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Osaka red light district to be closed during G-20 summit
Published on 16/05/2019
» OSAKA: A major red light district in Osaka will be closed during the Group of 20 summit in late June, the first such decision in 30 years, the local restaurant association said on Thursday.
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Volcanic alert level raised for Mt Hakone near Tokyo
Published on 19/05/2019
» TOKYO: Japanese authorities raised the volcanic alert level for Mt Hakone on Sunday as seismic activity has been increasing in the popular hot-spring resort area near Tokyo.
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Gold tub in Japan recognised by Guinness as heaviest
Published on 22/04/2019
» SASEBO, Japan: An 18-carat gold bathtub weighing 154.2 kilogrammes at a hot spring resort in southwestern Japan was recognised by Guinness World Records as the heaviest in the world, the resort's operator said on Monday.
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Japan emperor performs last duty outside palace
Published on 26/04/2019
» TOKYO: Emperor Akihito joined an award ceremony in Tokyo on Friday, his last official duty outside of the Imperial Palace ahead of his scheduled abdication next week.
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Japan begins trials for disaster info service for tourists
Published on 15/04/2019
» OSAKA: A government bureau in western Japan began trials on Monday for their multilingual smartphone-based service to provide overseas tourists with disaster information after a number of natural disasters hit the area last summer.
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North Korea fires short-range missiles: Seoul
AFP, Published on 04/05/2019
» SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) - North Korea launched short-range missiles into the sea Saturday, the South Korean military said, in what would be Pyongyang's first such action for more than a year as it seeks to up pressure on Washington with nuclear talks deadlocked.
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Tokyo Disneyland, DisneySea visitors hit record high
Published on 01/04/2019
» TOKYO: The number of visitors to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea amusement parks reached a record 32.56 million in fiscal 2018 ended March 31, operator Oriental Land Co said on Monday.
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Ghosn's wife appears in Tokyo court
Kyodo News, Published on 11/04/2019
» TOKYO: Former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn's wife appeared in a Tokyo court Thursday to be questioned over an allegation her husband misused company funds for personal purposes.
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Japan to ban physical punishment of children by parents
Published on 03/03/2019
» TOKYO: The Japanese government and the ruling coalition plan to include a ban on corporal punishment of children by parents in law revisions following a series of recent child maltreatment cases in the name of discipline, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
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Village restores Fukushima reputation with ice cream
Published on 24/02/2019
» FUKUSHIMA, Japan: A farming village in northeastern Japan that saw demand for its produce plunge after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis has found a way to spice up its image -- challenging people to try its soft-serve ice cream laced with locally grown ultra-hot peppers.
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