School kids in southwestern Japan get sick after pool class, plastic tiles could have been the reason

School kids in southwestern Japan get sick after pool class, plastic tiles could have been the reason

School kids in Kitakyushu City in southwestern Japan got sick after a pool class on June 23. 25 out of 46 students compl...

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Atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki react to Trump remarks

Atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki react to Trump remarks

S/ Sakuma Kunihiko, Survivor of atomic bombing in Hiroshima at 9 months old / Peace through the use of force is impossib...

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Roaming bear causes flight cancellations at Yamagata Airport

Roaming bear causes flight cancellations at Yamagata Airport

S/ Reporter/ The bear is approaching the fence. It might climb! The bear tried to climb the fence just now.According to ...

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Pikachu and Snorlax appointed as sleep ambassadors by Japan's health ministry

Pikachu and Snorlax appointed as sleep ambassadors by Japan's health ministry

Pikachu, wearing a nightcap, visited the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry in Tokyo on June 26 along with Snorlax, a sl...

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Record number of work-related mental illness in Japan

Record number of work-related mental illness in Japan

According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, a record of 4,810 claims for work-related physical and mental i...

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Some Nissan shareholders unhappy with lack of shakeup in management team

Some Nissan shareholders unhappy with lack of shakeup in management team

Struggling Nissan Motor held a general shareholders' meeting at its headquarters in Yokohama on June 24, attended by 1,0...

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Emperor Naruhito attends art ceremony, Princess Aiko speaks with award winners

Emperor Naruhito attends art ceremony, Princess Aiko speaks with award winners

Emperor Naruhito attended the Japan Art Academy's award ceremony in Tokyo on June 24.10 people received prizes for their...

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Okinawa marks 80 years since end of WWII's Battle of Okinawa

Okinawa marks 80 years since end of WWII's Battle of Okinawa

June 23 marked 80 years since the end of the Battle of Okinawa in the final stages of World War II. Okinawa observes I...

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LDP loses big in Tokyo assembly election, Tomin First wins most seats

LDP loses big in Tokyo assembly election, Tomin First wins most seats

The Liberal Democratic Party suffered a major loss in the June 22 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election.Before the elect...

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Police and prosecution apologize for wrong accusations but get names wrong

Police and prosecution apologize for wrong accusations but get names wrong

S/ Kamata Tetsuro, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department / We will do our best not to let something like this happen aga...

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