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Unification Church ‘asked man not to speak to media’
A senior Unification Church member unexpectedly visited the home of a follower’s former husband in K...
October 19, 2022
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Sheaves in the sun
Harvested rice dries in the sun in the Owarabi terraced paddy fields in Yamanobe, Yamagata Prefectur...
October 19, 2022
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Failure to attract visitors to Virtual Osaka metaverse bodes ill for promoting 2025 Expo
OSAKA — Japan’s second largest city is virtually empty these days, at least in the metaverse. Virtu...
October 18, 2022
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Veteran comedian Koji Nakamoto hit by car, seriously injured
Veteran comedian Koji Nakamoto sustained a serious head injury after being hit by a car when he was ...
October 18, 2022
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Clinical trial of CBD medicine to start in Japan
The Japanese arm of U.K. firm GW Pharmaceuticals plans to start clinical trials as early as this mo...
October 18, 2022
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4 Self-Defense Forces servicemen apologize to female ex-member for sexual assault
A former Ground Self-Defense member received apologies from four servicemen who had sexually harasse...
October 18, 2022
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Yomiuri receives awards at annual newspaper convention
The Yomiuri Shimbun received the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association award for its sc...
October 18, 2022
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3D leopard amazes passengers at Osaka Station
A video with 3D effects of a leopard has been fascinating people since it started playing at JR Osak...
October 18, 2022
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Soga laments separation from her mother
Hitomi Soga, 63, abducted by North Korea in the late 1970s, on Monday expressed her current state of...
October 18, 2022
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Experts propose steps against ‘spiritual sales’ donation tactics in report targeting Unification Church
An expert panel of the Consumer Affairs Agency on Monday released a report proposing measures agains...
October 18, 2022
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Japan prime minister orders investigation of Unification Church
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday instructed Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology...
October 17, 2022
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Hokkaido police: Two feared buried alive during dam construction work in Yubari
Two men were feared to be buried alive during dam construction work taking place in Yubari, Hokkaido...
October 17, 2022
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Japan to launch investigation into Unification Church
The government is planning to investigate the Unification Church based on the Religious Corporations...
October 16, 2022
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20 years on, ex-abductees call for rescue of other victims from N. Korea
Yasushi Chimura and Hitomi Soga, who were kidnapped by North Korea in the late 1970s, called for the...
October 16, 2022
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Japan weighs post office issuance of Individual Number Cards
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry and Japan Post Group are considering allowing post ...
October 16, 2022
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