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Japan Had Hottest Summer On Record, Weather Agency Says

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan recorded its highest average temperature this summer in 125 years, the nation's weather agency said on Friday.
Based on measurements at 15 locations around the country from June through August, the average temperature deviation was +1.76 degrees Celsius, the Japan Meteorologic...

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Japan’s Prince Hisahito’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony to be Held in Spring 2025 or Later

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The coming-of-age ceremony for Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, will be held in spring 2025 or later following his high school graduation, the Imperial Household Agency said Wednesday.
The prince will turn 18 on Sept. 6 next year and become a...

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U.S. Envoy Visits Fukushima To Eat Fish, Criticize China’s Seafood Ban Over Wastewater Release

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AP NEWS
 
The U.S. ambassador to Japan visited a city in Fukushima on Thursday and had a seafood lunch with the mayor, talked to fishermen and stocked up on local produce to show they are safe after the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the se...

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Nestlé To Release Ultimate Perfected Kitkat In Honor Of Its 50th Anniversary In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The milk chocolate-covered, crispy wafer candy called KitKat was originally released in the UK in 1935 and is now sold in over 80 localities around the world.
In Japan, the treat has been giving people a break since 1973, officially marking 50 years of sales this year where they’re ...

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Japan Marks Centenary Of Great Kanto Earthquake Disaster

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan on Friday marked the centenary of the Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated the capital and surrounding areas, killing an estimated 105,000 people in the deadliest natural disaster in the country's history.
Ceremonies were held across the country to honor those who lost their ...

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Japanese Ministers Eat Fukushima Fish To Show It’s Safe After Nuclear Plant Wastewater Is Discharged

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AP NEWS
 
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers ate Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting Wednesday, in an apparent effort to show that fish is safe following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that began las...

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Aging Japan's Births Fall 3.6% To 370,000 In January To June

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The number of babies born in Japan and to Japanese expatriates in the January to June period fell 3.6% from a year earlier to 371,052, government data showed Tuesday.
The number of births in the six-month period suggests that the annual total in the country this year is likely to st...

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Japan PM Vows Steps To Ease Gasoline Prices, Now At Record High

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Wednesday to ensure lower domestic gasoline prices after industry ministry data showed that the average retail price has risen for the 15th straight week to its highest-ever level.
Kishida also told reporters that his government will impl...

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Brick Thrown At Japanese Embassy In China In Fukushima Spat

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan said Tuesday that harassment being faced by Japanese in China after the release of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant was "extremely regrettable", confirming that a brick was thrown at the country's embassy in Beijing.
Last week, China banned all seafood imports from its n...

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Japan Conveys Concern To China Over Fukushima Water-Linked Harassment

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KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that Japan conveyed its concern to China over harassment by Chinese citizens following the start of the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant last week, calling such behavior "regrettable."
Earlier in the ...

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