BREAKING: M7.4 quake rattles northern Japan, tsunami warning issued

BREAKING: M7.4 quake rattles northern Japan, tsunami warning issued

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake rattled northern Japan at around 4:53 p.m. on April 20.The Japan Meteorological Agency issued...

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Suspect in Kyoto boy incident searched for how to dispose of body on smartphone

Suspect in Kyoto boy incident searched for how to dispose of body on smartphone

Investigative sources said that a search history on the smartphone of a man arrested on suspicion of abandoning his 11-y...

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Princesses Kiko and Kako attend concert supporting cancer patients

Princesses Kiko and Kako attend concert supporting cancer patients

On April 19, Crown Princess Kiko and her daughter Princess Kako attended a cancer charity concert in Tokyo.A total of 19...

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Prayers offered on 7th anniversary of fatal runaway car accident in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro

Prayers offered on 7th anniversary of fatal runaway car accident in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro

In April 2019, a car driven by an elderly man sped out of control in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro area, killing then 31-yea...

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Jet veers off runway during landing at Narita Airport, disrupting commercial flights

Jet veers off runway during landing at Narita Airport, disrupting commercial flights

At around 1 p.m. on April 16, a small plane veered off a runway on landing at Narita Airport and came to a stop while ki...

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Foreign visitors in March hit a record high in Japan

Foreign visitors in March hit a record high in Japan

According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, the number of foreign visitors to Japan in March was 3,618,900, 3...

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Japanese toilet manufacturer halts orders as naphtha shortage spreads

Japanese toilet manufacturer halts orders as naphtha shortage spreads

Japanese toilet manufacturer TOTO suspends orders for prefabricated bathrooms due to a shortage of naphtha, a key petroc...

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Shoes similar to missing boy's found in mountains of Nantan, Kyoto

Shoes similar to missing boy's found in mountains of Nantan, Kyoto

Kyoto police have found a new clue in the case of the missing 11-year-old boy.According to police, Adachi Yuki apparentl...

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Falling sakura trees raise safety concerns during Japan's cherry blossom season

Falling sakura trees raise safety concerns during Japan's cherry blossom season

During the cherry blossom viewing season, fallen cherry trees have been reported across the country.In Kunitachi City, T...

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Govt to release additional 20 days' worth of oil reserves from May

Govt to release additional 20 days' worth of oil reserves from May

S/ Takaichi Sanae, Prime Minister / To ensure a stable supply of crude oil, we will release approximately 20 days' worth...

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