Proposed US automotive import tariffs worry Japanese automakers
US President Donald Trump announced on February 14 that he is considering imposing tariffs on vehicles imported into the...
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Visitors to Hiroshima peace museum surpass 2 million for first time in FY2024
The number of visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum that documents the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima in wes...
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Quake-hit temple holds event for first time in 2 years
Quake-hit temple in Noto Peninsula central Japan held an event commemorating the passing of the Buddha for the first tim...
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T-rex costume race in snowy central Japan
A T-rex costume race was held at the 76th Tokamachi Snow Festival in Niigata Prefecture central Japan.The friendly compe...
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Minister of land visits unresolved Saitama sinkhole
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism visited the unresolved sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefectur...
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Tour bus involved in 10 vehicle collision near Hokkaidos popular zoo
Around ten vehicles including tour buses were involved in a collision in Hokkaido’s second largest city Asahikawa on Feb...
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Father of North Korean abduction victim Arimoto Keiko dies at 96
Arimoto Akihiro, father of a Japanese victim of abduction by North Korea, has died at age 96.His daughter Keiko was take...
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Abductee kin disappointed with Ishiba's stance on liaison offices with North Korea
S/ Yokota Takuya, Abductee family representative / I have an overwhelming sense of anxiety and concern and strongly feel...
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Nationwide sewer pipe inspection conducted after road collapse
Three new sewer pipe corrosion sites in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo were discovered in an emergency sewer pipe ins...
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Japanese man taken into custody for abducting student to Southeast Asia
A Japanese man was taken into custody from an airport in Bangkok, Thailand on February 13 for allegedly abducting a high...
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