Empress Emerita Michiko diagnosed with blood clot

Empress Emerita Michiko diagnosed with blood clot

Empress Emerita Michiko has been diagnosed with blood clots in her right calf.

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Japan allocates 250 million yen for Abe's state funeral

Japan allocates 250 million yen for Abe's state funeral

Japan's Cabinet decides to allocate about 250 million yen from the government's budget reserves to pay for former Prime ...

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Fuel debris removal at Fukushima Daiichi's Unit 2 postponed

Fuel debris removal at Fukushima Daiichi's Unit 2 postponed

Work to remove fuel debris at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's reactor No. 2 has been postponed by about 12 t...

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Robots and drones help inspect Tokyo expressway

Robots and drones help inspect Tokyo expressway

Robots and drones are helping workers inspect parts of the aging Tokyo expressway system that are difficult for people t...

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Japanese major trading companies to continue on Sakhalin 2 energy project

Japanese major trading companies to continue on Sakhalin 2 energy project

Japanese trading companies Mitsui Corporation and Mitsui & Co. plan to maintain stakes in the Sakhalin 2 oil and gas pro...

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Japan police chief to resign, admits failure over Abe shooting

Japan police chief to resign, admits failure over Abe shooting

Japan's National Police Agency chief says he will resign and admits there were "obvious flaws" in security over former P...

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Japan to turn back to nuclear power

Japan to turn back to nuclear power

Japan announces it will put more nuclear plants back online and consider developing next-generation reactors.

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Tunnel collapses at expressway construction site

Tunnel collapses at expressway construction site

Two workers are temporarily buried alive when a tunnel collapses at a construction site southwest of Tokyo.

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Japan to revise daily coronavirus reporting system

Japan to revise daily coronavirus reporting system

The Japanese government decides to revise the system of daily reporting of confirmed coronavirus cases as an emergency m...

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Japan invites South Korea to naval fleet review

Japan invites South Korea to naval fleet review

Japan invites South Korea to its naval fleet review in November.

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