Imperial couple visits Shiga Prefecture ahead of national sports competition
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako traveled to Hikone, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan to attend the Japan Games open...
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Bear goes on grape hunt in northern Japan
This bear was about to go on a grape hunt.It was at a Shine Muscat vineyard in Yamagata Prefecture in the middle of the ...
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Japanese conductor wins grand prize for French conducting competition
Japanese conductor Yoneda Satoshi won the grand prize at the 59th Besancon International Competition for Young Conductor...
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Older generation shares WWII memories in organizations final storytelling event
Fourteen people who experienced World War II aged 86 to 100 years old shared their memories 80 years after the end of th...
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Osaka Expo online ticket sale to end Sept. 30
Osaka Expo organizers said they will end the online sale of admission tickets on September 30.They announced on Septembe...
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Japan scraps Africa 'hometown' project over misinformation backlash
The Japan International Cooperation Agency was planning to carry out a project that would promote exchanges with Africa ...
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Crown Prince Fumihito enjoys Osaka Expo with his son Prince Hisahito
Prince Hisahito arrived at the Osaka Expo for his first solo trip for official duty on September 24.On September 25, his...
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Prince Hisahito visits Osaka Expo in his first official solo trip
Prince Hisahito, Emperor Naruhito’s nephew and second-in-line to the Chrysanthemum throne, visited the Osaka Expo on Sep...
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Masked duo pepper sprays three in Tokyo, days after similar attack
A group of investigators and firefighters gathered in a residential neighborhood of Edogawa Ward in Tokyo after an incid...
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Smartphone battery burns Tokyo apartment, injures six
A fire believed to have been caused by a mobile battery burned an apartment and injured six residents on September 25.Ac...
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