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Nikkei closes above 24,000 for 1st time in 14 months

Tokyo stocks advanced sharply Friday, sending the benchmark Nikkei to the highest level in 14 months, on prospects for a near-term U.S.-China trade deal and a clearer path?

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Nikkei closes above 24,000 for 1st time in 14 months

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Japan's health ministry approves public insurance coverage for preventive breast and ovary removal in cancer patients

The health ministry decided Friday to extend public health insurance to cover mastectomies and oophorectomies for people with breast or ovarian cancer who are at ...

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Japan's health ministry approves public insurance coverage for preventive breast and ovary removal in cancer patients

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Johnson says he has won a big mandate for Brexit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to end three years of political paralysis and take Britain out of?

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Johnson says he has won a big mandate for Brexit

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Cabinet to approve SDF dispatch to Middle East on Dec 23

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party endorsed Friday a draft plan for the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East in a mission independent of a U.S.-led?

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Cabinet to approve SDF dispatch to Middle East on Dec 23

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11 arrested after 600 kgs of stimulant drugs found on fishing vessel

Eleven Taiwanese and Japanese nationals have been arrested after police found about 600 kilograms of stimulant drugs on a fishing vessel in a port in Amakusa City in?

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11 arrested after 600 kgs of stimulant drugs found on fishing vessel

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Japan's SDF dispatch to Middle East set for Cabinet approval on Dec. 23

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party endorsed a draft plan Friday for the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East in a mission independent ...

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Japan's SDF dispatch to Middle East set for Cabinet approval on Dec. 23

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3 jailed for 16-20 years over arson-murder in Chiba in 2018

Three 22-year-old men have been sentenced to prison terms of 16 to 18 years after being convicted of killing a 55-year-old disabled woman Inzai City, Chiba Prefecture, in?

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3 jailed for 16-20 years over arson-murder in Chiba in 2018

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Study shows hostility toward journalists by Trump supporters

It's been true for some time that Republicans are generally more hostile to the news media than Democrats , but a study released Thursday found that's much more?

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Study shows hostility toward journalists by Trump supporters

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U.S. House committee postpones votes on articles of impeachment

U.S. lawmakers will vote Friday on whether to move forward with impeaching Republican President Donald Trump, as the Democratic head of the Judiciary Committee shocked Republicans by declining?

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U.S. House committee postpones votes on articles of impeachment

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6 bodies retrieved from NZ volcanic island; 2 still missing

A New Zealand military team in gas masks and hazmat suits recovered six bodies on Friday from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, as doctors?

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6 bodies retrieved from NZ volcanic island; 2 still missing

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Aichi city hires non-Japanese assistants to support foreign children at elementary schools

During a recent math class in an elementary school in Aichi Prefecture, Kamila Tamy Tida Miyamoto, 31, a Brazilian school assistant, pointed to the textbooks ...

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Aichi city hires non-Japanese assistants to support foreign children at elementary schools

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Shikoku court rejects fishermen's appeal over 1954 hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll

The Takamatsu High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that rejected a claim by former tuna fishermen and bereaved relatives for state compensation ...

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Shikoku court rejects fishermen's appeal over 1954 hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll

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Yoshiki makes surprise appearance at Kiss concert in Tokyo

Legendary rock band Kiss are currently making their way through the Japan leg of their End of the Road World Tour, slated as their last tour ever. And the Japanese?

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Yoshiki makes surprise appearance at Kiss concert in Tokyo

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Yoshiki makes surprise appearance at Kiss concert in Tokyo

Legendary rock band Kiss are currently making their way through the Japan leg of their End of the Road World Tour, slated as their last tour ever. And the Japanese?

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Yoshiki makes surprise appearance at Kiss concert in Tokyo

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Some of slain Japanese doctor's ashes to be buried in Afghanistan

Some of the cremated remains of Tetsu Nakamura, the Japanese doctor who was shot dead in Afghanistan last week, will be buried in the country ...

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Some of slain Japanese doctor's ashes to be buried in Afghanistan

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Shikoku Electric to remove fuel from Ikata nuclear reactor, a first since MOX work began in 1997

Shikoku Electric Power Co. said Thursday that it will suspend operations of the No. 3 reactor at its Ikata nuclear power plant on Dec. 26 ...

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Shikoku Electric to remove fuel from Ikata nuclear reactor, a first since MOX work began in 1997

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Shikoku Electric to remove fuel from Ikata nuclear reactor, a first since MOX work began in 1997

Shikoku Electric Power Co. said Thursday that it will suspend operations of the No. 3 reactor at its Ikata nuclear power plant on Dec. 26 ...

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Shikoku Electric to remove fuel from Ikata nuclear reactor, a first since MOX work began in 1997

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Sapporo court orders Google to erase search results on arrest of man in dropped sex assault case

A Sapporo court ordered Google Inc. on Thursday to erase some search results about the arrest of a man who claimed that information about the ...

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Sapporo court orders Google to erase search results on arrest of man in dropped sex assault case

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Arsenal, Frankfurt advance in Europa League

Teenager Bukayo Saka scored one goal and set up another to secure a 2-2 draw for Arsenal at Standard Liege on Thursday and lead the Gunners into the?

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Arsenal, Frankfurt advance in Europa League

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Royal meet and greet

Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets new Japanese Ambassador Yasumasa Nagamine during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday.

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Royal meet and greet

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Japanese actor Tatsuo Umemiya dies at 81

Actor and TV personality Tatsuo Umemiya, who appeared in a number of popular films and television dramas, died of chronic kidney failure Thursday morning at ...

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Japanese actor Tatsuo Umemiya dies at 81

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Kawasaki enacts Japan's first bill punishing hate speech

Repeat violations are punishable by a fine of up to ¥500,000.

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Kawasaki enacts Japan's first bill punishing hate speech

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Rei (?), first character of Reiwa era name, picked as Japan's kanji of the year

The character "rei" (?) &8212; as used in the era name of Reiwa, which has been translated to mean "beautiful harmony" &8212; was chosen as ...

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Rei (?), first character of Reiwa era name, picked as Japan's kanji of the year

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Son of former Dutch POW retraces dad's steps in Yokohama in first trip to Japan

Overcoming years of conflicting emotions, a 71-year-old Dutchman this year made his first visit to Japan, seeking to retrace the footsteps of his father, who ...

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Son of former Dutch POW retraces dad's steps in Yokohama in first trip to Japan