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Emperor, Empress Attend Their Last National Tree-Planting Event

June 10, 2018

Minamisoma, Fukushima Pref.- Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attended an annual national tree-planting festival, the last such event for the couple, in the tsunami-hit city of Minamisoma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday. The ceremony was held at

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Canada Teams Up with Japan, Others to Aid Education for Women

June 10, 2018

Charlevoix, Canada- The government of Canada at a Group of Seven summit on Saturday announced a joint program with Japan and other G-7 nations to contribute 3.8 billion Canadian dollars to support education for women. The other partners are Britain,

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G-7 Reaffirms Fight against Protectionism, But Rift Revealed

June 10, 2018

Charlevoix, Canada- The Group of Seven major industrial nations reaffirmed their fight against protectionism at a two-day summit in Charlevoix, eastern Canada, through Saturday, but a rift between the United States and other members deepened over trade issues, a key

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Abe Eager for Summit with N. Korea to Resolve Abduction Issue

June 10, 2018

Quebec City, Canada- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated his desire on Saturday to hold a bilateral summit with North Korea to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to the reclusive state decades ago. “I’m determined to resolve the

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One Killed, 2 Injured in Knife Attack on Shinkansen Train

June 10, 2018

Tokyo- A man was killed and two women were injured in a rampage that happened on a Shinkansen bullet train on Saturday night, shortly after the westbound train departed from Tokyo Station. Around 9:50 p.m. (12:50 p.m. GMT), a passenger

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Locals Account for Majority of Victims of Accidents at Dangerous Railway Crossings

June 10, 2018

Tokyo- Of 27 people who died in accidents at underequipped railroad crossings in Japan in fiscal 2014 and later, at least 16 were living near the crossings where they lost their lives, according to an investigation report by the Japan

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Japan Emperor, Empress Talk with Fukushima Nuclear Evacuees

June 10, 2018

Iwaki, Fukushima Pref.- Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Saturday visited a public housing complex in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and held talks with residents who have been evacuated due to a severe nuclear accident that occurred

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INTERVIEW: N. Korea Unlikely to Give Up Nuke Arsenal

June 10, 2018

Seoul- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has no intention to abandon his country’s nuclear weapons, former South Korean Unification Minister Kang In-duk has said in a recent interview with Jiji Press, ahead of a historic U.S.-North Korea summit slated

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