Opposition Centrists stall ahead of election, PM Takaichi's Cabinet has 69% support rating

Opposition Centrists stall ahead of election, PM Takaichi's Cabinet has 69% support rating

The latest opinion poll conducted by NNN and the Yomiuri Shimbun showed that about 70 percent of respondents do not expe...

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Thousands bid farewell to twin pandas on final viewing day at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo

Thousands bid farewell to twin pandas on final viewing day at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo

In 2021, Xiao Xiao and his sister Lei Lei were born as the first twin giant pandas at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo.On their last vie...

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Japan working on reducing reliance on China's rare earths amid export ban

Japan working on reducing reliance on China's rare earths amid export ban

We visited a factory in Saitama Prefecture.S/ Yamada Hiroshi, President, Sanshin Kinzoku Kogyo / These are heat-resistan...

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PM Takaichi dissolves lower house for ultra-short midwinter election

PM Takaichi dissolves lower house for ultra-short midwinter election

Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae dissolved the House of Representatives on January 23.This was the first time in 60 years f...

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Japan Emperor, Empress to visit Netherlands and Belgium in June

Japan Emperor, Empress to visit Netherlands and Belgium in June

Discussions are underway for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to make official visits to the Netherlands and...

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Russian 'spy' and Japanese collaborator obtain confidential company data in Japan

Russian 'spy' and Japanese collaborator obtain confidential company data in Japan

Tokyo police have sent papers to prosecutors on a suspected Russian spy and his collaborator.According to the police, th...

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Takaichi and Lee jam to BTS in Japan-South Korea drum diplomacy in Nara

Takaichi and Lee jam to BTS in Japan-South Korea drum diplomacy in Nara

In their summit talks on January 13, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung con...

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Japan confirms global cooperation to reduce reliance on China's rare earths

Japan confirms global cooperation to reduce reliance on China's rare earths

S/ Katayama Satsuki, Japanese Finance Minister / At this timing, immediately after China announced its export ban, it wa...

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Japan and South Korea agree to strengthen security cooperation in summit talks in Nara

Japan and South Korea agree to strengthen security cooperation in summit talks in Nara

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and visiting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met for summit talks in the anc...

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Takaichi mulls Diet dissolution for snap election as diplomacy week kicks off

Takaichi mulls Diet dissolution for snap election as diplomacy week kicks off

At around noon on January 12, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae was at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.She did not respond to questio...

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