Human error blamed for maritime destroyer accident
The Maritime Self-Defense Force says some human errors were behind the incident in January where its destroyer Inazuma r...
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Fireball-like object flies over Okinawa
A fireball-like object is seen crossing the sky over Okinawa Prefecture on the evening of May 10, leaving a long trail o...
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Japan Tourism Agency to partially fund passport fees
The Japan Tourism Agency will partially fund the passport fees for nationals who will have the 10-year travel document n...
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JR East to increase functions of station coin lockers
East Japan Railway says it will work on increasing the functions of coin lockers at train stations in the Tokyo metropol...
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Emperor Naruhito presents spring decorations
Emperor Naruhito presents spring decorations to seven recipients at a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
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High-end watch store robbed in Tokyo
A store in Tokyo’s Ginza district that specializes in high-end watches is robbed by three men during operating hours.
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Kishida's interpreter expected to facilitate G7 communication
A staff member of the Japanese Foreign Ministry who serves as an interpreter for Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is expecte...
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Businesses in Japan doing away with COVID measures
Businesses in Japan are doing away with some of their anti-coronavirus measures as the government downgraded the disease...
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Japan downgrades COVID-19 classification
Japan downgrades its COVID-19 classification from the equivalent of level 2 to level 5 based on the infectious disease l...
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Japanese, South Korean leaders meet in Seoul
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol agree in their talks in Seoul that bilate...
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