A crowd of people flocked to the outer moat of Edo Castle on the night of May 30.The Tokyo Metropolitan Government bega...

Japan spends about 9.79 trillion yen to support yen against US dollar

Japan’s Ministry of Finance announced on May 31 that the total amount of foreign exchange intervention to support the ye...

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Princess Kako returns from Greece and visits Imperial Palace Sanctuary

Princess Kako returned from her official trip to Greece on June 1.The Princess visited Kashikodokoro, one of three Imper...

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Noto region in central Japan hit by strong quake

The Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan was rocked by a strong earthquake on the morning of June 3, meas...

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Jigokudani Demon Fireworks light up the sky in Hokkaido

The Jigokudani Demon fireworks began on June 1 in the hot spring district of Noboribetsu, Hokkaido in northern Japan.The...

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Princess Hisako attends anniversary ceremony for rescue of Polish orphans after WWI

Imperial family member Princess Hisako of Takamado attended a ceremony on May 31 marking 100 years since Japan rescued P...

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SMILE-UP. slammed in UN Human Rights Council report

Victims with claims of sexual harm against Johnny Kitagawa held a press conference on May 30 in response to a report fro...

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iPhones to have "My Number" ID function in Japan

The Japanese government announced on May 30 that it will add the "My Number" national identification function to iPhones...

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UN expresses "profound alarm" over ex-Johnny's sexual abuse response

A working group of the United Nation Human Rights Council expressed profound alarm on the former Johnny & Associates' re...

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Digital human unveiled to assist customers in retail stores

S/ Ueno Mina, Nippon TV reporter: I use hard contact lenses. Could you recommend some eye drops for me?S/ CONN, Digital ...

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