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Social SeriesIn search of lost time 20 years after Pyongyang summit / Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea embrace 20 years of freedom, fight for return of others
North Korea admitted to abducting Japanese nationals at the first Japan-North Korea summit held on S...
September 22, 2022
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General NewsJapan Post issues stamps commemorating 150th anniversary of railways in Japan
A sheet of stamps issued by the Japan Post Co. and commemorating 150 years of railway operation in J...
September 22, 2022
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General NewsEfforts to investigate overseas transplants hit legal wall
Health ministry officials last month questioned the director of a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization...
September 21, 2022
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General NewsPerson dies after being hit by Tokaido Shinkansen train
The Nozomi No. 229 train, heading to Shin-Osaka from Tokyo, struck a person who had gotten onto the ...
September 21, 2022
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Crime & CourtsMan sets self on fire over Abe state funeral
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A man set himself on fire near the prime minister’s office in Tokyo Wednesday, ...
September 21, 2022
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Politics & Government7 Imperial family members, not Imperial couple, will attend state funeral for Abe
Based on precedent, the Emperor and Empress as well as the Emperor Emeritus and the Empress Emerita ...
September 21, 2022
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ArtArtwork by student sells for $11,340 at Christie’s
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — A folding screen with a painting created by a Japanese student of a Tokyo Un...
September 21, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida calls for U.N. reform in General Assembly speech
NEW YORK — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for reform of the United Nations in his speech at the...
September 21, 2022
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General NewsTokyo cools down due to cold air from north
Commuters wearing long sleeves walk near JR Tokyo Station in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday morni...
September 21, 2022
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Asia-PacificStreaming to survive: Thailand’s out-of-work elephants face crisis
SURIN, Thailand (Reuters) — In the northeastern village of Ban Ta Klang in Thailand, Siriporn Sapmak...
September 21, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida, Truss confirm reinforcement of Japan-U.K. security cooperation
NEW YORK / LONDON — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met the leaders of the United Kingdom and Turkey in...
September 21, 2022
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Associated PressPutin sets partial mobilization in Russia, threatens enemies
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization ...
September 21, 2022
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Imperial FamilyCrown Prince Akishino acts on behalf of Emperor for 1st time
The Emperor was overseas with the Empress from Saturday through Tuesday evening to attend Queen Eliz...
September 21, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentCDPJ’s Gemba to attend; LDP’s Murakami to skip Abe’s state funeral
Former Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan said he plans...
September 21, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentCDPJ lawmakers slam members planning to attend state funeral
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers have condemned fellow members who plan to atten...
September 21, 2022