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Megumi Yokota's abduction - 42 years on
Megumi Yokota's mother speaks on the eve of the 42nd anniversary of her daughter's abduction to North Korea.
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FamilyMart stores may shorten hours
Convenience store giant FamilyMart will allow franchises to shorten business hours amid labor shortages.
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Explosion occurs at livestock feed plant
An explosion occurs at a plant that stores livestock feed in western Japan.
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P&G recycles ocean plastic
P&G Japan comes up with a product made of ocean plastic collected on Japanese shores.
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Japan, Argentina play blind soccer game
Japan plays Argentina in a friendly game of blind soccer, which will be contested at next year's Tokyo Paralympics.
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Second 2020 Olympic ticket lottery opens
The second Tokyo Olympic ticket lottery opens. Tokyo Organizing Committee officials say they hope to sell 1 million tick...
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Daijosai rite venue shown to press
Press get a look at the venue for tomorrow's Daijosai Imperial succession rite, a complex of more than 30 structures. Es...
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Kids get a taste of tax collecting
Kids at a career theme park in Tokyo get a chance to learn about consumption tax and experience what it feels like to be...
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Nobel Prize winner meets PM Abe
Lithium-ion battery pioneer and winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Akira Yoshino meets with Prime Minister Shin...
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Enthronement well-wishers get memory of a lifetime
Amid tight security, over 100,000 well-wishers hit the streets to witness the enthronement parade commemorating Emperor ...
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