World Heritage site Koyasan's temple lodgings hit with additional taxes for undeclared income

World Heritage site Koyasan's temple lodgings hit with additional taxes for undeclared income

Sources said multiple religious corporations at Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture underreported income earned from revenue-...

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Tsukuba professor wins Lasker Award for groundbreaking sleep research

Tsukuba professor wins Lasker Award for groundbreaking sleep research

S/ Yanagisawa Masashi, University of Tsukuba Professor / It is a tremendous honor and delight to be recognized in this w...

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Crown Princess Kiko turns 60, says she watches over her children with heartened feeling

Crown Princess Kiko turns 60, says she watches over her children with heartened feeling

Crown Princess Kiko, the wife of Crown Prince Fumihito of Akishino, turned 60 on September 11.On the occasion of her bir...

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Crown Prince Fumihito attends funeral of Norway's King Harald V in Oslo

Crown Prince Fumihito attends funeral of Norway's King Harald V in Oslo

The state funeral for Norway’s late King Harald V was held in Oslo on September 9. Japan’s Crown Prince Fumihito and Cro...

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Sophia University student murder case remains unsolved after 30 years

Sophia University student murder case remains unsolved after 30 years

On September 9, 1996, Sophia University student Kobayashi Junko was murdered at her home in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward, and...

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Widespread flash flooding in Nagoya disrupts evening commute

Widespread flash flooding in Nagoya disrupts evening commute

On September 8, linear rainbands developed over Aichi and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, triggering a series of emer...

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Seven-Eleven launches fashion items to attract women in their 20s to 40s

Seven-Eleven launches fashion items to attract women in their 20s to 40s

Seven-Eleven Japan is collaborating with a major apparel company to sell fashion goods including everyday items such as ...

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Kura Sushi cancels Chiikawa merch event after employee embezzles prizes

Kura Sushi cancels Chiikawa merch event after employee embezzles prizes

Since August 21, Kura Sushi had been running a merch event in collaboration with Chiikawa, offering prizes such as figur...

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Prince Hisahito marks 20th birthday with visit to Emperor and Empress

Prince Hisahito marks 20th birthday with visit to Emperor and Empress

Prince Hisahito turned 20 years old on September 6.On the occasion of his birthday, he visited the Imperial Palace in th...

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Japanese court rejects nickname ballots in mayoral election, invalidates victory

Japanese court rejects nickname ballots in mayoral election, invalidates victory

The mayor of Kamisu in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, held a news conference on September 3.S/ Kiuchi Toshiyuki...

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