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- Tokyo's Akihabara District Observes Anniversary Of Deadly Stabbing Rampage (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Tokyo's Akihabara district on Sunday marked the 17th anniversary of a stabbing rampage that killed seven and injured 10 others.
Passersby placed flowers and offered prayers near the i...
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- 13 Japanese Among Suspects Detained In Malaysia Over Alleged Scam (ニュース)
- NHK
Police in Malaysia say nearly 20 people, including 13 Japanese, were detained over a suspected scam operation that apparently targeted Japan.
The police announced that investigators detained ...
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- Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rises on Weaker Yen, Easing Worries about Trade Tensions (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Friday, as a weaker yen lifted sentiment, while concerns about trade tensions eased following a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and ...
Other [June 6, 2025] More
- Japan Convenience Store Chains Start Selling Gov't Stockpiled Rice (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Two major convenience store chains in Japan began selling government-released stockpiled rice at select stores in Tokyo and Osaka on Thursday, joining major supermarkets and e-commerc...
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- Japan Adopts 20-T.-Yen Anti-Disaster Program (ニュース)
- NIPPON
The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gave the greenlight Friday to the government's new five-year anti-disaster program worth over 20 trillion yen, about 5 trillion yen la...
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- Second Attempt By Japanese Company To Land On Moon Likely Ends In Failure (ニュース)
- THE GUARDIAN
Resilience would have made history as the first non-US commercial lander to make a successful touchdown
An attempt to land a commercially built spacecraft on the surface of the moon ...
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- Court Rejects ¥13.3 Tril Damages Verdict Against Fukushima Operator Ex-Bosses (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
A Japanese court overturned a 13.3 trillion yen damages verdict on Friday against ex-bosses of the operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, thought to be the largest ...
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- Emperor, Empresss, Princess Aiko Honor War Dead In Okinawa (ニュース)
- JAPAN TODAY
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako paid their respects to the war dead in Okinawa on Wednesday ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, accompanied by their daughter...
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- apanese PM Ishiba Seeks Early Summit with South Korea’s Lee to Boost Bilateral Ties; Meeting Could Come as Early as This Month (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is seeking an early in-person summit meeting with South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung, aiming to build a trusting relationship, potentially during a...
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- Nintendo Switch 2 Launches but Will Not Be Sold at Physical Stores (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Nintendo Co. released the Nintendo Switch 2, its first video game console in eight years, on Thursday.
Applications had flooded in for lottery pre-orders on the official online Nintend...
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- Japan’s Princess Kako’s Brazil Visit To Shed Light On Emigrants, Including Persecution During World War II (ニュース)
- ASIA NEWS
Brazil has the largest population of people of Japanese descent in the world, at 2.7 million.
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, will v...
Event [June 4, 2025] More
- Media Firms Launch Election Fact-Checking Initiative (ニュース)
- JAPAN TIMES
Jiji Press and some other members of the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association have launched a fact-checking initiative for election-related online information, beginning w...
Other [June 4, 2025] More
- Scientists In Japan Develop Plastic That Dissolves In Seawater Within Hours (勉強)
- REUTERS
Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife.
Whi...
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- KDDI to Deploy 1,000 Drone Hubs, Leveraging Starlink for Nationwide Coverage; To Use in Search after Disaster in Remote Areas (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
KDDI Corp. plans to conduct a trial demonstration operating drones through direct communication with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)’s Starlink satellite network by the e...
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- 375 Plan to Run in Summer’s House of Councillors Election; LDP, Komeito Aim to Maintain Upper House Majority (ニュース)
- JAPAN NEWS
A total of 375 people were planning to run in the 27th House of Councillors election this summer as of June 2, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun tally.
Campaigning is expected to official...
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