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Fate of Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower to be decided shortly

July 29, 2019

Tokyo–The fate of Tokyo’s famed Nakagin Capsule Tower is set to be decided as early as autumn, attracting attention from home and abroad on whether the building and its unique exterior will be kept or scrapped. Currently, a foreign company

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Seto wins 400m medley at Swimming Worlds, clinches olympic berth

July 29, 2019

Gwangju, South Korea–Daiya Seto won gold in the men’s 400-meter individual medley at 4:08:95 at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on Sunday, securing a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This is the third medal for

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Rainy season ends in Japan’s Kanto-Koshin region

July 29, 2019

Tokyo–This year’s rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin eastern to central Japan region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday. The end of the rainy season in the region came 30 days later than in the previous year,

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Aid for arson-struck Kyoto Animation comes in diverse forms

July 29, 2019

Kyoto–Kyoto Animation Co., whose No. 1 studio was hit by an arson attack that killed 35 people, has been receiving support in diverse forms, including non-monetary aid. Masanori Fukusumi, a 58-year-old bus driver from the town of Seika in Kyoto

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Astronaut Hoshide urges Japan to lead international space missions

July 29, 2019

New York–Japan should lead international space missions, Akihiko Hoshide, an astronaut at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, has said. “Japan is responsible for playing a central role in some fields,” Hoshide said at an event hosted by Jiji

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”Bikoy” surrenders to PNP after court issues arrest warrant for cyberlibel

July 29, 2019

Peter Joemel Advincula, who claimed to be “Bikoy” in the narcolist videos, surrendered to the police Monday evening after a court in Albay issued an arrest warrant for cyberlibel. Advincula surrendered to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group – National

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PSE index ends with modest gains, peso declines slightly vs US dollar

July 29, 2019

The main Philippine share index closed with modest gains while the peso declined against the US dollar on Monday. The peso ended at P51.09 from Friday’s P51,055. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines

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Nine dead in Batanes quake: town mayor

July 29, 2019

The death toll on the two earthquakes that hit Batanes on Saturday rose to nine, a local government official said on Monday. “It’s (already) nine,” said Itbayat Mayor Raul de Sagon in a phone interview with Daily Manila Shimbun. It

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