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3 Dead, Dozens Injured After M6.1 Quake Hits Northern Osaka Region
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JAPAN TODAY
OSAKA - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit Osaka and other parts of western Japan on Monday morning, leaving at least three people dead and dozens injured, disrupting rush-hour traffic and causing a major power outage.
The 7:58 a.m. quake occurred at a depth of about 13...
OSAKA - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit Osaka and other parts of western Japan on Monday morning, leaving at least three people dead and dozens injured, disrupting rush-hour traffic and causing a major power outage.
The 7:58 a.m. quake occurred at a depth of about 13...
- June 18, 2018
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Trouble-Hit Nuclear Reactor in Saga Resumes Operations
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JAPAN TODAY
FUKUOKA - A nuclear reactor at a trouble-hit complex in southwestern Japan restarted operations Saturday for the first time in more than six and a half years amid lingering safety concerns.
The No. 4 unit at the Genkai plant in Saga Prefecture is the fourth reactor of operator Kyush...
FUKUOKA - A nuclear reactor at a trouble-hit complex in southwestern Japan restarted operations Saturday for the first time in more than six and a half years amid lingering safety concerns.
The No. 4 unit at the Genkai plant in Saga Prefecture is the fourth reactor of operator Kyush...
- June 16, 2018
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Diet Enacts Law to Lower Age of Adulthood to 18
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted Wednesday a bill to lower the adult age defined under the Civil Code to 18 from the current 20.
The bill to amend the law was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors with support from the ruling Liberal De...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted Wednesday a bill to lower the adult age defined under the Civil Code to 18 from the current 20.
The bill to amend the law was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors with support from the ruling Liberal De...
- June 15, 2018
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Holidays To Be Moved To Ease Traffic for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The Diet on Wednesday enacted a law to move national holidays to days linked to Tokyo 2020 Olympic ceremonies to alleviate traffic congestion in the metropolitan area.
Under the revised law aimed at smooth transport and security for the Olympics, July 23, the eve of the Game...
TOKYO - The Diet on Wednesday enacted a law to move national holidays to days linked to Tokyo 2020 Olympic ceremonies to alleviate traffic congestion in the metropolitan area.
Under the revised law aimed at smooth transport and security for the Olympics, July 23, the eve of the Game...
- June 14, 2018
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Abe Thanks Trump for Raising Issue of Japanese Abductees
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed gratitude toward U.S. President Donald Trump for raising the abduction issue during the U.S.-North Korea summit meeting on Tuesday.
“I highly evaluate that he [Trump] referred [during the summit meeting] to what I had told him about the abducti...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed gratitude toward U.S. President Donald Trump for raising the abduction issue during the U.S.-North Korea summit meeting on Tuesday.
“I highly evaluate that he [Trump] referred [during the summit meeting] to what I had told him about the abducti...
- June 13, 2018
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Ninja-star Throwing Contest Now Accepting Applicants, Grand Champion Gets a Golden Shuriken
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ROCKET NEWS
Have you got what it takes to be the deadliest shuriken slinger?
Remember the younger days when folding your own origami throwing stars and planning an ambush on friends was a thing? We quickly learned that for all the coolness that came with throwing ninja stars, we could never com...
Have you got what it takes to be the deadliest shuriken slinger?
Remember the younger days when folding your own origami throwing stars and planning an ambush on friends was a thing? We quickly learned that for all the coolness that came with throwing ninja stars, we could never com...
- June 11, 2018
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U.S F-15 Fighter Jet Crashes Into Sea Off Okinawa; Pilot Rescued
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - A U.S. military F15 fighter jet crashed in waters off Okinawa during a routine training mission on Monday, U.S. Forces Japan said in a statement.
The pilot, the only person in the aircraft, ejected successfully and was recovered by search and rescue crews, the statement said...
TOKYO - A U.S. military F15 fighter jet crashed in waters off Okinawa during a routine training mission on Monday, U.S. Forces Japan said in a statement.
The pilot, the only person in the aircraft, ejected successfully and was recovered by search and rescue crews, the statement said...
- June 11, 2018
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Abe Orders Measures to Prevent Mishandling of Public Documents
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday instructed his ministers to draw up measures to prevent any further improper handling of official documents following a series of scandals that have damaged public confidence in the government.
"To secure proper management of public docum...
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday instructed his ministers to draw up measures to prevent any further improper handling of official documents following a series of scandals that have damaged public confidence in the government.
"To secure proper management of public docum...
- June 6, 2018
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Govt to Honor Skate King Hanyu
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Friday decided to bestow the People’s Honor Award on two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu.
Hanyu, 23, won the men’s gold medal at two consecutive Olympics, in the 2014 Sochi Games in Russia and the 2018 Pyeongchang Games in ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Friday decided to bestow the People’s Honor Award on two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu.
Hanyu, 23, won the men’s gold medal at two consecutive Olympics, in the 2014 Sochi Games in Russia and the 2018 Pyeongchang Games in ...
- June 2, 2018
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Trump Giving Abe a Hard Time on Trade Despite Close Ties
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Tariffs on steel, threats of car import levies and intense pressure for a two-way economic deal: despite warm personal ties, U.S. President Donald Trump is giving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a decidedly tough time on trade.
Trump has also withdrawn from a multilateral...
TOKYO - Tariffs on steel, threats of car import levies and intense pressure for a two-way economic deal: despite warm personal ties, U.S. President Donald Trump is giving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a decidedly tough time on trade.
Trump has also withdrawn from a multilateral...
- June 2, 2018
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