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Japan's Hamaoka nuclear power plant operator president to resign: sources
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (219+ words) NAGOYA - Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi intends to resign over the utility's seismic data manipulation scandal during the screening for restarting reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan, sources close to the matter said Sunday....
120-yr Japanese inn in quake-hit Noto to reopen FY 2028 with new building
20+ hour, 59+ min ago (295+ words) KANAZAWA, Japan - Kagaya, a 120-year-old Japanese ryokan inn that remains closed after suffering major damage in the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, has announced it will reopen by the end of fiscal 2028 with a new seven-story building. The new property will be…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan needs own foreign intelligence agency: gov't spokesman
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (117+ words) Read full story here Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan PM Takaichi urges…...
BREAKING NEWS: Policy to be Japan PM's yardstick in Cabinet reshuffle: top gov't spokesman
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (121+ words) Read full story here Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan PM Takaichi urges…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan opposition alliance formalizes split plan after merger talks fail
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (121+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan PM Takaichi urges removal of Russia war victory statue China asks Ukraine…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan logs current account surplus of 2.99 trillion yen in July
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (110+ words) Read full story here Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan PM Takaichi urges removal of Russia war victory statue China asks Ukraine to…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan seeking Takaichi-Trump talks late Sept., eyeing U.S.-China summit
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (124+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Truck-car head-on collision leaves 3 dead, 3 injured in western Japan Blocks installed by local…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM Takaichi meets LDP execs over lunch, discusses party management
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (18+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News...
Japan Prince Hisahito, 2nd in line to throne, turns 20
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (530+ words) TOKYO - Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, turned 20 on Sunday, a year after a series of traditional ceremonies commemorated his coming of age. As an adult member of the imperial family,…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi likely to be retained in Cabinet reshuffle
1+ week, 1+ day ago (104+ words) Read full story here Japanese doll Licca-chan returns to U.S. after 40 yrs, adults targeted Truck-car head-on collision leaves 3 dead, 3 injured in western Japan Large fire spreads in central Japan shopping district near Ise Jingu shrine American football: Las Vegas Raiders sign…...