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13.06.26 - 11:06
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Japan PM Takaichi Leaves for Europe for G7 Summit (Nippon)
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Tokyo, June 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi departed Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday afternoon to attend a three-day summit of the Group of Seven major powers in Evian, eastern France, and also visit Britain and Italy. It will be Takaichi's first attendance at the G7 summit and first visit to Europe since she took office last October. The G7 members other than Jap......
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13.06.26 - 06:54
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Japan Imperial Couple Departs for Trip to Netherlands, Belgium (Nippon)
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Tokyo, June 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako departed for an official visit to the Netherlands and Belgium on Saturday morning aboard a government aircraft from Tokyo's Haneda Airport. The Imperial couple will travel to multiple countries on a single trip for the first time since 2002. They are slated to return to Japan on June 26. They boarded the airplane ar......
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12.06.26 - 11:30
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JAL, ANA to Set Record Fuel Surcharges for Some Int′l Flights (Nippon)
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Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways will raise their fuel surcharges added to airfares to record levels of about 65,000 yen for tickets to be issued in July and August for flights from Japan to North America and Europe, it was learned Friday. The higher surcharges, which reflect surges in aviation fuel prices blamed on the Middle East crisis, could dampen trave......
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10.06.26 - 06:18
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JR East Starts Running Tokyo DisneySea-Themed Shinkansen Train (Nippon)
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Sendai, Miyagi Pref., June 10 (Jiji Press)--East Japan Railway Co. on Wednesday started operating a specially painted Shinkansen bullet train themed on the 25th anniversary of Tokyo DisneySea, a theme park near the Japanese capital. The train, painted with "jubilee blue," the anniversary's theme color, departed Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for Tokyo Station at 6:3......
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09.06.26 - 16:06
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JR East′s New Overnight Express Train Named "Luna Azul" (Nippon)
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Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)--East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, on Tuesday unveiled "Luna Azul" as the name of its new overnight limited express train, set to debut in fiscal 2027. The name, Spanish for "blue moon," was chosen to convey a sense of luxury and an escape from everyday life, the railway operator said. From spring through autumn, the train will be operated for two round-trip w......
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26.05.26 - 17:48
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Naumann′s Elephant May Have Gone Extinct 10,000 Yrs Earlier than Thought (Nippon)
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Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)--Naumann's elephant in the Japanese archipelago went extinct about 10,000 years earlier than previously believed, with climate change highly likely playing a significant role, a Japanese research team has said. The findings by the team were published in British journal Scientific Reports on Tuesday. The team comprised researchers from Tokai University, Tokyo Metro......
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20.05.26 - 12:42
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Ex-Japan Post Worker Nabbed over Alleged Bribery Case (Nippon)
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Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)--Police arrested a 37-year-old former employee of Japan Post Co. on Wednesday over aggravated bribery in connection with a contract for collection services. Nobuyuki Yoneda, who worked at a branch office of the company in Tokyo's Koto Ward, allegedly received cash and other benefits from a contractor in exchange for facilitating a consignment contract to collect l......
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