Nuclear power plant hit by 2011 quake in northeastern Japan to restart
Tohoku Electric Power is scheduled to restart the unit 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefectur...
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Shanghai police crack down on Halloween crowd
NNN Correspondent / The entrance to a park is blocked.Shanghai police blocked entry to a park in the city on October 26 ...
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TEPCO resumes test removal of fuel debris from Fukushima Daiichi's unit 2 reactor
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced on October 28 that the suspended test removal of melted fuel debris in ...
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Crown Prince and Princess attend opening ceremony of parasports festival
Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko of Akishino attended the opening ceremony of the National Sport Festival ...
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Cannabis plants found cultivated on top floor of hotel in southwest Japan
Police have confiscated cannabis plants that were being cultivated on the top floor of a hotel in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Pr...
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Emperor and empress attend international conference on global environment
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended the opening ceremony of the Global Environmental Action International Confe...
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18 year old American tourist arrested for arson
An 18-year-old American was arrested for suspected arson. According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, the teenager is be...
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LDP admits funding branches led by scandal-hit members, but PM Ishiba denies paying to candidates
Liberal Democratic Party officials admitted on October 24 that the ruling party had paid local organizations and party b...
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Japan business leaders share views on minimum wage
S/ Tokura Masakazu, Chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation): The minimum wage can be challenging, but if it be...
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Japan's space agency approves two candidates as full-fledged astronauts
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has certified 29-year-old Yoneda Ayu and 47-year-old Suwa Makoto as official JAXA...
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