Crown Prince Fumihito turns 59, amazed at how quickly his son came of age

Crown Prince Fumihito turns 59, amazed at how quickly his son came of age

Crown Prince Fumihito of Akishino turned 59 years old on November 30.He and Crown Princess Kiko visited his elder brothe...

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Japan's Princess Aiko turns 23, finds job fulfilling

Japan's Princess Aiko turns 23, finds job fulfilling

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, turned 23 years old on December 1.She visited her ...

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Record snow in South Korea: Man skiing to work goes viral

Record snow in South Korea: Man skiing to work goes viral

A rare scene was captured in South Korea, which had record snowfall on the morning of November 28 before the onset of wi...

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JR Central and JR West mull reducing number of non-reserved seats on Nozomi bullet trains

JR Central and JR West mull reducing number of non-reserved seats on Nozomi bullet trains

Central Japan Railway and West Japan Railway are considering decreasing the number of non-reserved seats on Nozomi train...

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K-pop group NewJeans announces split from management agency

K-pop group NewJeans announces split from management agency

Hanni, NewJeansThe company has no intention whatsoever of making improvements or listening to our requests.Minji, NewJea...

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Japan's ruling party discusses security strategies including Asian NATO

Japan's ruling party discusses security strategies including Asian NATO

S/ Onodera Itsunori, Head, LDP committee on security strategies / As Prime Minister Ishiba has said, issues such as an A...

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 Tokyo department store introduces new service to cut customer wait time

Tokyo department store introduces new service to cut customer wait time

While the increase in foreign tourists is boosting profits at Matsuya Ginza department store, it is also causing some w...

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Sumitomo Corporation considering buyout of Seven & i subsidiary

Sumitomo Corporation considering buyout of Seven & i subsidiary

Sumitomo Corporation, which is considering financing the buyout of a company that runs the supermarket business of Seven...

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 Local train line north of Tokyo becomes latest depopulation victim

Local train line north of Tokyo becomes latest depopulation victim

East Japan Railway announced on November 27 that it is considering terminating train operations on a local line in Chiba...

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Japanese household product manufacturer to make diapers

Japanese household product manufacturer to make diapers

Japanese household product manufacturer Iris Ohyama will start producing diapers for babies and toddlers.The company exp...

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