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Memorial Service Held 4 Yrs after Mount Ontake Eruption

September 27, 2018

Otaki, Nagano Pref.- A memorial service was held Thursday to mark the fourth anniversary of an eruption of Mount Ontake in central Japan that left 58 people dead and five others missing. Some 170 people, including bereaved families, participated in

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Japanese ship Akebono arrives at South Harbor

September 27, 2018

Japanese ship Akebono of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) docked at Pier 15 here Thursday for a three-day goodwill visit to the Philippines, a press statement by the Philippine Navy said. About 200 officers and crew, including Japan Coast

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Victims of 2014 Eruption Mourned at Summit of Mount Ontake

September 27, 2018

Otaki, Nagano Pref.- Relatives of 58 people killed and five others unaccounted for in an eruption of Mount Ontake in central Japan in 2014 offered prayers at the summit of the volcano on Wednesday, the eve of the fourth anniversary

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Japanese Companies Helping Employees Volunteer for Olympics

September 27, 2018

Tokyo- Major Japanese companies are helping employees join the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as volunteers, with the organizers starting their search for 80,000 volunteers Wednesday. Some are planning to send volunteers gathered from among their own workers, while others,

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Abe to Reshuffle Cabinet on Tuesday

September 27, 2018

New York- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday he will reshuffle his cabinet and the leadership team of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday. Meeting the press in New York, the prime minister said he will retain in

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Abe Voices Support for Keeping Iran Nuclear Deal Alive

September 27, 2018

New York- Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that the country will continue supporting the implementation of the 2015 historic nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Abe showed the intention at a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

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Tokai No. 2 N-Plant Passes NRA Safety Screenings

September 26, 2018

Tokyo- The Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday the Tokai No. 2 nuclear power plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, has officially passed NRA screenings for restart. The NRA formalized a report that the plant, owned by Japan Atomic Power

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Japan’s Crown Prince, Princess Visit Flood-Hit Kyushu City

September 26, 2018

Asakura, Fukuoka Pref.- Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako on Wednesday visited a city hit hard by torrential rain that damaged northern parts of the Kyushu southwestern Japan region in July last year. The couple arrived around 11

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