7.5% of new condo buyers in central Tokyo are foreigners--Gov't survey
A survey by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism showed that 7.5% of those who purchased new ...
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SDF member stabs ex. girlfriend to death
A member of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force, who was arrested after stabbing a female acquaintance to death in front o...
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Bear eats 2 metric tons of apples from orchard, causing 2 million yen in damages
In this surveillance footage, you can see a bear strolling along leisurely.The footage was captured on November 13 at an...
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Abe assassin's family had "nothing to eat" because of mother's 100mil. donation to Unification Church
Defendant Lawyer / In your yearbook, what did you write that you wanted to be in the future? Defendant Yamagami Tetsuya...
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Niigata Governor approves restart of world's biggest nuclear power plant in central Japan
Niigata Governor Hanazumi Hideyo approved the restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant on November 21.The plant...
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Abe shooter's sister tells court that Unification Church destroyed family
Defendant Yamagami Tetsuya is on trial for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo with a homemade pipe gun du...
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Japan-China tensions spill over to Japanese seafood industry
On November 19, we spoke with the head of a seafood processing company in Hokkaido that exports frozen scallops.S/ Yamaz...
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Impact of China's countermeasures against Takaichi remarks spreading in Japan
China has intensified its backlash following Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s remarks in parliament regarding a ...
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As bear encounters continue in Japan, hunter stresses importance of one-shot removal
This is Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture.S/ Reporter / We can see police officers wearing helmets. One has a shield in his h...
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Japan's economy shrinks for the first time in 6 quarters due to US tariffs
The Cabinet Office announced on November 17 that Japan’s real gross domestic product excluding price fluctuations for th...
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