Suga denies ethics scandal pushed him to skip news conference
Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada came under fire after she was found to have been treated to a luxurious dinner in 2019 by Suga's ...
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Suga denies ethics scandal pushed him to skip news conference
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Japan to lift state of emergency over COVID-19 in six prefectures from Monday
With the decision to cancel the declaration in Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Aichi, Gifu and Fukuoka starting March 1, the focus in those areas will shift ...
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Japan to lift state of emergency over COVID-19 in six prefectures from Monday
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Japanese journalist in Myanmar released from police custody
"Thanks very much to all my friends. I'm OK. I'm safe," Yuki Kitazumi said after leaving a police station in Yangon following a brief detainment ...
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Japanese journalist in Myanmar released from police custody
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Government to strengthen law against use of GPS tools for stalking in Japan
A bill to revise the law on stalking will also criminalize the collection of location information from targets through new mechanisms as technology develops.
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Government to strengthen law against use of GPS tools for stalking in Japan
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Japan on high alert for COVID-19 vaccination scams
Vaccine-linked scams emerged in January, according to an official, when the approach of the vaccine program quickly captured national attention.
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Japan on high alert for COVID-19 vaccination scams
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Forest fire spreading for sixth day in eastern Japan
Ashikaga in Tochigi Prefecture issued an evacuation advisory for 98 more households on Friday, bringing the total number advised to evacuate as a result of ...
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Forest fire spreading for sixth day in eastern Japan
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Radiation criteria sow confusion for evacuees
The government has given two conflicting figures for radiation exposure levels " 20 millisieverts a year and 1 millisievert a year " triggering concern.
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Radiation criteria sow confusion for evacuees
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Fishermen call for calm in wake of China coast guard law
While government officials are alarmed at the provision for weapons use, no local Japanese fishing vessels travel near the Senkaku Islands nearest China.
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Fishermen call for calm in wake of China coast guard law
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Tokyo confirms 270 new COVID-19 cases Friday
The number of newly confirmed cases across the nation Thursday came to 1,076, bouncing back above 1,000 for the first time in two days.
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Tokyo confirms 270 new COVID-19 cases Friday
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Japan approves bill simplifying court steps to identify cyberbullies
Changes to the law on internet service providers come after calls to tackle online abuse, particularly after last year's death of a cast member on ...
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Japan approves bill simplifying court steps to identify cyberbullies
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North Pacific economies agree to cut saury quotas by 40% as catches decline
The combined catch of all commission participants excluding the U.S. and Canada plunged by nearly 60% in 2019 from the previous year to far below ...
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North Pacific economies agree to cut saury quotas by 40% as catches decline
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Japan's troubled Go To Travel campaign may partially resume after emergency
The tourism minister said Thursday that the incentive program might resume in only parts of the country, and would depend on the local virus situation.
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Japan's troubled Go To Travel campaign may partially resume after emergency
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Gov't to lift state of emergency for 6 prefectures on Sunday
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced Friday that the government will lift its COVID-19 state of emergency for six prefectures on Sunday, but the Tokyo metropolitan area will have?
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Gov't to lift state of emergency for 6 prefectures on Sunday
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Tokyo reports 270 coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 1,056
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 270 new cases of the coronavirus, down 70 from Thursday.
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Tokyo reports 270 coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 1,056
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Nikkei plunges over 1,200 points to below 29,000; biggest drop in 4 years
The Nikkei index ended sharply lower Friday, logging its biggest point drop since June 2016, as a spike in the yields of U.S. and Japanese long-term bonds triggered?
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Nikkei plunges over 1,200 points to below 29,000; biggest drop in 4 years
Security forces in Myanmar's largest city on Friday fired warning shots and beat truncheons against their shields while moving to disperse more than 1,000 anti-coup protesters.
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Man killed after leaping from platform into oncoming train in Kobe
A 42-year-old man was killed after he jumped from a platform and hit an oncoming train at Motomachi Station on the JR Kobe Line in Kobe on Friday.?
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Man killed after leaping from platform into oncoming train in Kobe
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Man killed after leaping from platform into oncoming train in Kobe
A 42-year-old man was killed after he jumped from a platform and hit an oncoming train at Motomachi Station on the JR Kobe Line in Kobe on Friday.?
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Man killed after leaping from platform into oncoming train in Kobe
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2 high school girls, 50-year-old man found dead in car in apparent joint suicide
Two high school girls aged 16 and 17 and a 50-year-old man were found dead in a parked car in Saitama Prefecture on Thursday in what police believe?
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2 high school girls, 50-year-old man found dead in car in apparent joint suicide
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Wildfire rages for 5th day; more households to be urged to evacuate
A forest fire in a sparsely populated area 75 kilometers north of Tokyo continued to rage for a fifth day on Friday, as local officials were set to?
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Wildfire rages for 5th day; more households to be urged to evacuate
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65-year-old man arrested over fatal stabbing of woman at his apartment
Police in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 65-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 57-year-old woman with whom he was in a relationship.
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65-year-old man arrested over fatal stabbing of woman at his apartment
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Australian PM's defining week ends in bruising manner
It was supposed to be a milestone week for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison that began with the nation's first COVID-19 vaccinations and ended in the country becoming?
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Australian PM's defining week ends in bruising manner
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U.S. strikes Iranian-backed militant site in Syria
The U.S. military launched an airstrike on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed militia Thursday, in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on U.S. troop locations in Iraq,?
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U.S. strikes Iranian-backed militant site in Syria
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Arsenal, Man Utd, Rangers into Europa League last 16 as Leicester exit
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice including a late winner as Arsenal qualified for the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday with a 3-2 victory over Benfica in?
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Arsenal, Man Utd, Rangers into Europa League last 16 as Leicester exit