Parliament passes bill to create a second capital for Japan
S/ Kishi Makiko, Constitutional Democratic Party lawmaker / I cannot help but say that the ruling Liberal Democratic Par...
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Japan's Asuka and Fujiwara historic sites designated as UNESCO world cultural heritage
S/ Lee Byong Hyun, Chairperson, World Heritage Committee / Adopted.S/ Reporter / The Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiw...
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Trump administration's new tariffs replacing reciprocal duties set at 12.5 percent for Japan
On July 23, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that new tariffs of either 10 percent or 12.5 percent ...
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Japan to launch national intelligence bureau on July 31 to boost security
The government decided at a Cabinet meeting to launch the national intelligence bureau on July 31.The new bureau will be...
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Tokyo heatstroke cases hit record high as one person dies amid relentless heatwave
One died and 453 people were transported by ambulance due to heatstroke in Tokyo on July 22, as the capital endured thre...
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Rainy season ends in eastern and central Japan, temperatures soar to over 40 degrees C in Gifu, Aichi
On July 20, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced the end of the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions ...
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Couple found dead after landslide destroys home in Tochigi after record rainfall
A landslide triggered by rain occurred in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on the night of July 17.Authorit...
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Revised Imperial House Law enacted to secure imperial family members
The House of Councillors approved revisions to the Imperial House Law at a plenary session on July 17.The bill to amend ...
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BREAKING: Spray Attack in junior high school: injures 22 people in Osaka
On July 17, at around 10:40 a.m., there was a call to the emergency services reporting that an unknown substance was spr...
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5 Chinese nationals injured in rental car-train collision in Hokkaido
On July 16, a rental car collided with a train at a railway crossing in Kamifurano, Hokkaido.A witness called the police...
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