Former PM Abe shooter's defense appeals life sentence ruling
The defense team for Yamagami Tetsuya, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo,...
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Emperor shows Nepal's president photos from 1987 visit that sparked water advocacy
On February 3, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako met with Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel and his wife at the Impe...
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$7 billion 'Dark Market' revealed: Illegal seller boasts fraud strategy and what is inside the illicit market, through international investigative reporting
Behind the rise in fraud cases in Japan lies a ‘dark market’ with a scale of 7 billion US dollars (1 trillion Japanese y...
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Resignation agency operators arrested for receiving illegal lawyer referral fees
Tokyo police arrested the 37-year-old president of Albatross, the company that operates resignation agency Momuri, and h...
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Yen weakens further after PM Takaichi's remarks about currency market
On February 2, the yen was sold in the foreign exchange market, temporarily weakening to the mid-155 yen level per US do...
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Japan succeeds in recovering rare earth mud from seabed off Minamitorishima island
Japan’s deep-sea scientific drilling vessel Chikyu has successfully recovered mud containing rare earths from the seabed...
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PM Takaichi cancels TV appearance after injuring hand during election campaign
On the morning of February 1, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae abruptly canceled her scheduled appearance on a television d...
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Aomori requests JSDF disaster relief for first time in 21 years after heavy snow
Following a request from Aomori City, Governor of Aomori Prefecture Miyashita Soichiro formally asked the commander of t...
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Japan marks all-time highs in foreign arrivals and workers in 2025
According to statistics from the Immigration Services Agency, the number of foreign nationals who entered Japan in 2025 ...
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Safety agency warns of gas stove fire spreading to clothing during winter cooking
This video reenacts a situation in which fire on a gas stove spreads to clothing.When the clothing goes near the stove, ...
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