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Ishiba refrains from saying if Japan supports U.S. attacks on Iran
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that Japan is monitoring with “grave concern” the developments in the Middle East after
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Voting under way in Tokyo assembly race, prelude to national election
TOKYO : Voting is under way Sunday in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, regarded as a bellwether for this summer’s
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Japan hosts coast guard drills with U.S. and Philippines as sea tensions rise
TOKYO : Japan’s coast guard on Friday held a joint exercise with counterparts from the United States and the Philippines,
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Care worker arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting two women in their 80s at nursing home
Police in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 54-year-old man who works at a nursing home on suspicion of
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Japan calls for utmost restraint from Iran in conflict with Israel
TOKYO : Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya has told his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Abbas Araghchi that all parties must exercise
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44-year-old man arrested for killing mother to undergo psychiatric evaluation
UTSUNOMIYA, Tochigi – The Utsunomiya District Public Prosecutors Office has decided to have a 44-year-old man arrested on suspicion of
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Suspect arrested after man found dead in Nagoya hotel room
Police in Nagoya have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the robbery and murder of a 32-year-old man whose
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Japan’s tariff negotiator arranging 6th U.S. trip for this week
Japan’s top tariff negotiator is arranging a visit to the United States later this week for a sixth round of
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Private Japanese lunar lander heads toward moon touchdown
A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far
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Vietnam Lifts the Two-Child Limit, But Families Continue to Refuse to Have More Children
Vietnam’s long-standing two-child policy, which had been in effect since 1988, has been formally abandoned in an attempt to address
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Japanese prisons to place more focus on rehabilitation than punishment
An amendment to the Penal Code placing greater emphasis on rehabilitation efforts in prison took effect Sunday, marking the first
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Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies at 89
Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, a People’s Honor Award recipient who rose to stardom for his on-field exploits during the
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Japan: The father was discovered dead beneath a pedestrian bridge, while the mother and two daughters were fatally stabbed at home.
Four members of a family were found dead in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Monday in what police believe was a
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Japan, S Korea open tourist fast-track entry system at 4 airports
TOKYO : Japan and South Korea on Sunday opened dedicated entry lanes for tourists visiting each other’s countries at four
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Osaka: Man arrested for posting upskirt images of foreign tourists in Nara Park on YouTube
Police in Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 59-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of posting upskirt images of foreign
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