Trump criticizes allies & Japan who declined to send military vessels to Strait of Hormuz

Trump criticizes allies & Japan who declined to send military vessels to Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump, US President / We get less than 1% of our oil from the Strait. Japan gets 95%, China gets 90%. Many of the...

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Cherry blossom season kicks off in Japan

Cherry blossom season kicks off in Japan

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on March 16 that Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms have bloomed in Gifu and Kochi,...

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US and South Korea hold joint military exercises, North Korea reacts with apparent missile launch

US and South Korea hold joint military exercises, North Korea reacts with apparent missile launch

S/ Yokota Akira, NNN Seoul bureau chief / A float-like equipment to be used as a temporary bridge is now being lowered f...

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Two dead after vessels carrying high school students capsize off Okinawa

Two dead after vessels carrying high school students capsize off Okinawa

Two passengers died after boats carrying high school students capsized off the coast of Camp Schwab in Okinawa Prefectur...

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Takaichi and Trump expected to discuss dispatch of vessels to Hormuz, rare earth development

Takaichi and Trump expected to discuss dispatch of vessels to Hormuz, rare earth development

When Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae meets with US President Donald Trump in Washington on March 19, the two lead...

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Two suspects at large after tying up store manager + robbing 1.7 mil. Yen, iPhones

Two suspects at large after tying up store manager + robbing 1.7 mil. Yen, iPhones

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, they received a report on March 14 saying that a man who was tied...

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Tokyo police arrest 7 over 420M yen robbery linked to yakuza

Tokyo police arrest 7 over 420M yen robbery linked to yakuza

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested seven suspects including a yakuza executive in connection with a serie...

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East Japan Railways raises train fares

East Japan Railways raises train fares

East Japan Railways raised fares by an average of 7.1 percent on March 14. After the last train, the old fare charts wer...

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Spring money struggles: Amidst a wave of price hikes for trains and water

Spring money struggles: Amidst a wave of price hikes for trains and water

Tourist spots are undergoing a "spring makeover."In Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, lanterns have been installed in ...

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Restoration work continues after gigantic pipe shoots from street in central Osaka

Restoration work continues after gigantic pipe shoots from street in central Osaka

A gigantic steel pipe with a diameter of about 3.5 meters was found shooting from a street in central Osaka's bustling U...

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