OKINAWA, Oct 23 (NHK) –
Japan’s Emperor and Empress have visited the southern prefecture of Okinawa for the first time since the Emperor’s enthronement in 2019. They paid tribute to the war dead there.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako went to Okinawa on Saturday. The last time that they traveled to the prefecture together was in 1997.
The Imperial couple visited Peace Memorial Park in Itoman City. The city was the site of the last fierce ground battle between Japanese and US troops in Okinawa during the closing days of World War Two.
The couple offered prayers and laid flowers at the National Cemetery for the War Dead. The cemetery holds the remains of more than 180,000 people who died during the Battle of Okinawa.
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Man injures 3 junior high school children with bamboo sword
Japan Today – Oct 20
Police in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 37-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of assault and trespassing after he entered the grounds of a junior high school and injured three students with a bamboo sword.

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NHK – Oct 20
Japan’s Empress Emerita Michiko turned 88 on Thursday.
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Japanese Comedian Meshida – Oct 17
After the assassination, it was revealed many conservative politicians have a connection to the Unification Church and it has become a big problem. So today I’ll talk about the Unification Church and the politicians who are related to the Unification Church.

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Nobita from Japan – Oct 14
In 2016 around, media picked up an incident that a woman was tricked into porn which drew people’s attention a lot as a serious social issue of Japan.
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