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Back to SearchVideos Played at Tokyo Court over Alleged Improper Interrogations
Video clips of interrogations were played at Tokyo District Court on Monday in a damages lawsuit against the government for alleged improper interrog…
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Nagano Firms Team Up to Expand Local Specialty Sales Abroad
Newspaper publisher Shinano Mainichi Shimbun and trading firm Hachijuni Link Nagano Co., both in the central Japan prefecture of Nagano, announced Mo…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Disabled Kids Offered Places to Feel at Ease in Quake-Hit Kumamoto
Efforts are underway in Kumamoto Prefecture to provide children with developmental and intellectual disabilities with places to stay during the day a…
3 days, 11 hours ago
Japan Officials Battling Misinformation on Social Media
Japanese Foreign Ministry officials have begun to use social media under their own names to combat misinformation, after the Japan International Coop…
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Kumamoto Quake Victims Hit by Crimes
Police are increasing vigilance in Kumamoto Prefecture, following reports of scam attempts targeting local residents affected by a major earthquake t…
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Hidankyo Calls for Nuclear-Free World on 70th Anniv.
Officials of Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, renewed their call for a world without nuclear weap…
3 days, 12 hours ago
BOJ Members Saw Need for Faster Rate Hikes in July: Summary
Bank of Japan policymakers in July expressed their views that interest rate hikes should be accelerated, given upside risks to inflation, a summary o…
3 days, 15 hours ago
Japan's P-1 Patrol Aircraft Leaves for Antipiracy Mission
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's P-1 patrol aircraft has left the Atsugi air base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, for Djibouti to t…
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Japan's Current Account Surplus Hits 1st-Half Record
Japan's current account surplus expanded to 17,429.2 billion yen in January-June, hitting a record for the first half thanks to growing exports of se…
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12-Yr-Old Kumamoto Violinist Performs at Carnegie Hall in N.Y.
Twelve-year-old violinist Sora Iwai from earthquake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, performed at Carnegie Hall in New York after winning…
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