World's largest nuclear power station starts sending power to Tokyo area

World's largest nuclear power station starts sending power to Tokyo area

Tokyo Electric Power Company resumed power transmission from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant to the Tokyo met...

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Three teens stabbed, one fatally, in Osaka's Minami entertainment district

Three teens stabbed, one fatally, in Osaka's Minami entertainment district

Late at night on February 14, three 17-year-old boys were stabbed at a commercial building in Osaka’s Minami entertainme...

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"Smart" trash bins to be introduced in Tokyo's touristic district

"Smart" trash bins to be introduced in Tokyo's touristic district

20 “smart” trash bins that have automatic compression features and real-time monitoring of waste accumulations will be i...

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Ogawa chosen as leader of opposition Centrist Reform Alliance

Ogawa chosen as leader of opposition Centrist Reform Alliance

The main opposition Centrist Reform Alliance chose Ogawa Junya as its new leader in Tokyo on February 13.Ogawa won 27 of...

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Nissan forecasts net loss of 650 billion yen for FY 2025

Nissan forecasts net loss of 650 billion yen for FY 2025

Nissan Motor said on February 12 that it forecasts a net loss of 650 billion yen for the current fiscal year through the...

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Takaichi's LDP wins historic supermajority in lower house election as opposition loses ground

Takaichi's LDP wins historic supermajority in lower house election as opposition loses ground

Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s Liberal Democratic Party scored a historic win in the February 8 general election, while...

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Snow in Tokyo? Warning-level snowfall expected as the cold wave returns over the weekends.

Snow in Tokyo? Warning-level snowfall expected as the cold wave returns over the weekends.

A cold wave is again hitting Japan over the weekends. And there can be snow in the Kanto area as well. Here is the snow ...

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Multiple Snow-Related Accidents Leave Dead and Injured Across Japan

Multiple Snow-Related Accidents Leave Dead and Injured Across Japan

In Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, a man’s body was found dead, buried in the snow.According to police, shortly after 6...

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US President Trump backs Japan PM Takaichi in general election

US President Trump backs Japan PM Takaichi in general election

On February 5, US President Donald Trump posted on social media that he looks forward to meeting with Japanese Prime Min...

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North Korea abductee Yokota Megumi's mother turns 90, still hoping for daughter's return

North Korea abductee Yokota Megumi's mother turns 90, still hoping for daughter's return

In 1977, Yokota Sakie’s daughter Megumi, who was 13 at the time, was abducted by North Korean agents in Niigata, norther...

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