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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Nobel Peace Prize laureates and Norwegian PM call for world without nuclear weapons
Three co-chairpersons from Nihon Hidankyo met with Norway's Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, in Oslo on December 11, a...
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Japan to raise corporate & income tax to fund defense
The Japanese government may start raising taxes as early as April 2026 to fund the increased defense spending, according...
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Uber Japan launches service for teens and guardians
Uber Japan launched a service for teens and guardians on December 11.The service is targeted at teenagers between age 13...
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