Emperor and Empress to attend Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake anniversary ceremony
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Hyogo Prefecture for 2 days next month to attend the memorial service for...
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Japan's MUFG Bank apologizes for safe deposit box theft by ex-employee
S/ Hanzawa Junichi, President, MUFG Bank: We take this matter very seriously, as it shakes the very foundations of the ...
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President-elect Trump meets with Akie Abe, widow of former Japanese PM Abe
S/NNN Correspondent, Masuda Risa: President-elect Trump and Abe Akie are currently meeting at Mar-a-Lago seen behind me...
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Suspect at large after 2 teens stabbed, 1 fatally, at McDonald's in Fukuoka
Two teenagers were stabbed, one fatally, at a McDonald's restaurant in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, in southwestern J...
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PM Ishiba visits Fukushima Daiichi plant for 1st time since taking office
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru visited Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on December 1...
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Japanese police hand out rice crackers to stop students' illegal part-time jobs
On the evening of December 13, Kasukabe police officers, along with members of a local high school student council, han...
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Sea of clouds engulfs Mount Aso in Kumamoto
A sea of clouds engulfed Mount Aso in Kumamoto on December 13 as temperatures dropped below freezing in the mountainous...
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Nihon Hidankyo delegates wrap up visit to Norway for Nobel Peace Prize
S/ Tanaka Terumi, Co-Chairperson, Nihon Hidankyo / I am relieved to think we were able to successfully accomplish what w...
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All Nippon Airways launches plane themed on 2025 Osaka Expo
All Nippon Airways has launched a plane with designs themed on the 2025 World Expo that will take place in Osaka, wester...
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Kanji of the year goes to Gold
NNN Reporter / He’s starting with the center stroke. And the Kanji is…Gold. Kiyomizu-dera Temple’s Chief Priest Mori Se...
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