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7 arrested over 700 kilograms of drugs smuggled into Tokyo Port
June 7, 2023 Police have arrested seven Chinese nationals in connection with around 700 kilograms of methamphetamine smuggled into Tokyo Port, the second-largest drug seizure in the country, investigative sources said on June 7.LDP moves to export lethal tools of war gain momentum
June 7, 2023 Ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers discussing revising the nation’s restrictions on exporting defense equipment were pleasantly surprised to discover that there is no clear wording preventing the shipment of deadly weapons.
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Tokyo auditors rebuke Olympic organizers over multiple scandals
June 7, 2023 Oversight commissioners lambasted the organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for numerous bribery and bid-rigging scandals and leaving "significant tasks to tackle related to governance" on June 6.
130,000 ‘My Number’ cards linked to wrong bank accounts
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Kurdish man: Immigration bill reform not fitting for a democracy
June 7, 2023
Police: Gaasyy earned over 100 million yen through YouTube
June 7, 2023
Nippon Ishin euphoria fades as party deals with scandals
June 7, 2023
Policy draft calls for women in 30% of executive posts by 2030
June 6, 2023
Russia starts naval exercises in seas of Japan and Okhotsk
June 5, 2023
TSMC in subsidy talks to build second chip plant in Kumamoto
June 7, 2023
Japan, Australia, US to fund undersea cable connection in Micronesia to counter China’s influence
June 7, 2023
‘Big 4’ motorbike makers join pact for hydrogen-powered engines
June 6, 2023
Wheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine
June 7, 2023
Major dam collapses in southern Ukraine, flooding villages as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame
June 7, 2023
EU member Slovenia overwhelmingly defeats Moscow ally Belarus for a seat on the UN Security Council
June 7, 2023
Japan startup's failed moon landing caused by altitude miscalculation, company says
May 27, 2023
Supercomputer Fugaku to help develop Japanese generative AI
May 23, 2023
Pediatrician creates easier way to determine egg allergy limit
May 21, 2023
Calligraphy by former prime minister shows talent from youth
June 7, 2023
Longer version of Yasujiro Ozu’s ‘Straightforward Boy’ film found
June 7, 2023
26th ‘Detective Conan’ film the first to gain over 10 billion yen
June 5, 2023
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Renewed train station in Tokyo takes page from ‘Harry Potter’
June 1, 2023
‘Zombie Train’ aims to scare daylights out of passengers
May 30, 2023
Yarn company revives, hopes to help Fukushima town do the same
May 22, 2023
Survey: 47% in Sapporo against hosting Games; 38% in favor
April 3, 2023
Pickle maker in Kyoto develops cosmetics from veggie waste
May 29, 2023
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April 6, 2022
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Long-awaited novel by Haruki Murakami hits stores in Japan
April 13, 2023
The lion is king of all it surveys either in the wild or in captivity
July 20, 2022
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