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00:16

Ex-Japan Lower House Member Konno Arrested over...

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2024/06/13

Tokyo police have arrested Tomohiro Konno, a former member of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, for allegedly lending his name as a lawyer to other people and allowing them to do legal work, in violation of the attorney law.

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00:07

Japan Post Announces Oct. Postage Hike

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2024/06/13

Japan Post Co. announced Thursday that it will raise postage rates for letters and postcards in October.

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00:16

30 Months Sought for Ex-Nursery Head over Girl's...

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2024/06/13

Public prosecutors Thursday demanded a prison term of two years and six months for the former head of a "kodomoen" kindergarten-nursery hybrid in central Japan over a 2022 incident in which a 3-year-old girl died of heatstroke after being left in the school's bus.

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00:19

Kishida Cabinet Approval Hits New Low of 16.4 Pct:...

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2024/06/13

The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet in June dropped 2.3 percentage points from the previous month to 16.4 pct, the worst level since the ruling Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in 2012, a Jiji Press public opinion survey showed Thursday.

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00:17

"Doctor Yellow" Test Shinkansen...

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2024/06/13

Iconic test trains nicknamed "Doctor Yellow," used to monitor conditions of tracks and overhead wires for Japan's Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train lines while traveling, are set to retire due to their aging, to the disappointment of train lovers in the country, including children.

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00:11

Japan Govt Spokesman Mum on Reported Contact with N....

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2024/06/13

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday avoided commenting on a media report that Japan secretly came in contact with North Korea in Mongolia last month.

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00:07

Honda Unveils New Electric Commercial Minivehicle

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2024/06/13

Honda Motor Co. unveiled a new electric commercial minivehicle called N-Van e: on Thursday.

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00:14

Record 3,568 People Stranded on Mountains in Japan in...

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2024/06/13

The number of people who got stranded on mountains in Japan rose to 3,568 in 2023, the highest level since the statistics began in 1961, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.

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00:09

Man Arrested for Murdering Japanese Chef in Vancouver

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2024/06/12

A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Japanese chef Wataru Kakiuchi in Vancouver, local police said Wednesday.

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00:16

More Siberia Wildfires May Lead to More Damage in...

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2024/06/12

A sharp increase in wildfires in Russia's Siberia region may cause a substantial number of deaths in Japan and China from air pollution, as well as hefty economic losses in the two neighboring countries, according to a simulation run by a Japanese team of researchers.

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00:06

Baseball Likely Arrived in Japan in 1871, Earlier...

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2024/06/12

After more than a century, the story of the arrival of baseball in Japan is about to be revised.

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00:13

Japan Eyes Int'l Meeting on Mine Removal in Ukraine

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2024/06/12

Japan is considering hosting an international conference in autumn 2025 on mine removal and other measures for the reconstruction of Ukraine, which is fighting Russia's military aggression, government sources said Wednesday.

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00:10

Ishin Decides Not to Field Tokyo Governor Candidate

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2024/06/12

Opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 decided on Wednesday not to field its own candidate in the July 7 Tokyo gubernatorial election.

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00:11

ICC Looks to Set Up Asian Regional Hub Office in Tokyo

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2024/06/12

The International Criminal Court is considering establishing an Asian regional hub office in Tokyo, President Tomoko Akane told a press conference in the Japanese capital Wednesday.

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00:13

Japan NISA Accounts Surge by 1.86 Million

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2024/06/12

The number of accounts for the NISA tax exemption program for small-lot investors as of the end of March increased by 1.86 million from three months before, the Financial Services Agency said Wednesday.

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00:12

Leukemia Drug Curbs ALS Progression in Clinical Trial

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2024/06/12

A leukemia drug has curbed the progression of neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in over half of patients in a clinical trial in Japan, a research team said Wednesday.

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00:11

Falsified Inspection Records Found at Japan Nuclear...

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2024/06/12

Japan Nuclear Fuel Development Co., which conducts research and development on nuclear fuel, has falsified inspection records at its facilities over a long period, it was learned Wednesday.

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00:12

Japan to Put Off Agreement on Imperial Family Measures

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2024/06/12

Japan's ruling and opposition parties are unlikely to reach an agreement during the current parliamentary session over measures to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members, sources said Wednesday.

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00:11

Rakugo Storyteller Katsura Zakoba Dies at 76

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2024/06/12

Popular rakugo storyteller Katsura Zakoba died of asthma on Wednesday at his home in the city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. He was 76.

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00:11

Japan City Helping Foreign Children to Study at Schools

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2024/06/12

An industrial city in central Japan is working to help children from overseas to study at school and learn the Japanese language, as such kids increase along with foreign workers in the country.

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