Japan’s new arctic research vessel set to arrive in December
Mirai II will replace the 8,700-ton Mirai, which was decommissioned in December last year.
Mirai II will replace the 8,700-ton Mirai, which was decommissioned in December last year.
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ICHINOMIYA (Kyodo) -- Japan's Akane Yamaguchi took women's badminton silver Tuesday at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after South Korea's world No. 1, A
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- InterContinental Hotels Group PLC said Monday it will bring its premium Noted Collection brand to Japan for the first time, opening h
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet has formally decided to convene an extraordinary Diet session from next Monday, after the gov
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Over 70 percent of people in Japan are positive about the introduction of cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence and
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako's visit to Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan, hit by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in July,
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday he has ordered the country's troops to conclude their firefighting operations
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TOKYO (Kyodo) --Tokyo stocks ended lower Tuesday for the second straight day, weighed down by inflation concerns on the back of rising crude oil price
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- People aged 65 and over account for a record-high 29.4 percent of Japan's population, the finalized 2025 census results showed Tuesda
