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Ex-Members Caution Companies over Rush to Pull Johnny’s Ads
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A group of former Johnny & Associates Inc. members Thursday cautioned companies...
September 15, 2023
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Discussions to Begin On Restarting Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant; Prefecture to Refer to Experts’ Review of Fukushima Accident
NIIGATA — Niigata Prefecture will begin full-fledged discussions on restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariw...
September 14, 2023
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Name Unveiled for Food, Spa Complex to Open by Tokyo’s Toyosu Market in 2024
The leisure complex to open on Feb. 1 next year just outside the Toyosu Market in Koto Ward, Tokyo, ...
September 14, 2023
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Van Driven by 75-year-old Kills 2, Injures 1 at Senior Care Facility
SAITAMA — A van driven by a 75-year-old ran over three people in the parking lot of a senior day car...
September 14, 2023
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Ex-SDF Member Gonoi Makes Time Magazine’s Next 100 List
New York (Jiji Press)—Former Japanese Self-Defense Forces member Rina Gonoi, who has claimed that sh...
September 14, 2023
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Suga Says Ties with India Vital to Rules-Based Intl Order; Yomiuri-Organized Forum Covers Economy, Geopolitics
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga underscored the importance of strengthening Japan-India relatio...
September 13, 2023
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Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Movie Director, Revels in Feat of Winning Silver Lion at Venice
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the director of “Aku wa Sonzai Shinai” (“Evil Does Not Exist”), opened up about t...
September 13, 2023
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Shibuya Mayor Hasebe Asks Halloween Partiers to Stay Away
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ken Hasebe, mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, on Tuesday asked that people not gat...
September 13, 2023
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Tokyo Motor Show Gets New Name, Broader Concept
In a bid to rev up interest in Japan’s automobile industry, the nation’s largest vehicle extravaganz...
September 13, 2023
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No End to Crank Calls Made over Fukushima Treated Water Release
Crank phone calls apparently from China show no sign of stopping even after the first round of the d...
September 13, 2023
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Syphilis Cases in Japan Have Already Exceeded 10,000 in 2023, on Track to Surpass Last Year’s Record Number
The number of patients diagnosed with syphilis this year has exceeded 10,000, the National Institut...
September 12, 2023
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Johnny & Associates Scandal Leads Companies to Cut Ties, but Some Stay for Entertainers
Japanese companies are divided over how to respond to a sexual abuse scandal involving the founder o...
September 12, 2023
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Minivan and Police Car Fall Victim to Same Sinkhole Amid Heavy Rain in Western Japan
A driver of a minivan in Minami-Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, called the police around 8:35 a.m. on Monda...
September 12, 2023
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Construction of Expo 2025’s Japan Pavilion Begins; 3-Story Building to Use Cross-Laminated Timber
OSAKA — A groundbreaking ceremony took place Monday for the Japan pavilion of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai ...
September 12, 2023
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Japanese Pro “Go” Player Nakamura to Move to S. Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Fourteen-year-old Japanese professional “go” player Sumire Nakamura is preparin...
September 12, 2023
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