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Mitsui Fudosan unveils new skyscraper in NYC

NEW YORK -- Japanese real estate giant Mitsui Fudosan Co. this week showed media around 50 Hudson Yards, a 58-story skyscraper that is part of a major redevelopment project in New York.

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Olympic scandal disappoints mascot creator

The creator of the official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has voiced his disappointment over the bribery scandal that has tainted the event.

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Kishida defends shift on Unification Church issue as administration aims to expedite measures

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sought understanding in a Diet committee session on Thursday regarding a change in his legal interpretation of the requirements for issuing a dissolution order under the Religious Corporations Law in connection with the Unification Church.

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Kishida seen to be stumbling on Unification Church issue

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has shifted his position on an aspect of the Unification Church issue in a bid to deflect criticism that the government has not done enough to clear up the matter. However, following a rapid succession of shifts, Kishida's approach could be doing him more harm than…

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South Korea announces plan to resume visa waivers for Japanese tourists in November

SEOUL -- The South Korean government announced Wednesday it will resume visa waivers on Nov. 1 for visitors from eight countries and regions including Japan.

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Travel alert level lowered

The Japanese Foreign Ministry has lowered its travel alert that asks people to exercise caution on their trips due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, for all countries and regions to Level 1.

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Empress Emerita celebrates 88th birthday

The Empress Emerita turned 88 on Thursday.

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New institute planned for defense technology

The government plans to establish a research institute in fiscal 2024 at the earliest to utilize cutting-edge technologies developed by the private sector in the defense field, according to government sources.

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Ohtani returns after shining season

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels returned to Japan on Tuesday.

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Hopes high for revival in Southeast Asia tourism

BANGKOK -- Following the easing of coronavirus-related border restrictions in Southeast Asia, hopes are high for a revival in tourism as the sector gears up for the post-pandemic era.

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Design fuss delays Ringo Sheena album

The release of singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena's new remix album will be postponed because a free gift offered with a limited edition CD resembles a tag for people who have hidden impediments, according to a press release published Tuesday by Universal Music LLC.

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Okinawa people wait for Emperor's visit

The Emperor and Empress will visit Okinawa Prefecture this weekend for the National Cultural Festival and other events, in their first visit to the prefecture since the Emperor's enthronement.

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Relief for Unification Church victims sought through law revisions

Relief for victims of Unification Church activities will be presented in bills to revise relevant laws that the government will submit during the current extraordinary Diet session.

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4 SDF members apologize to ex-colleague for sexual abuse

A former Ground Self-Defense member received apologies from four servicemen who had sexually abused her while she was serving in the GSDF, the woman said Monday.

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North Korea abductee Soga laments mother's absence

Hitomi Soga, 63, abducted by North Korea in the late 1970s, on Monday expressed her current state of mind, saying, "It's hard not being able to see my precious mother even once."

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TEPCO raises flounder in 'treated water' at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA -- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. is raising flounder in so-called treated water containing radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.

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Yomiuri Shimbun receives convention awards

The Yomiuri Shimbun received a Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association award for its scoop on corruption allegations linked to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games at the association's annual convention, which kicked off in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Tuesday.

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Many happy returns

Overseas tourists and other visitors walk along Nakamisedori street in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on Sunday. The area bustled on the first weekend following the easing of border control restrictions imposed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, with people snapping photographs in front of Sensoji temple's Kaminarimon gate and…

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Kishida orders probe of Unification Church

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday instructed Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Keiko Nagaoka to conduct a legal investigation of the Unification Church, to determine if it is appropriate to request a court order to dissolve the religious group.

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New security declaration with Australia being negotiated with China in mind

The governments of Japan and Australia have begun negotiating to conclude a new Japan-Australia Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation at a summit to be held in Australia later this month, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned from government officials. The aim is to strengthen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region with China's…

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Ex-Unification Church executive reveals quotas for donations

A former executive of the Unification Church -- a religious group that has drawn criticism in the wake of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe -- told The Yomiuri Shimbun under his real name about how the group has collected large donations, saying that each region of…

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Naha mayoral election duel shows cracks forming in All Okinawa group

NAHA -- The race to decide the next mayor of Okinawa's capital comes down to a head-to-head showdown between a former prefectural assembly member supported by the All Okinawa group and Naha's former deputy mayor backed by the national ruling coalition.

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U.S., allies work to counter China in the sea

The United States maintains an advantage over China in terms of both the number and capabilities of its nuclear submarines.

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20 years on, ex-abductees call for rescue of other victims

Yasushi Chimura and Hitomi Soga, who were kidnapped by North Korea in the late 1970s, called for the return of other such abductees Saturday on the 20th anniversary of five of Pyongyang's victims being repatriated to Japan, including Chimura and Soga.

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Prosecutors plan to serve a fourth arrest warrant on Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive board member of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, on new allegations that he took a bribe related to sales of stuffed toys of the 2020 Games' mascot characters, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

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