The Third Plenum kicks off in China: will it combat elderly poverty?
China kicked off its Third Plenum on July 15, an important meeting held only once every five years, where it will decide...
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Historic Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully reopens
S/ Seike Riku, NNN/Nankai Broadcasting Reporter / The opening time is less than 30 minutes away. Many people have lined ...
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Cool sharing spots set up at Tokyo and Osaka stations
S/ Yamashita Risa, NTV Reporter / We can cool down on this chair where cold wind is blowing. This cool sharing spot was ...
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Emperor's Asian arowana to be shown at Ueno Zoo
The Asian arowana fish, which was gifted to Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako during their goodwill visit to Indonesia...
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Imperial Family attend birthday concert at Imperial Palace
A concert celebrating the 90th birthdays of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko was held at the Imperia...
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Climbing routes open on Shizuoka Prefecture side of Mount Fuji
The climbing routes opened on July 10 on the Shizuoka Prefecture side of Mount Fuji.At 9 a.m., barricades that were inst...
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Ohtani in the Rice field art
A rice field in Oshu City in Iwate Prefecture got a special look for the month. Seven rice plants including white and pu...
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Japanese high court approves gender change without confirmation surgery
A Japanese high court on July 10 approved the legal gender change for a transgender woman without undergoing genital sur...
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Re-elected Tokyo Governor calls for revised election law
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko met with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on July 9 for the first time after she was re-elected ...
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Emperor and empress attend ceremony to award Academy Prize
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a ceremony to award the Japan Academy Prize for academic researchers on Jul...
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