Falling sakura trees raise safety concerns during Japan's cherry blossom season

Falling sakura trees raise safety concerns during Japan's cherry blossom season

During the cherry blossom viewing season, fallen cherry trees have been reported across the country.In Kunitachi City, T...

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Govt to release additional 20 days' worth of oil reserves from May

Govt to release additional 20 days' worth of oil reserves from May

S/ Takaichi Sanae, Prime Minister / To ensure a stable supply of crude oil, we will release approximately 20 days' worth...

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Uniqlo hints at possible price hikes if Middle East turmoil drags on

Uniqlo hints at possible price hikes if Middle East turmoil drags on

S/ Yanai Tadashi, Fast Retailing CEO / We cannot be the only ones to avoid raising prices.Fast Retailing CEO Yanai Tadas...

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3 workers dead after scaffolding collapses south of Tokyo

3 workers dead after scaffolding collapses south of Tokyo

Three workers died after a scaffolding collapsed at a demolition site in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture April 7. The vide...

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Imperial family visits 3 coastal towns to wrap up 2-day Fukushima trip

Imperial family visits 3 coastal towns to wrap up 2-day Fukushima trip

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.On April 7, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and...

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3 dead, 1 missing after scaffolding collapses at crane dismantling site in Kawasaki

3 dead, 1 missing after scaffolding collapses at crane dismantling site in Kawasaki

On April 7, scaffolding collapsed during work to dismantle a crane at JFE Steel's East Japan Works site in Kawasaki, Kan...

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11YO boy missing for 2 weeks in Kyoto as search intensifies

11YO boy missing for 2 weeks in Kyoto as search intensifies

Police continued the search for a missing 11-year-old on April 6.Adachi Yuki, an 11-year-old boy from the city of Nantan...

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Emperor and family visit Fukushima 15 years after devastating disasters

Emperor and family visit Fukushima 15 years after devastating disasters

On the morning of April 6, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko departed from the Imperial ...

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Man in 50s arrested for starting fire at Shibuya Scramble Crossing in Tokyo

Man in 50s arrested for starting fire at Shibuya Scramble Crossing in Tokyo

The Tokyo Fire Department said it received an emergency call shortly after 9 p.m. on April 3 reporting that fuel that wa...

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2 Japan-linked vessels pass through Strait of Hormuz to leave Persian Gulf

2 Japan-linked vessels pass through Strait of Hormuz to leave Persian Gulf

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said two vessels it operates have passed through the effectively blockaded...

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