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ISRAELI PM NETANYAHU SAYS UN AGENCY FOR PALESTINIANS MUST CLOSE

TOKYO, Feb. 1 -- NHK World issued the following news: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to be shut down, saying its mission "has to end."... Read More


CENTRAL JAPAN QUAKE SURVIVORS TRY TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE, ONE MONTH ON

TOKYO, Feb. 1 -- NHK World issued the following news: Thursday marks one month since a magnitude 7.6 earthquake rocked central Japan, leaving over 200 dead and thousands more living in shelters. Auth... Read More


PRIVATE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN TOKYO BEGIN ENTRANCE EXAMS

TOKYO, Feb. 1 -- NHK World issued the following news: Entrance exams for private junior high schools have begun in Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture, with a record number of students expected... Read More


TRUMP VOWS TO BLOCK NIPPON STEEL'S PURCHASE OF US STEEL

TOKYO, Feb. 1 -- NHK World issued the following news: Former US President Donald Trump, the frontrunner in the Republican presidential nomination race, has pledged to block Nippon Steel's purchase of... Read More


SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES PRESIDENT TO STEP DOWN ON APRIL 1

TOKYO, Feb. 1 -- NHK World issued the following news: The president of Japanese brokerage SMBC Nikko Securities will step down on April 1st after completing what was called a roadmap to restructure t... Read More


LOCAL BUSINESSES HURTING FROM NOTO PENINSULA EARTHQUAKE

TOKYO, Feb. 1 -- NHK World issued the following news: Businesses in Ishikawa Prefecture are still battling to get back on their feet after the New Year's Day earthquake. The damage forced electronic... Read More


CHINESE HACKERS PREPARING CYBERATTACKS ON US INFRASTRUCTURE, FBI SAYS

TOKYO, Feb. 1 -- NHK World issued the following news: FBI Director Christopher Wray has warned that Chinese hackers are preparing to target US infrastructure to cause significant disruption to Americ... Read More


TOYOTA EXTENDS FACTORY SUSPENSIONS UNTIL MONDAY

TOKYO, Feb. 1 -- NHK World issued the following news: Operations at four Toyota Motor plants in Japan will remain suspended until Monday due to rigged engine certification tests at a group firm. Toy... Read More


ALL EU LEADERS AGREE ON FINANCIAL AID PACKAGE FOR UKRAINE

TOKYO, Feb. 1 -- NHK World issued the following news: All leaders of the 27 member nations of the European Union have struck a deal to offer a support package worth 50 billion euros for Ukraine after... Read More


'SILENT STRIKE' MARKS 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF MYANMAR COUP

TOKYO, Feb. 1 -- NHK World issued the following news: People across Myanmar are holding what they are calling a "silent strike" as the country marks three years since the military took power in a cou... Read More