Some Nissan shareholders unhappy with lack of shakeup in management team
Struggling Nissan Motor held a general shareholders' meeting at its headquarters in Yokohama on June 24, attended by 1,0...
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Emperor Naruhito attends art ceremony, Princess Aiko speaks with award winners
Emperor Naruhito attended the Japan Art Academy's award ceremony in Tokyo on June 24.10 people received prizes for their...
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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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Police and prosecution apologize for wrong accusations but get names wrong
S/ Kamata Tetsuro, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department / We will do our best not to let something like this happen aga...
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Hiroshima's A-bomb dome set to be designated as Special Historic Site of Japan
The Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima City is set to be designated as a Special Historic Site of Japan.The Agency for Cultur...
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Kanazawa festival fires up with warrior procession in historical reenactment
The historic parade of the Hyakumangoku Festival was held on June 7 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan.Th...
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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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Fuji TV CEO directly apologizes to former employee over sex scandal
Fuji Television CEO Shimizu Kenji on June 19 directly apologized to a former Fuji TV employee concerning the sexual assa...
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Emperor and Empress visit Hiroshima 80 years after WWII to commemorate A-bomb victims
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited Hiroshima on June 19.They made a stop at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park i...
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