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Strong quake hits Eastern Japan including Tokyo

May 25, 2019

Tokyo–A strong earthquake hit eastern Japan areas including Tokyo on Saturday, measuring up to lower 5, the fifth highest in the country’s nine-notch seismic intensity scale, according to the Meteorological Agency. The maximum reading was registered in the town of

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Trump arrives in Japan as first state guest in Reiwa Era

May 25, 2019

Tokyo–U.S. President Donald Trump arrived at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda on Saturday afternoon, as the first state guest in Japan since new Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement and the start of the new era of Reiwa in the country, both

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U.S. president on his way to Japan

May 25, 2019

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on May 24, 2019. – The president is traveling to Japan for a three-day official visit. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski /

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Japan police arrest 15 scam suspects held in Thailand

May 24, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese police arrested Friday all 15 Japanese men who were detained in Thailand for their alleged involvement in a large-scale scam targeting people in their home country. They were arrested by Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department and three other Japanese police

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Election not necessarily linked to any tax hike delay: Abe

May 24, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he will not necessarily call a general election even if his government decides to delay a consumption tax hike set for Oct. 1. Speaking before the House of Representatives Committee on Health, Labor

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Abe considering trip to Iran

May 24, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a visit to Iran in June, a government official said Friday. Abe hopes to hold direct talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in order to call for efforts to ease heightening tensions with

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Foreign visitors to national parks in Japan up 15 percent in 2018

May 24, 2019

Tokyo–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan’s 34 national parks in 2018 rose 15.7 pct from the year before to 6.94 million, up for the third consecutive year, the Environment Ministry said Friday. Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, stretching from Tokyo

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27 Human trafficking victims rescued in Japan in 2018

May 24, 2019

Tokyo–A total of 27 people were taken into protective custody as victims of human trafficking in Japan in 2018, down by 19 from the previous year, the government said Friday. Of the total, the number of Japanese victims dropped by

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