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Mori Building Co. and others showcased a demonstration in Tokyo on Monday of a suitcase-shaped robot equipped with artificial intelligence that can g…
10 hours ago
China Urges Japan's Takaichi to Correct Taiwan Remarks
Wang Yi, China's top diplomat, urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to correct her remarks about Taiwan during his meeting in Beijing Monday …
11 hours ago
Japan Emperor, Empress Pose with Ghibli Characters at Theme Park
Japan's Imperial Household Agency has released photographs of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako taken during their visit to Ghibli Park, a theme pa…
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Seibu Shibuya to Close Wed., Ending 58 Yrs of Shaping Youth Culture
Sogo & Seibu Co.'s Seibu department store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward will close its doors for the last time Wednesday, bringing an end to its 58-year hi…
12 hours ago
Japan Confronts China, N. Korea at U.N. over Enemy State Clauses
Japan confronted China and North Korea at the U.N. General Assembly on Monday over the U.N. Charter's enemy state clauses, after Japanese Prime Minis…
12 hours ago
Japan Extraordinary Diet Session to Convene Mon.
The Japanese government told the Diet, the country's parliament, on Tuesday that an extraordinary session will be convened Monday.
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Japan Imperial Couple's Kumamoto Visit Postponed to Wed.
A planned visit by Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to areas affected by a powerful earthquake in July in Kumamoto Prefecture, southweste…
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Tokyo Logs Record Rainy Day Streak
Precipitation was observed in central Tokyo for 34 straight days through Tuesday, the longest streak of rainy days since records began in 1886, accor…
16 hours ago
Fujigaki Named University of Tokyo's 1st Female President
The University of Tokyo said Monday that it has selected Yuko Fujigaki, a 64-year-old professor, as its next president, making her the first woman to…
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Japan's Nakai, Hatakeyama Win BMX Racing Gold at Asian Games
Japan's Asuma Nakai and Sae Hatakeyama won cycling BMX racing gold medals in the men's and women's events, respectively, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Ga…
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