Prince Hisahito offers flowers at Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial
Prince Hisahito visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on August 7.This is his first official trip to the western Japanes...
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Powerful typhoon nears Okinawa, affecting daily life in southwestern Japan
A large and powerful typhoon came close to Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture on August 7.T...
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New domestically made humanoid robot designed to ease labor shortages in Japan
S/ Humanoid robot / I am D1. I am a robot designed to work alongside people.On August 5, a domestically produced humanoi...
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Hiroshima marks 81 years since atomic bombing
August 6 marked the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima.People started gathering at Hiroshima Peace M...
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Kumamoto begins rebuilding amid harsh conditions a week after powerful quake
One week after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28, power restoration is making progress in...
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Emperor, Empress and Princess Aiko send condolences to Kumamoto quake victims
Kumamoto Prefecture said on August 4 that Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko had conveye...
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Japanese gov. to boost aid for quake-hit Kumamoto
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae / We intend to designate this disaster as an “Extremely Severe Disaster” for reco...
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Baggage check-in at Haneda Airport: 30minutes prior departure
Haneda Airport's checking in rules is to change from September.Six airlines, including Japan Airlines and All Nippon Ai...
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Quake evacuee dies of suspected heatstroke in car; victim returned to mall on company order
According to Kumamoto Prefecture, the death toll from the July 28 earthquake has risen to 38. Aeon said that a male cus...
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Japan, US jointly buy the yen in first coordinated currency intervention in 15 years
S/ Katayama Satsuki, Finance Minister / On Friday, July 31, US Eastern Time, Japan’s Ministry of Finance conducted yen-b...
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