Japan Pavilion at Osaka-Kansai Expo revealed to the media.
With 70 days to go until the opening of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, some parts of the Japan Pavilion were unveiled to the me...
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2 pandas from China make debut at WDC zoo: Can they change US-China relations?
S/Yamazaki Daisuke NNN Correspondent: Many people have come to see the pandas. Pandas have come back after almost one y...
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Hiroshima disappointed that Japan won't attend UN nuclear meeting as observer
People in Hiroshima expressed disappointment that the Japanese government is considering not attending an upcoming meet...
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Japan won't attend UN nuclear meeting as observer
The Japanese government is considering not attending the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as an observer.Gov...
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Emperor and family watch Imperial Guard's New Year review ceremony
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko watched the Imperial Guard's New Year review ceremony ...
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Man sentenced to death for fatal stabbing at Japanese school bus stop in China
A Chinese court has sentenced a 52-year-old man to death for stabbing three people, one fatally, in Suzhou near Shanghai...
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Bank of Japan raises interest rate to around 0.5 percent
The Bank of Japan has decided to raise its policy interest rate from the current level of about 0.25 percent to around 0...
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China says no abnormality found in waters off Fukushima
China's Foreign Ministry said on January 23 that no abnormality in the concentrations of radioactive substances was foun...
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Scandal-hit TV star announces retirement
Nakai Masahiro, a TV star who was a member of the former Japanese popular boy band SMAP, announced his retirement on his...
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Defense minister visits garrison on Japan's westernmost island
Defense Minister Nakatani Gen visited Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni in Okinawa Prefecture on January 22.He spok...
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