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Japan's lower house passes bill for imperial law revision in 1-day debate

Japan's lower house passes bill for imperial law revisi...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill for a law ...

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Easy Japanese news in translation: Tokyo Disney Resort starts special summer program

Easy Japanese news in translation: Tokyo Disney Resort ...

At Tokyo Disney Resort in the city of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, the special sum...

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Raw chicken dishes to be regulated by Japanese government

Raw chicken dishes to be regulated by Japanese government

When it comes to choosing something to eat, there’s always a risk-reward calcula...

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Antiterrorism security flaws found at TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear plants

Antiterrorism security flaws found at TEPCO's Fukushima...

Japan's nuclear watchdog said Thursday that security flaws in the handling of an...

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Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture passes citywide vacant-home tax ordinance

Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture passes citywide vacant-hom...

The city assembly of Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture passed an ordinance Thursday t...

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South Korea's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for Yoon in first martial law case

South Korea's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a seve...

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News in Easy English: Backpacks still causing problems on packed Japanese trains

News in Easy English: Backpacks still causing problems ...

TOKYO -- On crowded trains in Japan, backpacks can hit other people and cause tr...

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The Mainichi News Quiz: Why do some Malaysians want their elephants back from Osaka zoo?

The Mainichi News Quiz: Why do some Malaysians want the...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...

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Trump says Japan rather than Iran in gaffe over missile attack on US ship

Trump says Japan rather than Iran in gaffe over missile...

ANKARA (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said "the Islamic Rep...

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Editorial: Takaichi admin's blatantly self-serving election bill deserves to be scrapped

Editorial: Takaichi admin's blatantly self-serving elec...

After trying to ram through a bill driven entirely by partisan interest with bru...

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4 yrs after PM Abe's assassination, Japan reflects as Unification Church faces dissolution

4 yrs after PM Abe's assassination, Japan reflects as U...

NARA -- July 8 marked four years since former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

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US launches new airstrikes on Iran, with Tehran firing back at 3 Gulf Arab states

US launches new airstrikes on Iran, with Tehran firing ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The United States launched new airstrikes ag...

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Baseball: Okamoto smashes 1st MLB grand slam as Blue Jays rout Giants

Baseball: Okamoto smashes 1st MLB grand slam as Blue Ja...

SAN FRANCISCO (Kyodo) -- Kazuma Okamoto launched his first Major League Baseball...

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N. Korea slams Japan-S. Korea defense cooperation as 'endangering security'

N. Korea slams Japan-S. Korea defense cooperation as 'e...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korea has criticized defense cooperation between Japan ...

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Star festival tunnel brightens mood at Tokyo shrine

Star festival tunnel brightens mood at Tokyo shrine

TOKYO -- A star festival themed tunnel decorated with colorful weather dolls has...

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Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the new Qatari-gifted jet

Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Forc...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump flew partway home from a NATO summit i...