Tama Zoological Park in western Tokyo reopened its lion exhibit on October 30, nearly three months after three of its lions died following a sudden spell of extreme summer heat. An investigation released by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on October 29 concluded that heatstroke, which progresse...
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TOKYO -- Japan's Finance Ministry proposed reviewing administrative support, including possible termination, for specific health checkups and guidance
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TSU, Japan (Kyodo) -- A seven-year prison term was finalized on Thursday for a former truck driver whose use of a smartphone while driving caused a mu
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Thursday morning after Democrats retook control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress in the midterm election
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Bank of Japan policymaker said at its September monetary policy meeting that the central bank had entered a new phase in which the
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TOKYO -- A new place for visitors is opening at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3. It is the Ote Rest House, near Ote-mon Gate on the east side o
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TOKYO -- The mayor of the suburban Tokyo city of Hachioji, a former member of the Self-Defense Forces, took a hunting license examination amid a spate
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government said Wednesday it is considering what financial assistance it can provide to support the International Crimin
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Muji brand operator Ryohin Keikaku Co. said Wednesday that about 1.09 million customer records, including credit card numbers, may ha
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An advisory body of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has recommended adding Japanese calligraphy,
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The Japanese government has set, by Cabinet order, the requirements for designating a prefecture outside the Tokyo metropolitan area as a "second capi
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NUMAZU, Shizuoka -- A one-day trial run of a restaurant staffed by elderly people with dementia opened in this central Japan city on Nov. 1, with orga
