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4 Die in Manhole Accident near Tokyo

4 Die in Manhole Accident near Tokyo

Saitama, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--Four male workers were confirmed dead after fallin...

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Japan PM Ishiba Unlikely to Announce View on WWII Soon

Japan PM Ishiba Unlikely to Announce View on WWII Soon

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided n...

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Cleaning Up Aquaculture: Joint Project Takes on Plastic Waste from Oyster Farming in Hiroshima Bay

Cleaning Up Aquaculture: Joint Project Takes on Plastic...

Plastic floats used in oyster farming are a major source of pollution in the sea...

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Japan Joined Multinational Space Defense Drill in Australia

Japan Joined Multinational Space Defense Drill in Austr...

Townsville, Australia, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Air Self-Defense Force has t...

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TEPCO Ends 2nd Round of FY 2025 Treated Water Release

TEPCO Ends 2nd Round of FY 2025 Treated Water Release

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Sund...

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Japan Logs Hottest July for 3rd Year in Row

Japan Logs Hottest July for 3rd Year in Row

Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan's average temperature in July hit a record hig...

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Japan Foreign Min. Urges Myanmar to Restore Democracy

Japan Foreign Min. Urges Myanmar to Restore Democracy

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya has urged My...

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2 China Coast Guard Ships Enter Japanese Waters near Senkakus

2 China Coast Guard Ships Enter Japanese Waters near Se...

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--Two Chinese coast guard ships entered ...

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Japan Farm Group Leader to Resign Next March over Loss

Japan Farm Group Leader to Resign Next March over Loss

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--Toru Yamano, leader of a key body of the Japan Agric...

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Japan's New Auto Sales Log 1st Fall in 7 Months

Japan's New Auto Sales Log 1st Fall in 7 Months

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--New automobile sales in Japan in July fell 3.6 pct f...

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JAL Launches Premium Credit Card for Wealthy Travelers

JAL Launches Premium Credit Card for Wealthy Travelers

Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan Airlines on Friday launched a credit card for ...

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Japan Parliament Convened for 5-Day Extra Session

Japan Parliament Convened for 5-Day Extra Session

Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Diet, Japan's parliament, was convened Friday fo...

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Japan Opposition Submits Bill to Scrap Add-On Gasoline Tax

Japan Opposition Submits Bill to Scrap Add-On Gasoline Tax

Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Seven Japanese opposition parties jointly submitted ...

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Japanese Singer, Actor Tsunehiko Kamijo Dies at 85

Japanese Singer, Actor Tsunehiko Kamijo Dies at 85

Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japanese singer and actor Tsunehiko Kamijo died of o...

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15 Pct U.S. Tariff to Be Imposed on Japanese Goods from Aug. 7

15 Pct U.S. Tariff to Be Imposed on Japanese Goods from...

Washington, July 31 (Jiji Press)--U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed...

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Japan Team Finds “Villain” Cells Alleviate Lung Inflammation

Japan Team Finds “Villain” Cells Alleviate Lung Inflamm...

Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese research team has found that cells often ...