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Imperial Couple Undertake 1st Official Duty Outside Tokyo

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ASAHI SHINBUN
 
With help from children, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako plant trees at the national tree-planting ceremony at the Aichi Prefecture Forest Park in Owari-Asahi in Aichi Prefecture on June 2. (Kazuyoshi Sako)
OWARI-ASAHI, Aichi Prefecture--Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako att...

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Footage Of Kawasaki Knife Attack Recorded By School Bus Dashcam

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JAPAN TODAY
 
YOKOHAMA - Footage of a recent mass stabbing attack in Kawasaki that left a schoolgirl and a man dead and more than a dozen others injured has been recovered from a school bus dashcam, police said Thursday.
The video shows the assailant, Ryuichi Iwasaki, 51, approaching a group of C...

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18 Stabbed On Kawasaki Street, 2 Confirmed Dead

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KAWASAKI — Eighteen people, including 16 elementary school children, were stabbed on a street in Tama Ward, Kawasaki, at about 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
The police have confirmed that a 12-year-old elementary schoolgirl and a 39-year-old man have died. The suspect fatally stabbed him...

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Record Heat Turns Deadly In Japan On Sunday

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ACCU WEATHER
 
All-time high temperature records were broken on Sunday in Japan as temperatures soared over 38 C (100 F).
Summerlike temperatures took over Japan on Sunday with temperatures rising to 39.5 C (103 F) on the island of Hokkaido, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency.
This w...

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On Japan’s Okinawa, U.S. Military Is Accused Of Contaminating Environment With Hazardous Chemical

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WASHINGTON POST
 
TOKYO —  The U.S. military on the Japanese island of Okinawa is facing accusations of environmental contamination after high levels of a carcinogenic chemical were found in the rivers around a U.S. air base and in the blood of local residents, according to a new study.
The contr...

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Trump To Arrive In Tokyo

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to arrive at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Saturday evening aboard Air Force One, kicking off his stay in Japan through Tuesday as the first state guest since the Reiwa era began at the start of this month.
During his stay, Trump will hold talks wit...

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10-Year-Old Japanese Go Professional Debuts On International Stage

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JAPAN TIMES
 
BEIJING - Japan’s youngest professional go player, 10-year-old Sumire Nakamura, debuted in an international match in Beijing on Tuesday in a game that was closely watched in China.
Nakamura, who officially entered the lowest professional rank of shodan in April, competed against 27-...

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'Stop It!' Japanese Women Turn To App To Stop Groping On Trains

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Digi Police enables victims of molesters to notify fellow passengers of harassment
Almost two decades after the introduction of women-only train carriages, female commuters in Japan are turning to technology to tackle molesters on packed rush-hour trains.
The Digi Police app enable...

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Japan’s Prime Minister Wants You To Call Him By His Name

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QUARTZ
 
Japan’s prime minister has long been known abroad as Shinzo Abe. At home, however, he’s called Abe Shinzo, as per east Asian naming conventions, which put family names or surnames first, followed by first names.
Now the Japanese government wants that practice to be adopted uniformly by W...

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Japan Survive Sudirman Scare After Momota Gamble Backfires

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THE JAKARTA POST
 
Japan gambled by resting top-ranked Kento Momota and nearly paid the price, suffering a huge scare before battling back to beat Russia 3-2 in their Sudirman Cup opener on Monday.
The top seeds are bidding to win the mixed-team world championships for the first time, but a major...

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