sentenced Yamagami Tetsuya to life in prison for fatally shooting former Prime Mi...
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Ruling and opposition parties ramp up preparations after PM announces Feb. 8 election
S/ Takaichi Sanae, Prime Minister / Today, as prime minister, I have decided to dissolve the House of Representatives on...
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Twin pandas at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo to be returned to China on Jan. 27, two days after final viewing
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said the twin giant pandas at Ueno Zoo will leave for China on January 27.Xiao Xiao an...
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TEPCO postpones restarting Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant's No. 6 unit over alarm trouble
Tokyo Electric Power Company said workers were conducting a test at the Number 6 reactor unit of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa ...
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Centrist Reform Alliance unveils party platform ahead of Diet dissolution announcement
S/ Azumi Jun, Secretary-General, CDP / We created a platform that incorporates the centrist idea of shifting from politi...
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BREAKING: Yamanote line and Keihin Tohoku line suspended in Tokyo
Tokyo's main commuting lines, JR Yamanote line and Keihin Tohoku line (connecting from Kanagawa) are suspended on the m...
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Takaichi signals lower house dissolution early in upcoming regular Diet session
On the evening of January 14, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae broke her silence.S/ Takaichi Sanae, Prime Minister / Good e...
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Takaichi to notify ruling party execs about dissolving Diet for snap election
Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae returned to Tokyo on the afternoon of January 14 after a diplomatic event in her hometown ...
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Takaichi and Lee jam to BTS in Japan-South Korea drum diplomacy in Nara
In their summit talks on January 13, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung con...
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