Farm minister Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine on August 15

Farm minister Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine on August 15

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Koizumi Shinjiro visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on August 15.He was th...

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Toyota forecasts 1.4 trillion yen drop in profits from weight of US tariffs

Toyota forecasts 1.4 trillion yen drop in profits from weight of US tariffs

Toyota Motor announced in a forecast revision an expected 1.4 trillion yen decrease in operating profits for fiscal 2025...

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Hiroshima observes 80 years since atomic bombing, mayor urges young people to take action

Hiroshima observes 80 years since atomic bombing, mayor urges young people to take action

Hiroshima observes the 80th anniversary since the United States’ atomic bombing of the western Japanese city on August ...

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Kamchatka quake largest since 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake: USGS

Kamchatka quake largest since 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake: USGS

The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30 was ...

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Japan on high alert as tsunami warnings trigger evacuations

Japan on high alert as tsunami warnings trigger evacuations

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning and advisory on July 30 due to a large earthquake with a ma...

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Family, police looking for info on missing French woman who disappeared in 2018

Family, police looking for info on missing French woman who disappeared in 2018

A French woman who was visiting tourist destination Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture went missing 7 years ago on July 29. Tip...

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Japanese life expectancy ranks in top 10 in the world, women's dropping over last year

Japanese life expectancy ranks in top 10 in the world, women's dropping over last year

The average life expectancy of Japanese people for 2024 was 87.13 years for women and 81.09 years for men, according to ...

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US-Japan Trade deal: Effects on Japanese businesses

US-Japan Trade deal: Effects on Japanese businesses

Newspaper Seller: Here’s the special issue on tariff negotiations with the U.S.A.!There was a major development in the U...

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Japanese shipping company opens carrier for viewing ahead of US tariff decision

Japanese shipping company opens carrier for viewing ahead of US tariff decision

Mitsui OSK Lines, one of Japan’s major shipping companies, opened a liquefied natural gas-fueled car carrier to select p...

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New US envoy to Japan presents credentials to Emperor Naruhito

New US envoy to Japan presents credentials to Emperor Naruhito

New US Ambassador to Japan George Glass arrived at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on the morning of July 17.Glass greeted ...

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