Tokyo Games to be simplified in 50-60 areas

Tokyo Games to be simplified in 50-60 areas

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics plan to simplify the postponed games in around 50 to 60 areas to cut ad...

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Japan Airlines tests remote customer service

Japan Airlines tests remote customer service

Japan Airlines is providing customer service remotely using an avatar on a trial basis.

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Centenarians in Japan increase for 50th straight year

Centenarians in Japan increase for 50th straight year

The number of people in Japan aged 100 and older marks a new record high for the 50th year in a row.

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Shogi prodigy Fujii's sealed moves put up for auction

Shogi prodigy Fujii's sealed moves put up for auction

Shogi prodigy Fujii Sota's sealed moves written during a major title match this summer are posted on an online auction s...

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Ex-Ghosn aide Kelly claims innocence ahead of trial

Ex-Ghosn aide Kelly claims innocence ahead of trial

Greg Kelly, a former director of Nissan Motor Co. and aide to Carlos Ghosn, claims innocence ahead of his trial in an in...

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Tokyo Customs seize 10K counterfeits in first half of 2020

Tokyo Customs seize 10K counterfeits in first half of 2020

Tokyo Customs impounded more than 100,000 counterfeit items, including fake Olympic medals, between January and June of ...

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Emperor emeritus and empress emerita visit Imperial Palace

Emperor emeritus and empress emerita visit Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visit the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in a rare outing togeth...

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Crown Princess Kiko turns 54

Crown Princess Kiko turns 54

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko celebrates her 54th birthday and says she hopes to explore new communication methods amid t...

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Tokyo at risk of severe flooding

Tokyo at risk of severe flooding

The Japanese capital could be exposed to severe flooding if heavy rainfall led the Arakawa River to break its banks. Aut...

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Tokyo's Shibuya to Halloween revelers: 'stay away'

Tokyo's Shibuya to Halloween revelers: 'stay away'

Officials of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward have decided to ask people not to visit the iconic Scramble Crossing to celebrate Hall...

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