Sendai
(2000 est. pop. 1 million). Sendai is the capital of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in northeast Japan. The city extends from the Pacific coast on the east to the mountainous border of ...
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki's support group and
the home branch of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Matsuyama,
Ehime Prefecture, booked a combined 13.3 million yen in
''u...
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A 31-year-old American woman will receive a transplant of frozen
ovarian tissues taken from her elder sister at a U.S. clinic,
possibly in October, using Japanese technology, a Japanese resea...
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A music hall run by the city of Okayama has refused to allow an
opera troupe linked to the pro-Pyongyang Korean residents group to
use it, claiming the event would stir up protests and contro...
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Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda became certain to
succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as president of the ruling Liberal
Democratic Party on Sunday by outnumbering rival Taro Aso in...
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The Okayama District Court on Monday ordered a music hall in
Okayama to allow an opera troupe affiliated with a pro-Pyongyang
Korean residents group to perform at the hall, ruling in favor of...
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Police arrested the president of a Tokyo-based health appliances
company and six former employees of the company Tuesday on suspicion
of selling metal bracelets ...
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Police arrested a 53-year-old man Monday on suspicion of
strangling his wife at their home in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, they
said.
Toshinobu Yonez...
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Gang releases children taken hostage in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - A gang of alleged kidnappers who held as many as 250
school children hostage in northwestern Pakistan have ...
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The principal of a Palestinian school for children who are deaf
or hard of hearing in the Gaza Strip is visiting Japan to call for
help as the school is on the verge of closure due to shortag...
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OSE lists ETF linked to Shanghai bourse's stock index
OSAKA - The Osaka Securities Exchange listed Tuesday an
exchange-traded fund whose value is linked to a key Shanghai Stock
...
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Sendai
Opposition alleges Shiozaki offices booked dubious expenses
