Crown prince and princess take part in war memorial
Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko take part in a memorial ceremony for unidentified Japanese nationals who d...
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Smartphone app for wheelchair users celebrates fifth anniversary
Smartphone app WheeLog! celebrates the fifth anniversary since its release at an event in Tokyo on May 28.
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Japan enacts extra budget to deal with rising prices
Japan's parliament enacts an extra budget worth 2.7 trillion yen to deal with rising prices.
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Japan to end extended stay measure for foreigners
Japan will gradually end its special measure to offer extended stays for foreign nationals unable to return to their cou...
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Fukushima reactor more damaged than thought
Latest footage show that reactor No. 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is more damaged than officials had t...
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Japan's ground forces hold firepower drill
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force holds its largest live firing drill near Mount Fuji.
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Top court says inability for Japanese abroad to vote on justices unconstitutional
The Supreme Court rules that the inability for Japanese nationals abroad to vote in national reviews of the top court's ...
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Ukrainian ballet dancer makes debut performance in Japanese ballet company
Ukrainian professional ballet dancer Yevhenii Petrenko performs for the first time since arriving in Japan.
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Moderna to seek approval for omicron vaccine in Japan this fall
Moderna’s CMO Paul Burton holds his first press conference in Japan, saying Moderna intends to seek approval for its new...
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US Marine sentenced to prison over sexual assault
The Naha District Court sentences a US Marine to four years and six months in prison for trying to sexually assault a wo...
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