Police officer implicated in Hideyoshi statue decapitation in Nagoya
A statue of 16th century warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi installed at a shopping district in Nagoya was found with its head r...
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Mother arrested in Bangkok for trafficking preteen daughter in Tokyo
A woman was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.S/ Tanaka Junpei, NNN Reporter / The girl’s mother has just arrived at a Thai ...
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Japanese finance minister says she has "free rein" to deal with excessive yen movements
Katayama Satsuki, Japanese Minister of Finance / We will take action against excessive movements, including speculative...
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Japan to recover rare-earth elements from seabed in "world's first attempt"
Kawamura Yoshihisa, SIP Rare Earth Production Technology Development Theme Leader / Recovering sediment rich in clay-lik...
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Bear captured after 28-hour standoff in northern Japan
NNN Reporter: It seems that they might be waiting for the bear to stop moving. Staff from Akita Prefecture are going ins...
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Emperor Emeritus Akihito celebrates 92nd birthday
Emperor Emeritus Akihito celebrated his 92nd birthday on December 23.According to the Imperial Household Agency, the Emp...
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Tea-themed sightseeing boat debuts on Lake Ashi in Hakone
A new sightseeing boat themed around Japanese tea has been unveiled on Lake Ashi in the resort town of Hakone.The vessel...
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New Year preparations underway with traditional Kadomatsu decorations
With the New Year approaching, a landscaping company in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is busy crafting Kadomatsu—tradi...
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Japan's H3 rocket fails to put satellite into planned orbit
Japan’s science and technology ministry said the launch of an H3 rocket on December 22 ended up failing as it could not ...
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Imperial family visits WWII Tokyo photo exhibit on 80th anniversary
On the evening of December 21, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visited a photo exhibit...
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