11YO boy missing for 2 weeks in Kyoto as search intensifies

11YO boy missing for 2 weeks in Kyoto as search intensifies

Police continued the search for a missing 11-year-old on April 6.Adachi Yuki, an 11-year-old boy from the city of Nantan...

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Emperor and family visit Fukushima 15 years after devastating disasters

Emperor and family visit Fukushima 15 years after devastating disasters

On the morning of April 6, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko departed from the Imperial ...

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Man in 50s arrested for starting fire at Shibuya Scramble Crossing in Tokyo

Man in 50s arrested for starting fire at Shibuya Scramble Crossing in Tokyo

The Tokyo Fire Department said it received an emergency call shortly after 9 p.m. on April 3 reporting that fuel that wa...

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2 Japan-linked vessels pass through Strait of Hormuz to leave Persian Gulf

2 Japan-linked vessels pass through Strait of Hormuz to leave Persian Gulf

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said two vessels it operates have passed through the effectively blockaded...

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Takaichi does not rule out requesting power saving amid energy shortage concerns

Takaichi does not rule out requesting power saving amid energy shortage concerns

As the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively blockaded, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae did not rule out the possibility of...

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Sakura tree uprooted overnight at famous cherry blossom spot in Tokyo

Sakura tree uprooted overnight at famous cherry blossom spot in Tokyo

At Tokyo's Chidorigafuchi promenade, a popular cherry blossom viewing destination, a Somei-yoshino tree was found topple...

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Kamehameha Diplomacy: Japan and France leaders agree to de-escalate tensions in Middle East

Kamehameha Diplomacy: Japan and France leaders agree to de-escalate tensions in Middle East

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and visiting French President Emmanuel Macron held talks on April 1 and agreed to...

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Workers injured, rescued from 50-meter transmission tower in Nagoya

Workers injured, rescued from 50-meter transmission tower in Nagoya

The fire department received a call on April 1 reporting that a worker had become unable to move while working on a tran...

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Japan dealing with oil price surge as Middle East conflict continues

Japan dealing with oil price surge as Middle East conflict continues

As crude oil prices have surged due to the situation in Iran, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines plan to raise fuel s...

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Japan tightens bicycle rules, introduces joint custody system after divorce

Japan tightens bicycle rules, introduces joint custody system after divorce

In Japan, April is a season of cherry blossoms and new beginnings. This year, a number of systems and rules are set to c...

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