IMPERIAL FAMILY
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Japan’s Princess Aiko Turns 22, Gaining Experience as Adult Member of Imperial Family
Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and the Empress, turned 22 on Friday. The princess is a ...
December 1, 2023
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Crown Prince Akishino Turns 58, Refers to Need for Reexamination of Public Duties by Imperial Family Members
Crown Prince Akishino turned 58 on Thursday. Ahead of his birthday, he held a press conference at th...
November 30, 2023
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Japan’s Prince Hitachi, Uncle of Emperor, Turns 88
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prince Hitachi, the younger brother of Emperor Emeritus and uncle of the...
November 28, 2023
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Emperor Attends Concert by Berlin Philharmonic in Tokyo
The Emperor attended a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic at Suntory Hall in Akasaka, Tokyo, on Sund...
November 27, 2023
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Emperor, Empress, Princess Aiko Visit Exhibition of Japanese Classic Paintings
The Emperor and Empress and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno...
November 22, 2023
CORONAVIRUS
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Japan to Introduce Routine COVID-19 Vaccinations for Elderly
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A special group of the health ministry Wednesday approved a plan to change COVI...
November 23, 2023
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Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo to Develop Flu-COVID Combo Vaccine Using mRNA
Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo Co. will develop a combination vaccine that protects ...
October 13, 2023
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Free Vaccinations for XBB Omicron Variant Start in Japan; Elderly, At-Risk People Especially Urged to Get Shots
Free vaccinations for XBB — a new omicron variant of the novel coronavirus — began Wednesday....
September 21, 2023
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Japan to Scale Back Public Aid for COVID-19 Drugs, Hospital Stays
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Friday that it will reduce public funding for COVID-19 t...
September 16, 2023
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Japan’s Prince Hisahito Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, has become infected with ...
September 14, 2023
GENERAL NEWS
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Nihon University Chair Apologizes over Drug Scandal
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nihon University’s board of trustees chair Mariko Hayashi apologized on Monday ...
December 4, 2023
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Fishery Buyers from Overseas Begin Biz Trip in Japan
Aomori, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)—Fishery products buyers from the United States, Canada and Singapore sta...
December 4, 2023
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Old Man Masks for Good Luck in the New Year
Production of Yakuyoke masks, lucky charms given to people who make their New Year’s prayers at Atak...
December 4, 2023
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Kickbacks Allegedly Kept Off-the-Books by More than 10 Members of Late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Political Faction
More than 10 members of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s political faction are suspected of having...
December 3, 2023
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Missing U.S. Soldiers Who Were Aboard Fallen Osprey Still Unaccounted For; Search Set to Continue off Yakushima Island
The Japan Coast Guard and other entities were unable to find any of the missing U.S. soldiers that w...
December 3, 2023
SOCIAL SERIES
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Earth Overheating / Global Warming Stokes Waves of Refugees, Sparking Social Tensions
Courtesy of UNHCRRefugees from Somalia receive water at a refugee camp in Dadaab in eastern Kenya. T...
December 5, 2023
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Shoso-in through Foreign Eyes / International Exchanges May Help Solve Mysteries on Treasures
The 75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures will start Saturday at the Nara National Museum, sh...
October 26, 2023
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Shoso-in through Foreign Eyes / Fenollosa called Nara’s antiquities Japan’s treasures
The 75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures will start Saturday at the Nara National Museum, sh...
October 26, 2023
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Shoso-in through Foreign Eyes / Awe-inspiring Shoso-in Treasures Made Cameo in Sherlock Holmes Story
The 75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures will start Saturday at the Nara National Museum, sh...
October 25, 2023
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Unbalanced information diet series: Warped lens on the world / Are Social Media Algorithms in Fact Harmless? Studies Fail to Find Polarizing Effect.
Algorithms, which push posts matching user preferences to social media feeds, create “filter bubbles...
October 17, 2023
CRIME ＆ COURTS
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13-old-year Boy Slashed by Classmate’s Knife in Aichi Pref.
A 13-year-old male student was slashed by a female classmate with a knife at a junior high school in...
December 4, 2023
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Man Arrested for Carrying Knives in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward; Possible Pipe-bomb Also Found (UPDATE 1)
A man in his 20s was arrested on the street in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, for alleged possession of knive...
December 4, 2023
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Tokyo Man Arrested on Suspicion of Public Indecency; Allegedly Said He Felt Liberated
A 38-year-old Tokyo man has been arrested on suspicion of public indecency over removing his clothes...
December 2, 2023
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Record Amount of Drugs Seized at Kansai Airport; 2 Men Arrested on Suspicion of Smuggling 30 Kilograms of Meth
Two men living in Saitama Prefecture have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling methamphetamine fr...
November 30, 2023
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Japan TV Executive Embezzled Charity Donations, Sales; Stole More Than ¥11 Million Starting in 2014
TOTTORI — A former senior official of Nihonkai Telecasting Co. (NKT) embezzled about ¥11.18 million ...
November 29, 2023
OBITUARIES
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Scriptwriter Taichi Yamada Dies at 89
Scriptwriter and author Taichi Yamada died Wednesday of old age. He was 89. Yamada was known for hi...
December 1, 2023
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Kissinger’s Japan Ties Included Talks on Return of Okinawa; Former U.S. Official’s Writings Appeared in Yomiuri Shimbun
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died at 100 on Wednesday, had a close relationsh...
December 1, 2023
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Henry Kissinger Was a Trusted Confidant to President Nixon Until the Bitter, Bizarre End
WASHINGTON (AP) — Decades later, the scene still is almost too bizarre to imagine: a tearful preside...
November 30, 2023
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Death of Henry Kissinger Met with Polarized Reaction around the World
TOKYO (AP) — A polarized reaction poured in Thursday to the death of former U.S. Secretary of State ...
November 30, 2023
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Henry Kissinger, American Diplomat and Nobel Winner, Dies at 100
Nov 29 - Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose s...
November 30, 2023
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