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Japan · 20 Jan 2020 Photo Story: Japanese Emperor Naruhito presents his opening address to parliament members Japan's Emperor Naruhito attends the opening of a regular parliamentary session at the upper house of the Diet in Tokyo, Japan, 20… Japan · 17 Jan 2020 Photo Story: The 25th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake in Japan remembered Residents offer prayers for victims of the Great Hanshin (Kobe) Earthquake, in Kobe, western Japan, 17 January 2020. The event marked the… Coronavirus · 16 Jan 2020 Japan confirms first case of new China coronavirus strain Japan has confirmed its first case of infection from the new China coronavirus that has killed one person and prompted a travel… Japan · 12 Jan 2020 Photo Story: New Year ice water bathing ceremony in Tokyo A man kisses a block of ice during an ice-cold water bathing ceremony at the Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 12… Japan · 2 Jan 2020 Japanese royal couple’s New Year address to the country (L-R) Japan's former Empress Michiko, former Emperor Akihito, his son and current Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Crown Prince Akishino greet… Japan · 29 Dec 2019 Japan Airlines to offer 50,000 free round-trip domestic flights to foreign tourists Japan Airlines Co. has said it will launch a campaign to offer free round-trip domestic flight tickets to up to 50,000 foreign… Japan · 29 Dec 2019 Boat with two human heads washes up on Japanese coast A handout photo made available by Sado Coast Guard Office shows Korean letters written on the outside of a wooden boat that… Japan · 26 Dec 2019 Japan executes first foreigner in a decade Japan on Thursday executed a 40-year-old Chinese man who was convicted of murdering a Japanese family in 2003. Justice Minister Masako Mori… Japan · 6 Dec 2019 Japan plans to send 270 sailors to Middle East to guard ships Japan is working on a plan to send about 270 seamen to the Middle East to guard ships supplying Japan under a… Japan · 29 Nov 2019 Nestlé Japan launches KitKat with cocoa fruit chocolate Nestlé has just launched the KitKat Chocolatory Cacao Fruit Chocolate, the first product to use a unique chocolate made entirely from the… Japan · 29 Nov 2019 Japan’s former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dies aged 101 Japanese former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone speaks during a press conference for the 28th Praemium Imperiale award in Tokyo, Japan, 17 October… Japan · 27 Nov 2019 Japan and South Korea scramble planes to shadow Russian bombers Japan and South Korea scrambled jets to shadow two Russian strategic bombers over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan and…