BREAKING:Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit southwestern Japan on January 6, but there were no tsunami risks from the quake, accordin...
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Tuna and sea urchin fetch record prices at Toyosu fish market's New Year auction
S/ Naito Mika, NTV Reporter / The starting bell has rung. The year’s first auction has begun.This year’s first fish auct...
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American woman missing after backcountry skiing in Hakuba, Nagano
On January 2, two American nationals in their 30s lost their way while backcountry skiing in the village of Hakuba, Naga...
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Deteriorating Japan-China ties lower hotel prices in Kyoto
Japan-China relations have soured following Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan on November 7. The numb...
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Mother of 'karoshi' victim who died from overwork calls for work style reform
This is a photo of Takahashi Matsuri, who took her own life on Christmas Day of 2015 when she was 24 years old.Her death...
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Police officer implicated in Hideyoshi statue decapitation in Nagoya
A statue of 16th century warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi installed at a shopping district in Nagoya was found with its head r...
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Mother arrested in Bangkok for trafficking preteen daughter in Tokyo
A woman was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.S/ Tanaka Junpei, NNN Reporter / The girl’s mother has just arrived at a Thai ...
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Japanese finance minister says she has "free rein" to deal with excessive yen movements
Katayama Satsuki, Japanese Minister of Finance / We will take action against excessive movements, including speculative...
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Japan to recover rare-earth elements from seabed in "world's first attempt"
Kawamura Yoshihisa, SIP Rare Earth Production Technology Development Theme Leader / Recovering sediment rich in clay-lik...
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Bear captured after 28-hour standoff in northern Japan
NNN Reporter: It seems that they might be waiting for the bear to stop moving. Staff from Akita Prefecture are going ins...
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