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CHINA URGES TAIWAN TO ACCEPT ONE-CHINA PRINCIPLE AHEAD OF LAI'S INAUGURATION

TOKYO, May 15 -- NHK World issued the following news: A Chinese government spokesperson has pressured Taiwan to accept Beijing's one-China principle, days before the inauguration of Taiwan's new pres... Read More


OKINAWA MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF RETURN TO JAPANESE RULE WITH PEACE MARCH

TOKYO, May 15 -- NHK World issued the following news: People in Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa have held an annual peace march to mark the 52nd anniversary of the prefecture's return to Japan... Read More


FOREIGN VISITORS TO JAPAN TOP 3 MIL. FOR 2ND MONTH

TOKYO, May 15 -- NHK World issued the following news: More than 3 million foreigners visited Japan for the second straight month in April as the weak yen continued to boost the country's appeal as a ... Read More


GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES FOREIGN INFLUENCE LAW AMID PROTESTS

TOKYO, May 15 -- NHK World issued the following news: Georgia's parliament has adopted a law designed to regulate organizations that receive foreign funding. The voting took place on Tuesday amid on... Read More


PUTIN 'OPEN TO A DIALOGUE ON UKRAINE' THAT TAKES MOSCOW'S INTERESTS INTO ACCOUNT

TOKYO, May 15 -- NHK World issued the following news: Russian President Vladimir Putin has told a Chinese media outlet that he is "open to a dialogue on Ukraine." He has also indicated that Moscow we... Read More


HIROSHIMA LIVESTREAMS AIRING OUT OF A-BOMB VICTIMS' LISTS FOR THE FIRST TIME

TOKYO, May 15 -- NHK World issued the following news: For the first time Hiroshima City has livestreamed the annual airing-out of record books that contain the names of the 1945 atomic bombing victim... Read More


JAPAN PLANS 'AUTOFLOW' CARGO SYSTEM FOR TOKYO-OSAKA ROUTE

TOKYO, May 15 -- NHK World issued the following news: Japan is now making specific plans to create a so-called "autoflow road" cargo system connecting Tokyo and Osaka. The automated system would use... Read More


MOST POLLED EXPERTS BELIEVE JAPAN'S ECONOMY SHRANK LAST QUARTER

TOKYO, May 15 -- NHK World issued the following news: A group of private economists believe that Japan's economy shrank in the January-to-March quarter. The country's GDP figures will be released by... Read More


SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN MARKS 50TH YEAR OF OPERATIONS

TOKYO, May 15 -- NHK World issued the following news: Wednesday marks 50 years since Seven-Eleven Japan opened its first convenience store outlet. Seven-Eleven Japan is the country's first full-fled... Read More


JAPAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES REGRET OVER US SENATOR'S ATOMIC BOMB REMARKS

TOKYO, May 15 -- NHK World issued the following news: Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko has reacted to repeated references made by a US lawmaker concerning the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima... Read More