Typhoon Dujuan approaching Tokyo area around Silver Week holidays
Typhoon Dujuan is expected to approach the Kanto region, centered on the Japanese capital of Tokyo, during the upcoming ...
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Bank of Japan raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25 percent, first rate hike in 3 months
On September 18, the Bank of Japan decided at its monetary policy meeting to raise its benchmark interest rate from 1.0 ...
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Tokyo Game Show celebrates 30th anniversary with biggest event in its history
Tokyo Game Show is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.The number of exhibitors has reached a record 1,138 compan...
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Nearly half of foreign land acquisitions for asset holding or resale -- gov. data
Data showed that nearly half of large-scale land acquisitions by foreign nationals and corporations were made for purpos...
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Crown Prince Fumihito and Prince Hisahito visit tsunami ruins in northeastern Japan
On September 13, Crown Prince Fumihito and his son Prince Hisahito visited the city of Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, n...
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Newcomer Koja defeats incumbent Tamaki in Okinawa gubernatorial election
S/ Koja Genta, Okinawa Governor-elect / I want to promptly begin focusing on areas such as the most pressing issues invo...
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World Heritage site Koyasan's temple lodgings hit with additional taxes for undeclared income
Sources said multiple religious corporations at Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture underreported income earned from revenue-...
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Tsukuba professor wins Lasker Award for groundbreaking sleep research
S/ Yanagisawa Masashi, University of Tsukuba Professor / It is a tremendous honor and delight to be recognized in this w...
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Crown Princess Kiko turns 60, says she watches over her children with heartened feeling
Crown Princess Kiko, the wife of Crown Prince Fumihito of Akishino, turned 60 on September 11.On the occasion of her bir...
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Crown Prince Fumihito attends funeral of Norway's King Harald V in Oslo
The state funeral for Norway’s late King Harald V was held in Oslo on September 9. Japan’s Crown Prince Fumihito and Cro...
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