Ex-Johnny's sets up organization for social action
Johnny & Associates' successor company SMILE-UP. announced on June 5 that it set up an organization that focuses on soci...
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Emperor and Empress to make state visit to UK
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wil make a state visit to the United Kingdom in June.The Japanese government...
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Empress feeds silkworms
Empress Masako fed silkworms at the Imperial Palace on June 4.She gave mulberry leaves to the Japanese silkworm Koishima...
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Princess Yuriko turns 101, oldest imperial family member
Princess Yuriko of Mikasa turned 101 on June 4.She is not only the oldest living member of Japan's imperial family but a...
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Chinese man claims he graffitied at Yasukuni Shrine to protest Fukushima water release
A graffiti that reads "Toilet" was found on a stone pillar at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on June 1.Tokyo police are invest...
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Grandson of Oppenheimer, the 'father' of A-bomb, visits Hiroshima
On June 3 at Hiroshima city hall, two women began writing down the names of more than 4,000 atomic bomb survivors who ha...
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Five automakers, including Toyota. apologize for model certification irregularities
Five automakers, including Toyota Motor, committed irregularities in their applications for model certification necessar...
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Princess Kako returns from Greece and visits Imperial Palace Sanctuary
Princess Kako returned from her official trip to Greece on June 1.The Princess visited Kashikodokoro, one of three Imper...
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Noto region in central Japan hit by strong quake
The Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan was rocked by a strong earthquake on the morning of June 3, meas...
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Jigokudani Demon Fireworks light up the sky in Hokkaido
The Jigokudani Demon fireworks began on June 1 in the hot spring district of Noboribetsu, Hokkaido in northern Japan.The...
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