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Japan aims to strengthen national defense readiness with dual-use tech

Japan aims to strengthen national defense readiness wit...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Monday outlined plans to promote dua...

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Unreleased photos from Beatles' 1966 Japan concerts verified

Unreleased photos from Beatles' 1966 Japan concerts ver...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nippon Budokan said Monday it has verified the negatives of 102...

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Artemis II astronauts set new human record for distance from Earth

Artemis II astronauts set new human record for distance...

HOUSTON, Texas (Kyodo) -- The astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission set a new ...

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40% of Japan local gov'ts want legal regulations on disaster fake info: Mainichi survey

40% of Japan local gov'ts want legal regulations on dis...

TOKYO -- About 40% of prefectural governments and ordinance-designated major cit...

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Trump's threatened destruction of Iran's power plants could be considered a war crime, experts say

Trump's threatened destruction of Iran's power plants c...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In his news conference on Monday, President Donald Trump thre...

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Editorial: Japan needs to promote AI understanding in education while weighing risks

Editorial: Japan needs to promote AI understanding in e...

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is spreading rapidly, and Japan's educat...

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Imperial family visits Fukushima to inspect recovery efforts

Imperial family visits Fukushima to inspect recovery ef...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visited Fukush...

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Japan's imperial family visit Fukushima to inspect recovery efforts

Japan's imperial family visit Fukushima to inspect reco...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Pri...

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TEPCO halts cooling of spent fuel pool at Fukushima Daini plant

TEPCO halts cooling of spent fuel pool at Fukushima Dai...

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The operator of the Fukushima Daini nuclear power pl...

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Japan's Imabari welcomes 30 new ALTs from Philippines at ceremony

Japan's Imabari welcomes 30 new ALTs from Philippines a...

IMABARI, Ehime -- A kickoff ceremony for a group of 30 new assistant language te...

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Japan arranging talks with Iranian leader as Middle East tension grows

Japan arranging talks with Iranian leader as Middle Eas...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is arranging summit talks with Iran, Pr...

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Tokyo stocks rise in morning on easing worries over oil product supply

Tokyo stocks rise in morning on easing worries over oil...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning on easing worries about the pr...

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Unseasonal summer heat sweeps Japan amid peak cherry blossom season

Unseasonal summer heat sweeps Japan amid peak cherry bl...

TOKYO -- A high-pressure system blanketed a wide swath of western to eastern Jap...

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Japan gov't denies online claim of naphtha shortage

Japan gov't denies online claim of naphtha shortage

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's top government spokesman denied on Monday an online cla...

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Over 200 defects, trouble with construction found at Chinese nuclear plants

Over 200 defects, trouble with construction found at Ch...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Chinese authorities found at least 200 cases of defective con...

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Easy Japanese news in translation: Controlled burning held at marsh in Oita Prefecture

Easy Japanese news in translation: Controlled burning h...

Controlled burning was carried out at the Bogatsuru Marsh in the city of Taketa,...