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  • New effort to raise sunken tour boat to start Thursday

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    May 25, 2022

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    North Korea launched three ballistic missiles from Sunan, Pyongyang, toward the Sea of Japan Wednesd...

    May 25, 2022

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    May 25, 2022

  • Japan to deploy 8 U.S. drones in Kagoshima Pref. from July

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    May 24, 2022

  • Shiretoko tour boat sinks again in salvage mishap

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    May 24, 2022

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    May 24, 2022

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    May 24, 2022

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    May 24, 2022

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    May 23, 2022

  • Work resumes to raise Japanese sightseeing boat, 1 month after tragedy

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    May 23, 2022

  • Shrine congregation carries 3 mikoshi portable shrines at Sanja festival in Tokyo for 1st time in 3 years

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    May 23, 2022

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    May 23, 2022

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    May 22, 2022

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